Oscar behavior

Coryloach

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I don't know but it made me smile :)
It looks like its having fun.

Is it a new addition by the way?
 
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Is there circulation pumps in the tank?
It seemed like the current was a bit much maybe? Like he would get to a certain point and got pushed back?
 
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Coryloach

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On the contrary, I think he likes the having the "wind" in his face.
He looks exactly like a fish that had never before been kept in a large enough tank and is figuring out there's other ways to swim....

I've seen a similar response with my own fish being moved to larger quarters. The most notable were SAEs that when I put them in the 240 gallon round pond they didn't stop swimming in circles on the periphery of the tank for weeks, stopping from time to time to bicker among themselves. They're torpedo like fish, really fast swimmers....

The Oscar will "settle" but all I can say is I think it's happy and it's nothing to worry about. Most fish have never had the height as well as the length of the tank so it will be news to some fish keepers seeing them behaving like that.
 
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is there light in the tank? with no light the glass is a mirror to them if the room is lighter than the tank. they tend to chase there reflection.
 
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is there light in the tank? with no light the glass is a mirror to them if the room is lighter than the tank. they tend to chase there reflection.
There is light but only at certain times, they also get natural light
 

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also seems to be quite the current going on. I would turn that down or redirect.
 
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