I picked up a free Oscar the other day from someone who couldn't take care of him. My intentions were to return him to a state of healthiness then find him a good home. When I got him he was covered in scratches and had chunks of flesh missing. He's in my hospital tank right now. Normally I give injured fish a dose of salt and there good to go in a few days/weeks. This time its different...
Seemingly over night his wounds have turned from white to a beat red color. It almost looks like there bleeding. Over the last 3 hours he's flipped upside-down. He still seems to be breathing normally and he swims around a bit (upsidedown). The hospital tank is a 20g, I don't know if he's doing what oscars do best (drama queens) or if he's in serious trouble.
EDIT: On his tail it almost looks like the scales themselves are red, like there's more then just physical damage going on here. Infection?
Seemingly over night his wounds have turned from white to a beat red color. It almost looks like there bleeding. Over the last 3 hours he's flipped upside-down. He still seems to be breathing normally and he swims around a bit (upsidedown). The hospital tank is a 20g, I don't know if he's doing what oscars do best (drama queens) or if he's in serious trouble.
EDIT: On his tail it almost looks like the scales themselves are red, like there's more then just physical damage going on here. Infection?
