Hey guys just came home from class and my oscar is hanging around at the very top of the tank with his top spines out of the water like hes trying to be a shark. As I was watching him though he tried to swim down a couple times but kept on floating right back up, like theres a bubble in him or somethin. Do you think he just has gas and hell be fine in a little bit or should I be worried....
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sounds like a swim bladder problem. what size tank is the oscar in,what is your waterchange schedule,and what are your water parameters.
hes in a 120 gallon, waterchange 20% every two weeks, and youll have to give me a minute for water parameters
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Oscar Swim Bladder
Hello, My Oscar is about 2 years old and 8" long. He has recently developed what I believe is something wrong with his swim bladder-he floats upright at the top of the tank with about 1/4' of his back bobbing out of the water. In all respects he appears very healthy and vigorous, but he can't seem to swim down to the bottom of the tank-when he tries he just floats back up to the surface. Can you give me any advice on what may be the cause of this and how I might be able to cure him? Thank you very much in advance.
<Hello David, sounds like it could be a problem with the swim bladder, or maybe a gut impaction of sorts. Could have been brought on by diet, what has he been eating? You could try adding a small concentration of Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) to its water (about a teaspoon per ten gallons of system water) to facilitate muscle relaxation, possibly passing of material in its gut. Best Regards, Gage
It sure sound like your problem. I hope it helps. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!
Oscar Swim Bladder
Hello, My Oscar is about 2 years old and 8" long. He has recently developed what I believe is something wrong with his swim bladder-he floats upright at the top of the tank with about 1/4' of his back bobbing out of the water. In all respects he appears very healthy and vigorous, but he can't seem to swim down to the bottom of the tank-when he tries he just floats back up to the surface. Can you give me any advice on what may be the cause of this and how I might be able to cure him? Thank you very much in advance.
<Hello David, sounds like it could be a problem with the swim bladder, or maybe a gut impaction of sorts. Could have been brought on by diet, what has he been eating? You could try adding a small concentration of Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) to its water (about a teaspoon per ten gallons of system water) to facilitate muscle relaxation, possibly passing of material in its gut. Best Regards, Gage
It sure sound like your problem. I hope it helps. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!
constipation would be a good guess, he and my 4 bichirs went through a little over 2 dozen feeders yesterday, hes probably constipated, thanks for the info!
If there's anyone that is still concerned about his condition, he passed his blaockage last night. Thank you for the salt tip! He's happy and swimming all over now. Thanks a billion guys!
Lay off the feeder goldfish! They are not good to feed your fish. Get him on a good pellet like hikari or better yet NLS. And balance that with some frozen food like market shrimp or krill,and the ocasional earthworm.