My first fish rescue

[Noddy]

The fish does not look too bad for the conditions you descibed!
Keep your water in Primo- condition, and you got yourself a healthy O in no time!
Goodluck!

 

[krichardson]

Any HITH problems?


I have never owned an oscar for this reason alone.

Should'nt let that reason stop ya.There are things that you can do to prevent HITH.

 

[krichardson]

Everyone can argue all they want about carbon only causing it. But try keeping nitrates at 10 ppm or less and you'll believe me.

Really, I dont remember hearing this about carbon.

 

[Wulfonce]

Did you quarantine him or jsut throw him in with your fish?

A fish that comes from nasty conditions could kill your whole tank. Being nice is cool, but you have to be smart

Didn't have a spare tank setup so I moved the 2 bluegill that were originally in the tank into another tank then introduced the oscar. No quarantining. But I do know all about. I Just skipped it this time because I was unprepared.

 

[Wulfonce]

Anyone know how to get rid of these worms?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofDbGZMWTE4

 

[krichardson]

I could'nt really tell by the footage but if they are the ones that I think,they just seem to appear when filter systems are a little overwelmed.Small fish sometimes eat them but in your case,you cant have any small fish around.I would wipe the inside glass,rinse off the filter media,and do a good water change.I have had them pop up but they never caused any problems.

 

[L021]

it's not how many fish you have, it's how happy they are!

I've been waiting for those words for a while

 

[SimonL]

Anyone know how to get rid of these worms?

Nuke 'em wih Prazi Pro or something similar...

 

[MonsterMinis]

short clip and no stationary pics.. but looks like same ones I had.. try feeding less food more often, they're scavengers 'n after a few water changes and going from feeding 2x daily to 4x daily.. but same amount of food total daily I got rid of mine. Prazi-pro does not get rid of them. and they never where harmful. Just unsightly. Every now and then I spy one still. But rarely. and it's not worth removing my driftwood to compleatly erradicate them. Oddly enough it's also the same tank I have my Oscar in.

 

[Jamee]

hows he doin?? pics please!