Hi guys

Its been a while since iv been here. I think only a few people might remember me posting here.. (Paul!?)

First of all i want to say how nice the new site looks! really looks professional. Good one OFL.

anyways,

My oscars are getting quite large and I have noticed that every morning, they have massive scratches on their faces. they charge into the drift wood.

they always have cuts and scales peeling off.

is this normal oscar behaviour? need i be worried about them hurtin themselves?

adrian

Hello and welcome back, Etwee!
How big is your tank?
Oscars may hurt themselves from time to time, but should heal up pretty quick.
If it is continuoesly happening I'm not sure if that's cool.
They're not aggresive to eachother, just to the furniture?

hey adrian! i'm happy seeing you chime-in. how are you?
done with the schooling??? welcome back to the new OFL set up

try to observed their resting place. my o used to have scrape too
by constant rubbing against hard object while resting particularly
against strong water current. i think noddy have the same concern
which i had replied the same comment.

WELCOME BACK BUTTY!

thanks for the replies guys.

my tank is 5ft, with 2 lovely oscars. female (3 years) was intorduced to my male (1year) and they were going psycho.

but now love each other! hopefully get babies.

i dont see them attack each other, but every now and then they rush into the drift wood. they sleep on bare tank so nothing really scrapes them. its more their faces that are scratched up.

it happens every now and then, but could be just super ficial.

rite now im on here because i HAVE UNI work to do.. and im procrastinating SO BAD!!

Oscars can get scratches around the mouth when they lip lock. This is how they fight, they also do this when getting ready for breeding. They lip lock to test each others strength. As long as the injuries are not that bad or one isnt constantly staying on the bottom then dont worry too much. Keep an eye on them. Can you post a pic please