Does my Oscar have hole in the head?

[Hunterpearson]

Have you tested your water?

Yes

If yes, what is your ammonia?

None

If yes, what is your nitrite?

None

If yes, what is your nitrate?

5ppm

If I did not test my water...

1. ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.

Do you do water changes?

Yes

What percentage of water do you change?

21-30%

How frequently do you change your water?

Every week

If I do not change my water...

1. ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.

Oscar has mark on his head and don’t know if it is hole in the head or if he just got a scratch.He is eating fine, doesn’t have white stringy poop, and he is not emaciated at all. Since he wasn’t showing any symptoms wasn’t sure if he is sick or not.

 

[tlindsey]

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View attachment 1415937Oscar has mark on his head and don’t know if it is hole in the head or if he just got a scratch.He is eating fine, doesn’t have white stringy poop, and he is not emaciated at all. Since he wasn’t showing any symptoms wasn’t sure if he is sick or not.

When you test for Nitrate do you shake the bottles well especially the #2 bottle. I'm asking this because it's very hard to believe that just doing 20-30% wc's a week and your Nitrate reading is 5 ppm. In the top pic it looks like a scratch so I'm not sure if it's HITH.

 

[twentyleagues]

I agree with tlindsey shake #2 till your arm falls off.
I'd also say yes hole in the head at least the bottom pic. What's pH? And retest nitrate 5 is very low, to low.

 

[Hunterpearson]

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I agree with tlindsey shake #2 till your arm falls off.
I'd also say yes hole in the head at least the bottom pic. What's pH? And retest nitrate 5 is very low, to low.

I haven’t been shaking the bottle that hard so I my readings are probably off and ph is 6.8

 

[tlindsey]

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I haven’t been shaking the bottle that hard so I my readings are probably off and ph is 6.8

You my friend have the PH that best for keeping SA Cichlids such as a Oscar. I suggest just up your % of wc's.

 

[kno4te]

You my friend have the PH that best for keeping SA Cichlids such as a Oscar. I suggest just up your % of wc's.

+1. Looks like a scrape.

 

[twentyleagues]

I looked at 2 again really close, seems to be alot of water spots on the glass made me think it was the same fish at a later date. So could be a scrape.
Clean yo glass! Lol

 

[twentyleagues]

Oh and shake #2. But get a different #2 as the results will now be off.