Oscar suddenly passed

[Phatfish269]

Hello,im a noob just got my 125 about 6 weeks ago had it chillin for a week introduced 2 oscars into it. Everything was going great intill i got home from work today,my tiger oscar had what looked like sausage links coming out of its butt. It was white in color and thick bigger than the parasite pics ive seen on google. Well sadly enough he just passed like an hour ago and i feel like my albino is about to do the same . These were almost 3" long. I wanna kno what i did wrong. Couldnt get a clear pic of it but its aweful.

 

[tlindsey]

Hello,im a noob just got my 125 about 6 weeks ago had it chillin for a week introduced 2 oscars into it. Everything was going great intill i got home from work today,my tiger oscar had what looked like sausage links coming out of its butt. It was white in color and thick bigger than the parasite pics ive seen on google. Well sadly enough he just passed like an hour ago and i feel like my albino is about to do the same . These were almost 3" long. I wanna kno what i did wrong. Couldnt get a clear pic of it but its aweful.

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Welcome aboard

What were you feeding the Oscars.

 

[Phatfish269]

I was feeding bloodworms hikari gold and baby shrimp. A week ago i fed em feeder guppies for the first time i fed those to them twice 3 days apart.

 

[Phatfish269]

That thing hanging eventually fell off not to long after is when he got really crappy lookin and passed

 

[Phatfish269]

Thanks for the welcome by the way

 

[tlindsey]

If you didn't quarantine the live feeders they probably were carrying harmful pathogens.

 

[Poseidon2.0]

Welcome! That is too bad about your oscars. Would have to agree with tlindsey. Always better to feed a staple diet of quality pellets than live fish. Oscars are omnivores and need veggies as much as protein. I am also wondering whether you had your tank cycled properly before introducing your little guys. A week isn't usually long enough too establish a tank and may have had some residual, adverse effects on your oscars. But don't give up. Everyone has bad luck, especially when starting out.

 

[Phatfish269]

Thanks for the comments, i will be picking my feet up again and give it another go. I gotta heal for a couple weeks.

 

[Kittiee Katt]

Thanks for the comments, i will be picking my feet up again and give it another go. I gotta heal for a couple weeks.

While you're healing, may I suggest reading all you can about the nitrogen cycle and the need to quarantine any live foods? I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and assume one of those things was what caused your oscars passing.

Keep your chin up and take the time to learn all you can. Remember, knowledge is power!

 

[Phatfish269]

While you're healing, may I suggest reading all you can about the nitrogen cycle and the need to quarantine any live foods? I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and assume one of those things was what caused your oscars passing.

Keep your chin up and take the time to learn all you can. Remember, knowledge is power!