I have an oscar in a 92 gallon tank and recently his left side has become bloated. He is now floating on his side and can not swim to the bottom of the tank. His side is very puffy and soft to the touch. It appears to be below his skin, but it has not affected his appitite or ability to actually swim around. Any ideas? I will try to post a picture in the morning. Thank you for your help.

It sounds like a swimbladder. Someone that can help you better will post I can guarantee

welcome to the site!

it seem your o has a swim bladder problem. we need a picture
to evaluate further.

can you provide us water parameters too.

It dose sound like a swimbladder infection. Treat ASAP. treatment isn't 100% so fast treatment with a good medication is the answer. try your local store. It usully takes a few treatments and a few bottles will be needed for a 90g tank. aquriuim salt will also be needed as treatment works best with the salt. treatments contain formaldehyde so the fish will stop feeding after.

Here are 2 pictures from this morning. If it is a swim bladder problem, how can I treat it. I could not post the pics to the link so they are under my profile. i hope that this helps.

Your oscar is seriously ill. It has a swimbladder problem and it is very advance. Treat with a swimbladder medication. It is a bit hit and miss with swimbladder problems and that is with a less serious condition. I will be honest with you and it doesnt look good for your fish. If things dont get better after 3 days of treatment i would consider euthanasia

If that fish was mine i would euthanise the fish now, but that is just my opinion and others may differ

A very big X2 with delboybully. i think you would wast you money with any treatment. Sorry and good luck with your choice, Clove oil is best to put the fish out of pain. there is a post on how to somewhere i think its the home page.

www.oscarfishlover.com/fish-euthanasia

Where ca one get clove oil from. I did an on-line search at cvs and they don't carry it. Any ideas.

I bought mine at the local supermarket! So sorry about your fish hun!

pharmacy

look for one of those dental repair kits for emergency repair of broken crowns and fillings, they come with a bottle of clove oil as its a natural anastetic.