B Brooklynella Candiru MFK Member Dec 13, 2006 587 0 46 LI, NY Mar 27, 2007 #11 Sounds like a bit of shock to me. How did you acclimate him to the tank?
gomezladdams Polypterus MFK Member Sep 8, 2005 5,771 6 92 gilboa,ny Mar 27, 2007 #12 As long as the water is good give a new oscar a week to adjust,they do sulk
W wildbubbadew Feeder Fish MFK Member Feb 11, 2007 62 0 0 whitesboro Mar 27, 2007 #13 Oscars are notorius sulkers.Given time there appetite will bring them around.
Bud8Fan Fire Eel MFK Member Nov 15, 2006 1,351 16 68 Nebraska Mar 27, 2007 #14 i_love_fish;773776; said: i took him back he was a diff color then the other oscars and he wasnt eating im not going to buy fish from petco again Click to expand... I'll praise that move just based on the tank size. You definitely need a larger tank for an Oscar. At least a 75 gallon IMO although some will say 55.
i_love_fish;773776; said: i took him back he was a diff color then the other oscars and he wasnt eating im not going to buy fish from petco again Click to expand... I'll praise that move just based on the tank size. You definitely need a larger tank for an Oscar. At least a 75 gallon IMO although some will say 55.
G gyroflare Feeder Fish MFK Member Feb 26, 2007 35 0 0 36 beijing Mar 30, 2007 #15 one oscar needs at least 55g to itself. no tankmates! with 75g being the recommended amount
