what do oscars do wen they sleep?
wat do they look like?
how do you no there sleeping?

Mine are very still... They are stationary and they look like they are resting.

not moving at all, and i can push them on the side without resistance
but will dart away once awaken and surprised with my hand. that where
injury sometimes happens

X2 don't wake. they look dead. sometimes rest on side or objects. will dash off if you touch them and can become hurt if they hit something.

lol yeah i see mine like laying on its side all the time, then if you turn the light on it spazzes out and bumps into stuff for a sec. just leave em alone! lol its just rude to bother somebody when they are asleep!

mine sleep side by side - resting on the bottom and kinda leaned over - probably a 30 degree angle. I wish I could get a photo because I think it's sweet - but like mentioned before it's not good to startle them

I noticed that my o may keep his head upward when he sleeps but keeps a perfect balance.
I observed goldfish and koi, and they seem to loose their equilibrium at night.
They will tilt sideways somewhat at night and will swim upright again at the moment the tanklights turn on.
If you got koi or goldfish, check it out, it's pretty common and strange at the same time...

MeghanR wrote:

i have a footage of sleeping oscars and they do move from time to time to balance
their body....
s386.photobucket.com/albums/oo308/PAULHD...ent=osk31mar09v1.flv

mine sleep on their side flat at the top of the tank slowly pushed around by the internal filter.
almost every night they wake up when the missus gets home they kick up with thier tails and spash water all over the top of tank.lol
but still seem to remain asleep.lol
its sorta scary cuz they look dead floating on side at top of water.
but they do this during the day sumtimes when they are tryn to catch the convicts in the tank...playn dead so they come closer.heehee

PAUL wrote:


Paul - that is a great video! and it looks like yours have done the same thing mine have - cleared all the gravel in their sleeping spot to expose the tank bottom