MY NEW RESCUED OSCAR

[tcarswell]

GJ man. Poor Oscar Oscars and Pacu seem to be treated the worst out of most aquarium fish.

 

[nyinfamous2k2]

did you also took the other fish that the guy had??

Yup I took the big pleco even know I reaaaallyyy didnt want to because I have black sand and with these 2 big oscars AND that pleco theres alot of doo doo to pick up to keep the sand clean. I should have kidnaped his dogs also , pups were probably crazy malnurished lol

GJ man. Poor Oscar Oscars and Pacu seem to be treated the worst out of most aquarium fish.

yea you aint lying

Congratulations on the pickup/rescues! Just to play devil's advocate a bit, that guy could have been told that the oscar and plec would be FINE in the 30gal by some "know it all" LFS employee... I was once sold a RTC for my 55 gal...

That is true but ignorance to me isnt an excuse, if that was the case alot of criminals would be free right now lol. at least clean the filters ya know. and I mean this oscar is like 11'' so they must have noticed the thing was going to outgrow the tank. people amaze me sometimes.

Great save! I'm glad that you were able to provide the oscar a good home. Good clean water and plenty O2 should help it to heal. I don't know about using meds with your other fish in the 125g. It looks like the HITH will heal nicely. Nice job!

thnx , Really , you think the Hith craters would go away? I thought they were pretty much permanent if you didnt catch it very early

 

[Basskeeper]

Really nice . Great rescue ( 30Gals ) .

Looks like he has/ had quite bad HITH , but apart from that looks very healthy from them pictures .

For him too sit at the bottom on his side , he could just be sulking which is very common in Oscars when they get put in to new tanks or something is changed in the tank , in a couple of days he should be up and about eating everything he can get in his mouth .

so it is common for an ascar to sull up? i got really scared a few minutes ago when i came in from work and mine was laying on his side. i got him yesterday and put him in my 55. he is 4 inches long is this just new tank stress?

 

[lighthouse39183]

They will leave scars I'm sure but they should heal. I don't know how deep the scars will be, I guess it will depend on how deep the wound is. My oscar just got spooked during his feeding and jumped and has a gash in his head now. I'll just keep the water clean and keep a watch on it. I don't know why fish get spooked so easily. Lol

 

[djarmstrong]

so it is common for an ascar to sull up? i got really scared a few minutes ago when i came in from work and mine was laying on his side. i got him yesterday and put him in my 55. he is 4 inches long is this just new tank stress?

To sulk . Yes .

But they only really sulk when put into a new tank or that the tank that it is in has been changed around alot . They will sulk for a couple of days sometime upto a week .

But if you have had yours for awhile it might be more than just sulking yours is going though . Maybe an illness ?! .

 

[nyinfamous2k2]

To sulk . Yes .

But they only really sulk when put into a new tank or that the tank that it is in has been changed around alot . They will sulk for a couple of days sometime upto a week .

But if you have had yours for awhile it might be more than just sulking yours is going though . Maybe an illness ?! .

Im pretty sure they all do"sulk" from time to time, me n my friends call them the lazy fish, cuz every now n then my tiger oscar just chills at the bottom and hes very healthy and responsive.

 

[nyinfamous2k2]

UPDATE, when i first went to pick him up. he was almost completely white you could see a bit of red comming through. now only after about 4 or 5 days of clean water and salt his colors are already comming out, I didnt even notice till tonight while I was giving them a snack. hes also starting to eat like a monster again. so hes def on the right road.
thanks for everyones concerns and nice comments.

 

[Street Fish]

Improving the "quality of life" of an innocent animal - doesn't get better than that.

Big Up

 

[djarmstrong]

Updated pictures please .

Nice to hear that he is looking better .

 

[Thedaniokeeper]

GJ man. Poor Oscar Oscars and Pacu seem to be treated the worst out of most aquarium fish.

Goldfish beat them by far man. Then again, Plecos are also VERY abused