help! gasping oscar

[rallysman]

I missed that part.

It could be pouting. My big oscar pouts all the time it seems.

Are the colors/feeding behavior normal?


(Also, I'd like to see a pic of that 20" oscar sometime)

 

[dmopar74]

sounds like pouting to me, oscars are big babies.

i also would love to see pics of a 20" oscar.

 

[Austin]

was eating fine day before yesterday. everything else is fine. i can put my giant powerhead in but i really don't think it's an oxygen issue at all since nothing else is gasping or even seams to be labored. any meds to try? anything?

 

[Austin]

just noticed that he will vibrate his tail up and down every so often. exactly the way my old oscar was before he died...powerhead is in, still gasping.....anybody?

 

[navygirl76]

i wouldnt be throwing any meds in-we dont even know what the problem is. like everyone else has said, throw and airstone in there-a powerhead will move water, but it wont add 02 into the water column.

 

[Austin]

o2 is dissolved into water at the surface, airstones won't do any more than a lot of surface agitation will. I did all these things last year and still lost my old oscar. had 4 aistones, 2 powerheads. anyways, i've had my massive powerhead in all night and no change, still sitting gasping...anyone? i really don't wanna lose this fish.

 

[dr_sudz]

How old is this oscar? It could be just its time. I have seen O's shake and shimmy all the time. Makes them look like they have a cold or something.

 

[Austin]

well oscar is no mas...he was only 3 years roughly. went out the same way as the old one, freaked out and smashed into the lid a few times real hard then was gone...really weird. gonna get a sterilizer before adding anything else.

 

[Plecos_Ftw]

Hmmm thats really strange. Everyone else in there is fine you said?

 

[Austin]

oh yeah, everything else was fine last year and this time too. makes no sense to me. guess that's part of the hobby....still frustrating