Sorry for amateur hour, but I'm looking for insight as to the appearance of my Oscar. Since moving him into a larger tank, he's grown quite a bit, so I'm wondering if these are just sensory pits or start of hole in the head...
Specs:
1. 125 Gallon Tank
2. Have an API test kit, just tested today: pH: 7.6 Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0
3. Freshwater setup
4. Set up for probably 6-8 weeks, though filter was seasoned from previous owner
5. Stock list: 2 oscars (one 7 inch, one 4 inch), 1 tiger barb, 2 black skirt tetra, 1 10 inch hypostomus plecostomus, 1 5 inch red tail shark, 1 mythological catfish (only seen it once before, it hides in a hollowed out piece of wood.) The pleco and the shark hide in their caves most of the time.
6. As far as quarantine, I've raised the oscars myself and the other fish were adopted but in good condition, they are all 'adult' fish, nothing new introduced, this is the first scare I've had on this tank.
7. Tank water temp is 76-78 degrees.
8. No live plants
9. Have a Marineland Magnum 350 filter, looking to get another one next payday. I clean the filter every two weeks, replace the carbon and rinse the sleeve.
10. No other equipment used in tank other than filter and heater.
11. Tank is by a window, so a little natural light comes in but I have the shades down most of the day, so no algae.
12. I just changed twenty gallons of water, gravel vac'd the sand, scooped the pleco poop out. I do this once a week.
13. I feed them hikari cichlid pellets (orange bag, believe it's for color enhancement) mostly, been meaning to get more brine shrimp. I feed the pleco a piece of cucumber or zucchini which the large oscar will occasionally show interest in.
14. Unusual behaviors: The Oscar in question is lunging at the top of the water, but then again it is feeding time. Other than that sometimes it looks like he sees his reflection and gets semi-aggressive.
15. I have not treated my fish for anything, although I do put a small handful of aquarium salt in with every water change.
16. Photos of fish in question:
Right in between his eyes.... does anyone else see it?? I look for signs of anything every day so I might have just scared myself...
Specs:
1. 125 Gallon Tank
2. Have an API test kit, just tested today: pH: 7.6 Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0
3. Freshwater setup
4. Set up for probably 6-8 weeks, though filter was seasoned from previous owner
5. Stock list: 2 oscars (one 7 inch, one 4 inch), 1 tiger barb, 2 black skirt tetra, 1 10 inch hypostomus plecostomus, 1 5 inch red tail shark, 1 mythological catfish (only seen it once before, it hides in a hollowed out piece of wood.) The pleco and the shark hide in their caves most of the time.
6. As far as quarantine, I've raised the oscars myself and the other fish were adopted but in good condition, they are all 'adult' fish, nothing new introduced, this is the first scare I've had on this tank.
7. Tank water temp is 76-78 degrees.
8. No live plants
9. Have a Marineland Magnum 350 filter, looking to get another one next payday. I clean the filter every two weeks, replace the carbon and rinse the sleeve.
10. No other equipment used in tank other than filter and heater.
11. Tank is by a window, so a little natural light comes in but I have the shades down most of the day, so no algae.
12. I just changed twenty gallons of water, gravel vac'd the sand, scooped the pleco poop out. I do this once a week.
13. I feed them hikari cichlid pellets (orange bag, believe it's for color enhancement) mostly, been meaning to get more brine shrimp. I feed the pleco a piece of cucumber or zucchini which the large oscar will occasionally show interest in.
14. Unusual behaviors: The Oscar in question is lunging at the top of the water, but then again it is feeding time. Other than that sometimes it looks like he sees his reflection and gets semi-aggressive.
15. I have not treated my fish for anything, although I do put a small handful of aquarium salt in with every water change.
16. Photos of fish in question:
Right in between his eyes.... does anyone else see it?? I look for signs of anything every day so I might have just scared myself...
