Emergency!

[Vkn43]

My one and half year old albino oscar in a 40 gallon tank is not eating for the past 5 days since 13.11.2025. she is staying at the bottom of the tank and opening her gills wide open. The temperature is also at 79 F.
I did 50 percent water change on 15.11.2025 and added one fritz paracleanse sachet but no improvement. I added some rock salt along with small amount of garlic extract on 16.11.2025. I think she gasped some air while eating her pellet.She’s also not swimming straight.

Kindly help me.

 

[HUKIT]

Sorry to hear you’re having troubles. The 40g aquarium size needs to be addressed at some point as it’s simply too small. With that out of the way I know you mentioned a water change but to start we need what the actual water parameters are. Please let the forum know the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels. If you don’t have a proper test kit such as the API master kit take your water to a local fish store to get the results.

 

[Vkn43]

Sorry to hear you’re having troubles. The 40g aquarium size needs to be addressed at some point as it’s simply too small. With that out of the way I know you mentioned a water change but to start we need what the actual water parameters are. Please let the forum know the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels. If you don’t have a proper test kit such as the API master kit take your water to a local fish store to get the results.

My local aquarium doesn’t have the kit, it takes a long for the order to arrive, i tried feeding banana using a stick but she didn’t respond, she is moving away from it.

she likes banana the most.

 

[Vkn43]

Please someone reply immediately , she is bleeding from her left gill,she got stuck to the side of the filter and came out and started bleeding.
please what should i do right now

 

[Ansorgii]

There is nothing you can do to physically stop the bleeding. Give it rest and hope that it can stop on its own.

 

[Vkn43]

what medications should i add

There is nothing you can do to physically stop the bleeding. Give it rest and hope that it can stop on its own.

 

[Vkn43]

there is no bleeding now, what is the reason for it.

 

[Ansorgii]

It stopped bleeding for the same reason your finger stops bleeding when you cut it.

Just give it some rest, and why is it swimming in a bucket?

 

[Vkn43]

I dont have a quarantine tank , so i used a bucket . I have done a 75 percent water change in the main tank.