Hey everyone I'm quite concerned about my oscars. Sorry if this has been an existing topic!

I've had them since the end of June and I've noticed a few very small white markings on their fins. (they're the fish in my avatar) and they've always had them and they don't seem to be getting any more but my mum is convinced it's white spot. What are these? is it white spot disease and if so how do I treat it?

Also I have a larger tiger oscar and he's got a split pectoral fin and also has these white markings I've spoken about. On all four fish they look like little crystals in the lines of the fin.. Also my large oscar has a few scrapes where scales have come off so it's like a few small white patches on him.

I don't know if I should be concerned or not! Any advice would be greatly appreciated! thank you
Jade

Any pics you can post?
Also what are your water levels looking like?

the water levels are fine we test it each week when we do water changes


i've got a video here look:

www.twitvid.com/2GAQU

I also have another video here which is clearer:
www.twitvid.com/770SA


(I tried getting photos but my camera isn't good enough when he moves :/ Also really sorry for the double post, i thought quick reply was to add onto the exisiting post.. silly me.. should have pressed edit )

Wow that is a quick video. It only shows the Oscar - which I can't see anything on because it goes so quick. Sorry... Hopefully someone else has better, quicker vision than I do.

The mark on the body is a minor injury. Im not sure on the other marks. They may be minor injuries or could be HITH. Can you post a better/clearer/longer vid or photo

The fins look like they have bits missing on the ends, this could be from a fin nipper, any aggression/fighting in the tank. The thick white bits in the fins are quite normal in oscars

White spot is pin prick sized holes that rapily increase in numbers over a few days - it dont look like white spot

Can you post the actual results for your water tests. These should be Ph, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate. What are you testing with, the strips can be inaccurate, the bottle types are the best. Also how big is the tank and what filters do you have, make, model and type (internal, external, HOB)

I can't tell you the water results until tomorrow I'm afraid because my dad deals with that but I will post them asap. We take the water test to the local pet shop who do the tests for us free. They use tablets in test tubes and then compare the color of the water to a color chart. We were told we live in a hard water area and that the tank is well cycled. We will have a trip there tomorrow and get the water tested.

I have another video here which is longer *sorry for my terrible leeds accent*:
www.twitvid.com/GIQXX


As for the fin nippers. The only other fish I have are the three baby oscars (could they be nipping him? I've never seen them do this they're more focused on each other and they're not aggressive as far as I know) two synodontis catfish who are really shy and two tiny parrot fish (could they be nipping him?) and two plecs.

Now i've read this I don't think it is white spot as he's always had the same marks and they've not increased so that's put my mind at rest! The minor body injury is probably because he tries to get into the caves you'll see on the video but obviously he's too big to fit.


My tanks 5ft by 2ft (plenty big enough but we can't have any more oscars now we're aware of that and if space became a problem we have other tanks) and has a Hagen Fluval Fx5 external and a dual filter internally. The hagen fx5 filters 1500 litres every hour which is twice the size of the tank. We do partial water changes every week without fail, standing the water and adding water conditioners. Sorry for the lack of knowledge, it's my dad who deals with this i just observe and learn!

A lot of times oscars will zoom across the tank and hit the decor, this could have causes the scrapes. Minor scrapes heal very fast.

In fact the other night I was trying to catch my oscar and by the time I got him he was all scraped up I felt terrible, and still do. Now I am waiting for him to heal up.

But like everyone said, we will need pictures and longer videos to make sure it is not something more serious such as ick or HITH.

@tony123639 Yeah I mean he's had these white scratches before on him and they've always healed but this time he's really got himself into a bit of tumble into the bog wood or something! I do see him dart across the tank and he's probably caught himself. I was more worried about the split pectoral fin my mum's saying is fin rot and my dads saying he'll have caught it or another oscars torn it x

Yeah... we can't say a whole lot until we can see what the marks look like

we do need a clearer pic of the marks to be certain of what they are but i suspect they are minor injuries. With good water quality they will heal quite quickly

they've all healed up nicely now and the white spot has gone, hurrah!!!