I just bought a baby Tiger Oscar. about 2 inches. when i first put him in he was fine.. eatting and swimming around. the next day he had a personality change... he will NOT eat anything and just swims along the current that i have going in my 55 gal tank...

its like he is an empty vessel.. just flapping his fins not caring where he swimms..

prior to my oscar i had 3 electric yellow labs and a kissing gouromie. I did a water change before putting the oscar in and cycling it for 2 weeks empty tested it and introduced my oscar to the tank.

I feed him flake food and try to feed him beef hearts and blood worms but he wont take.

its now been 5 days since i have first bought him

My tank has been in cycle for the last 2 years.. I just ran out of testing supplies but I have always keept the water where it needs to be.. I'll get the specs of my tank soon..

He also overnight developed a white funges on his right fin 9don' know what its called but its the one next to his gills)

Sorry that this is a long post.. Thanks..

P.S. I don't have a camera

First of all, welcome to the forums.

Oscars sometimes take a little time to settle in and can sometimes take quite a day or two to settle in. However, five days is quite a long time, from my experience, they are more interested in food than anything else. You really do need to test the water for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH. When fish start acting differently, it can sometimes be due to the conditions they are living in. Take a good look at the fish, is it breathing okay, or is it breathing heavily, i.e. opening and closing its mouth a lot?

Like I said, you have got to test the water. Without knowing what is going on with the water, it is virtually impossible to even start thinking about what might be causing this behaviour.

Your description of this Whitecraigs does rather sound like the beginning of a fungal infection. Go to your fish store and asked them for a fungal remedy. Try to go for a brand name if you can. Alternatively, give your veterinarian a ring and ask his advice.

Hope this helps

I just got back from the Pet store and Picked up a test kit and a fungus cure all

After watching my oscar I did notice that he was breathing hard.
The Fungus Cure is from the makers of Aquarium Pharmaceuticals

it treats Fungus , Mouth Fungus, Body slime and Eye cloud and Fin and tail rot

The fungus is obvious to see but the slime is kind of hard to see but I do know that too much of a slime coat can make your fish breath faster ..

My Ammonia is at 0

My Nitrate is at 10

my Nitrite is at 0

and my pH is at 7.2

its been an hour since i have put the fungus cure in the tank and I have noticed that his breathing is at a slower rate than before. and a bit of the fungus has fallen off his fin.. hope everthing goes well.. I'll keep you posted..

Thanks for your help and advice

Well....... sadly to say.. when your fish swims more upside down than right sime up things are not good... I have some clove oil and going to help him pass.. i think i bought him already sick... time to go do the deed...

Thanks for your help

Let me know if my water is sutible for another oscar

sorry you lost your fish

Your test results are good. Some fish just dont make it and you never no why. Dont give up on oscars tho

Well last night my fish died only after 5 days of having him. For the first 30 mins of him being in the tank he was what you could call normal.. but then he just became blah... wouldn't eat.. wouldn't interact.. bumped into things not knowing it... letting the filter though him around.. it was a painful sight to see.. im not one to feel sorry for most things but this kinda got to me.. i became sad knowing that he was going to die soon... even tho i only had him for a short while..

I have a big feeling that I bought him sick.. because it came super fast..

unoffically his name was Tiger.. I haven't came up with one yet because I wanted to know his personality better but that became short lived...

Seeing animals that have personality and interact with humans brings up an issue is there really a place for animals to go after death in this case the Big Ocean in the Sky.. lol

*Rest In Peace Tiger You Will Be Saddly Missed*