4 New oscars...slight load warning..Help..

[woodyoz]

these were in a heavily stocked tank in a LFS...brought 4 of them home...
im new to oscar...so dont rele knw what kind are these....so id them..
also right now they are in the quarantine tank...and 3 of them are leaning on their right/left side,allmost as dead...every few minutes they get up and try and swim to the top but fall down again and lie on the sides...

so help out a oscar newbie here...also would like to hear ur comments about how they are..

cheers..woody

 

[duke33]

Dude, you did'nt do them like the guppies did you?

 

[woodyoz]

Dude, you did'nt do them like the guppies did you?

err...ok,what??

 

[duke33]

Sorry... I was thinking of someone else. They are tigers. Albino too.

 

[PirateOscar]

Oscars do that when there scared or in a new environment. check the water quality if its fine i am sure they are as well. they will prob start begging for food after being in there for a day or 2 and stop playing possum

 

[Red Devil]

They are beautiful Oscars...Oscars play dead when stressing or relaxing... that is perfectly normal behavior to see them lay on their sides etc...

 

[kperkin1]

when i first brought mine home they did something similar. maybe check ur water, but they're probably just fine.

 

[woodyoz]

Sorry... I was thinking of someone else. They are tigers. Albino too.

u knw someone who "did" guppies?
thx for the id.

Oscars do that when there scared or in a new environment. check the water quality if its fine i am sure they are as well. they will prob start begging for food after being in there for a day or 2 and stop playing possum

cheers mate...thx..

They are beautiful Oscars...Oscars play dead when stressing or relaxing... that is perfectly normal behavior to see them lay on their sides etc...

thx..!

when i first brought mine home they did something similar. maybe check ur water, but they're probably just fine.

the water's good...i just changed 10% water and they seem fine now...swimming freely and blowing gravel.And stalking fish in the adjecent tank

can anyone suggest tankmates?
they are all 4-5 inch
and also,what size do they start laying eggs?

 

[Cmb Mani]

Hey dont worry, my oscars do the same thing. they play dead! lol they will be up in no time, but how big is ur tank? for 4 oscars u will need a pretty big tank! they are
beauties btw

 

[woodyoz]

Hey dont worry, my oscars do the same thing. they play dead! lol they will be up in no time, but how big is ur tank? for 4 oscars u will need a pretty big tank! they are
beauties btw

just got them a few hours ago....will move them to 105 arriving tomorrow!
right now they are in the qurantine tank
and thx