my O?

[ctenopoma]

HI , I was just wondering if this is normal behaviour for an O:

Every morning I turn on the lights and she turns white and budlges out her gills then starts ramming the front panel in my direction.
Also she seems kinda sluggish , she hasen't lost her appitite or anything but doesn't really patrol the tank like she used to. every once and a while she'll flash of the bottom and bubbles ( from the filter) seem to be stuck to her and they float away kinda in a clump so I'm wondering if excess slime is holding the bubbles together when they drift away.

She also seems to be keeping her pelvic fins closer to her body.

 

[Lupin]

Which light do you turn on first? Aquarium lights or room lights? Turn room lights on first.

 

[ctenopoma]

I never thought of that but The tank is in my bros room , and he won't wake up so turning on the lights will probably get me in trouble

 

[oscarcrazy]

Wear a helmet.

 

[Gaz_ham]

probably just stunned by the light i wait til its light outside to feed mine, woke up with the sun rising slowly

 

[Natalie]

Yeah I agree, she's probably confused by the sudden light and may also be seeing her reflection suddenly and attacking it. If a fish can't "escape" its reflection it'll sometimes get depressed and scared.... could account for the clamped fins.

 

[freshwater freak]

yeah i get up at six and i get home from school at like ten and when i get home my oscar is at the top and when i turn on the light he dont move. yours is just probebly stunded by the light

 

[oscarsftw]

He's plotting to kill you in your sleep....Reinforce the tank and put a cinder block on top of the tank top.



JK.

Mines has never acted this way, maybe you just got a aggressive O.

 

[gran charismo]

hes just not a morning fish thats all

 

[LobstersGoPeenchPeench]

im pretty sure all fish do this. the way i stop it is i will turn on 1 half of my 55 gal light first then bout 15 mins later turn on the other then feed. fish sleep to ya know