Oscar the grouch Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 hi guys Wondering if any one can help with a dieing Oscar,Adult female tiger oscar been a little quite lately,gone of food 4 days ago, Saturday-started sitting on the bottom of tank not moving and having problems breathng. Monday- not moving or responding to food cloudy eye and slightly slime on the body Tuesday- lying on her side cramped up,having problems breathing,tried to put in upright position but keeps falling to the same side.when swimming does the death roll.male oscar is trying to help its partner I have tested water and everything seems fine.On sunday put salt in tank but no joy.Other Oscar seem fine,a little stressed that his partner is fadeing any help would be appreciated thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 Hi Oscar,... Welcome to the forum. Such a sad story to read about these beautiful fish, although many say they are ugly. You give us very few clues to work on... and we need to know... Size of fish... size of tank... frequency of water changes.. present reading of water conditions.. any meds used (besides the salt).. is the "other" fish ok and eating as normal.. etc. The appearance of the fish could be due to a fight.. or from a scare that has caused the fish to bump into the glass side, or a rock perhaps, which could have caused the cloudy eye. Saturday-started sitting on the bottom of tank not moving and having problems breathng.This is normally the signs of poor water conditions, or a lack of disolved oxygen in the water if the tank is small... but also could be an ammonia problem. The salt was a good move (IMO) although if you could treat in a seperate tank it would be better, and would give the fish a rest from the attentions of the other. Personally I would try to get it into a seperate tank as soon as possible. Perhaps we can hopefully get some other opinions soon. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar the grouch Posted September 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Thanks, but sadly she past away today... anyone got female adult oscar for sale? back to the drawing board.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Sorry to hear about your loss Oscar. When fish get to that stage it is hard to diagnose the problem, and often there is no magic cure that will save the fish. How do you know it was a female... Had they spawned previously...? Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Sorry to hear the oscar died. Keep an eye out for early signs of illness on the other one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar the grouch Posted September 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 I have had many wrigglers and watched her laying,keeping eye on male, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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