help pls

[headbanger_jib]

do oscars have sensory pits
or it is hith
if it is hith shall i treat him with metronidazole
and will the meds mess up the other fish there
sens
GTs
and gars
i am doing a huge water change now

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

a picture would really help in being able to accurately diagnose this, but the metro shouldn't negatively affect the others. I'd just place the oscar in a hospital tank to make this easier. Try to find some of the foods that contain metro. as that would be a lot more useful to you.

 

[headbanger_jib]

a picture would really help in being able to accurately diagnose this, but the metro shouldn't negatively affect the others. I'd just place the oscar in a hospital tank to make this easier. Try to find some of the foods that contain metro. as that would be a lot more useful to you.

the oscar is just 5" and the holes looks pretty much like very very tiny pin punctures
and i have only my phone cam to shoot
thus i don't think the pics will come pretty good
i just don't know how it got that
i never feed feeders
i feed them aro sticks, earthworms, dry shrimp, beef heart once in a while and chicken heart once in a while
have always done 30-40% water changes every week
in the morning had fed him dry shrimp and he ate pretty well
after the water change
gonna add some salt and bump up the temp

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

Yes Oscars have sensory pits.

 

[Andre2804]

If the oscar is getting that kind of diet you shouldnt have anything to worry about. The sensory pits on oscars can look a bit like hith, but to make 100% sure we would have to see a pic.

 

[headbanger_jib]

ok i tried getting a few pics but i am afraid they might not help but i shall post them anyway




sorry for the dirty glass and bad pics as well

 

[fishfarm]

He looks fine to me, most HITH is brought on by poor water quality, just keep up the water chnages and you will be fine. Ken