Here is my fish Ogre, he is sick. I just don't know anything about it. He was doing great. I think he might of ate an algea eater, not sure if thats the cause but thought i'd mention it. he hasn't ate in almost a week. his food(goldfish)are picking at him. i downloaded some pics.

hello and welcoe to ofl.com

can you supply us with sum water test readings and a photo so we can beter access the problem

I'm not sure how to do the readings. But he use to be mainly dark colored, now he is really bright. just not so energeticand wont eat

take alittle bottle of yr water to the local pet shop they will test it for u for free.

u need to know exactly what yr amonia,nitrate,nitrites ect is.

Hi and welcome to OFL

Do you use feeder goldfish exclusively if so where do you get them and do you quarantine them before feeding to Ogre?

I get feeder fish from the local pet store. yeah i leave them in the bag then i let them go, but i always have. and the hard thing is, i don't have a way to the pet store for another couple of days, because of the fact i have no vehicle.

If other fish are pecking at your oscar he is really sick.

When you get to the fish shop buy your own testing stuff. Dont get the strips buy the bottles, you will need ammonia, nitrite and nitrate then you can test at home whenever you want

I am hoping your problem is caused by high nitrates. When i was inexperienced, i never used to do water changes. After a surprising amount of time the oscar i had at the time was all lethargic and looked really odd and moved funny. A friend came round and we change nearly all the water and immediately my oscar looked fine again. I would not recommend doing this now. Do a 50% water changes everyday until you get your testers

Your test results should be ammonia and nitrite zero and nitrate ideally delow 20 but max 40

How big is your tank, oscars need at least 55g. If you are going to feed live fish quarantee them for at least 2 weeks before placing them in your oscars tank