Hi i'm Kiran from Malaysia. 3 months ago i had my hands on a pair of red oscars which were 2.5 inches long. Now they are 6 inches long:lol: . My usual aquarium shop recently had been selling tiger oscars which were 2.0 to 3.0 inches long. I had bought a pair of them ,3 inches. For the first few days I monitered my fishes constantly:blink: . They appear to be find with each other. However a few days later i find the small ones have injuries on their head and body:( . Should i separate them ??

Hi Kiran,
It feels good to know some asian enthusiast too.
Please check parameters of your water.
It might be a HITH, not just an ordinary injury.
You may peek on some issue here that will help you
understand how to raise healthy oscars in a right way.
I don thave the right to welcome you to the site
but nevertheless, welcome on board.

Thanks Paul. I checked my parametres before and they are just fine, even my PH is fine. And i checked thorougly it's not HITH..

if the damage is just minor from bumping into things i would leave them a little long as sometimes its just a test to see who will be boss. If the fighting gose on for some time and is more bullying then you need to think about moving 1. is the damage bad. If so please post a pic.

i agree with marcus. keep an eye on the situation and if it continues for to long or if any real harm come to one of them thenyou might have to seperate them.



PAUL wrote:


whoever told you that. you can welcome anyone you want to the site paul as can any member.

I 2nd that paul, you have as much right as I do, its nice to get a welcome from members and you are a member and part of this site.

The injuries seems to be incresing. So i temporarily separated them. Maybe after a few weeks they will be alright.

oscar can be faily physical with each other at times. can you post a pic of the injuries so we can see just how bad they are?

Thanks for that info marcus & necromancer4. it is in our culture that if we are just a boarder or guest, we will act as boarder or guest. i consider this site as a home wherein i am just a boarder.

having been told that i can welcome new comer, i will do as told and i appreciate it very much.