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Posted by Shannon on April 28, 2005, 1:04 am
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Hi,
Recently my red tiger oscar has started just sitting around like he is
sulking. I can usually con him to come out with food when he is
sulking, but lately he just ignores everything. His poo's are
floating, so I was wondering if it's possible that we've been
overfeeding him lately? He started sulking right after I did a huge
water changed (80% of the water) because the tank had some bad algae
going on (that floating strandy type algae), and really to take out
half the water wouldn't have made a difference. I also put in some
anti-algae stuff and I'm pretty sure I didn't overdose the tank.
Other than sitting around not eating, he is his usual charcoal colour,
and hasn't gone grey around the gills or anything else. When I pay
attention to him he sort moves a little in his spot, and moves his
mouth a bit, but that's it!! The only other thing I can think of is
that he had a small red christmas bauble as a toy tied to his rock,
which I threw away, could he just be sulking because I took his toy
away? He never seemed to play with it often anyway...
What's wrong with my oscar?!
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Posted by Elaine T on April 28, 2005, 2:04 am
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Shannon wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Recently my red tiger oscar has started just sitting around like he is
> sulking. I can usually con him to come out with food when he is
> sulking, but lately he just ignores everything. His poo's are
> floating, so I was wondering if it's possible that we've been
> overfeeding him lately? He started sulking right after I did a huge
> water changed (80% of the water) because the tank had some bad algae
> going on (that floating strandy type algae), and really to take out
> half the water wouldn't have made a difference. I also put in some
> anti-algae stuff and I'm pretty sure I didn't overdose the tank.
>
> Other than sitting around not eating, he is his usual charcoal colour,
> and hasn't gone grey around the gills or anything else. When I pay
> attention to him he sort moves a little in his spot, and moves his
> mouth a bit, but that's it!! The only other thing I can think of is
> that he had a small red christmas bauble as a toy tied to his rock,
> which I threw away, could he just be sulking because I took his toy
> away? He never seemed to play with it often anyway...
>
> What's wrong with my oscar?!
Have you tested your water for ammonia and nitrite? Tap water is
usually alkaline, and an 80% water change can really shift the pH of a
tank. Small amounts of free ammonia (like what may be feeding the
algae) suddenly become much more toxic.
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Elaine T __
http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__><
rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com
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Posted by sherlock on April 28, 2005, 3:12 pm
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Elaine T Wrote:
> Shannon wrote:-
> Hi,
>
> Recently my red tiger oscar has started just sitting around like he
> is
> sulking. I can usually con him to come out with food when he is
> sulking, but lately he just ignores everything. His poo's are
> floating, so I was wondering if it's possible that we've been
> overfeeding him lately? He started sulking right after I did a huge
> water changed (80% of the water) because the tank had some bad algae
> going on (that floating strandy type algae), and really to take out
> half the water wouldn't have made a difference. I also put in some
> anti-algae stuff and I'm pretty sure I didn't overdose the tank.
>
> Other than sitting around not eating, he is his usual charcoal
> colour,
> and hasn't gone grey around the gills or anything else. When I pay
> attention to him he sort moves a little in his spot, and moves his
> mouth a bit, but that's it!! The only other thing I can think of is
> that he had a small red christmas bauble as a toy tied to his rock,
> which I threw away, could he just be sulking because I took his toy
> away? He never seemed to play with it often anyway...
>
> What's wrong with my oscar?!-
>
> Have you tested your water for ammonia and nitrite? Tap water is
> usually alkaline, and an 80% water change can really shift the pH of a
> tank. Small amounts of free ammonia (like what may be feeding the
> algae) suddenly become much more toxic.
>
> --
> Elaine T __
> http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__
> rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com
Test your water...it could tell you why you have an algae problem and
what's
bothering your oscar.Try to avoid chemicals,they can do more
harm than
good.Oscars produce alot of waste,making ammonia,nitrite and
nitrate an
issue...is the filtation up to it? How much light does it
get?... is there a
timer on the light?...what's the
temperature?...oxygenation?...ph?
It could be that he's bored,oscars like to be with other fish,although
finding
suitable tankmates can be difficult.The ph should be around 7
and temperature
about 25-27c.Keep the water changes to around
50%max[when you have a problem]and
20% for maintenance.The most
important thing is to get him eating,try as many
foods as it takes and
fish out what he doesn't
eat.
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sherlock
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Posted by rna on April 29, 2005, 7:35 am
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he's probably just sulking from that 80% water change. really think it
was unnessecary(sp) to get rid of algae. you could have put a blanket
over the tank for about 2-3days and the algae would die off, but you
probably didnt know that. so he's probably just sulking from all the
fresh water you gave him. but i'd check the parameters just to make sure
everything is good. what size tank you got and what kind of filters?
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Posted by Shannon on April 29, 2005, 7:19 pm
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Thanks for all your advice guys! I am pretty new to fish (meaning
I've had quite a few that didn't make it, but this is only my 2nd
oscar), you guys are all so hard core! I actually don't own a water
test kit, but I'm buying one today, so I'll get back to you on the
parameters. Please don't reply with abusive posts about what a bad
fish keeper I am because I don't have a water test kit (I feel so
amateur). Ernie (the fish) was honestly was doing fine until now, and
I really do appreciate your advice on what to do.
How does one fix an ammonia problem?
Also, no, I didn't know you could just put a blanket over the top and
the algae would die. Does the blanket need to be there all the time,
or only when the sun shines on the tank?
I think it was algae in the tank anyway. It was strands of green
stuff coming off the walls, and then any waste the fish produced had
this halo of white stuff growing around it, sometimes with little
fibres (hyphae?, perhaps it is fungus?) sticking out it.
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> Recently my red tiger oscar has started just sitting around like he is
> sulking. I can usually con him to come out with food when he is
> sulking, but lately he just ignores everything. His poo's are
> floating, so I was wondering if it's possible that we've been
> overfeeding him lately? He started sulking right after I did a huge
> water changed (80% of the water) because the tank had some bad algae
> going on (that floating strandy type algae), and really to take out
> half the water wouldn't have made a difference. I also put in some
> anti-algae stuff and I'm pretty sure I didn't overdose the tank.
>
> Other than sitting around not eating, he is his usual charcoal colour,
> and hasn't gone grey around the gills or anything else. When I pay
> attention to him he sort moves a little in his spot, and moves his
> mouth a bit, but that's it!! The only other thing I can think of is
> that he had a small red christmas bauble as a toy tied to his rock,
> which I threw away, could he just be sulking because I took his toy
> away? He never seemed to play with it often anyway...
>
> What's wrong with my oscar?!