My oscar jumped out of the tank sunday morning, he was out of the tank for 4+ hours. I put him back in the tank and he started breathing agin. His scales are falling off and so are the ends of his fins and tale. He also has some white areas that are apearing where the scales where. Please help me i think he is dieing.........

I went to bed at 1am on sunday morning and woke up to a loud bang at just after 2am, I thought it was the cat so i didnt care to get up and look. I didnt wake up till 6:30am, Thats when i found him laying on my kitchen floor. I still dont no how he made it out of water that long.

i just had the same thing happen to my dinosaur eel but they can breath air! im amazed that and Oscar can survive 4 hours... all i can say is keep up water changes get some medicine and some stress coat.. to help his scales.

welcome to the site. Blimey, four hours out of the water and it is still alive?

I'm really not sure what anyone can suggest apart from keeping your fingers crossed.

My ex lives in Phoenix Arizona, whereabouts do you live?

I LIVE IN WEST PHX. BELL AND I-17

WHAT BRAND OF STRESS COAT SHOUD I BUY.

YES HE WAS OUT OF WATER OR ABOUT 4 AND A HALF HOURS. I DIDNT THINK HE WAS ALIVE..

API are a very well-known and used make of aquatic medication and solutions.

THANK YOU. IM GOING TO THE STORE RIGHT NOW. THANKS.............

Welcome to OFL

Keep us posted on how he is doing. That is a REALLY long time for him to have been out of the water.

And will you do me a favor and use lower case letters! Thanks.

I hope he recovers nicely with what Penn Perscribed ...The caps make you nervous Nickisue?

LOL, Yes I hate to be shouted at! Makes me want to cry!

can i ask how did you know he was out of the tank for 4 hours?? I dont think he would have survived that long but I could be wrong.