hey guys i got a new tiger oscar yesterday and he is really stressed he has come out a few times and checked out the tank but most of the time he is hiding inside of a plant that is in the corner he is laying sideways on the leaves of the plant sometimes and im worried about him oscars ive had in the past never did this and neither did my friends oscars his were eating and acting normal the first day. my oscar has eaten but only once and im just worried about him why is he so stressed the water is ammonia 0 nitrites 0 and nitrates 15 ph is 7.4 temp is at 82 and non of the other tank mates are messing with him at all any ideas guy? or how long this is going to last thanks guys
stressed oscar
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Did you take much time acclimating him to your water? 82 degrees is a little higher than a lot of people keep their tanks, especially stores. Maybe he is a little water shocked. Oscars are pretty resilient when they are grown a little and water shock shouldn't kill him as long as everything else is balanced (which it looks like it is okay). If he is real small, he may be more fragile. Try turning the light off for a day or two and see if he perks up at all.
Tank is 150 gallons gunna be a 300 soon
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Yeah I let him acclimate for a while and yeah maybe ill take it down to 80 ans I turned the light off and I saw him come out and when I leaned back to see him from the side viewing panel he went back how long do you think he will be like this for any ideas?
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Yeah ill keep the lights off and I'm going to be adding more caves tonight for him just to try and ease some of the stress maybe I just hope I dont cause to much stress adding the rocks but I think it should be okay thanks guys ill post once he gets more comfortable and comes out for pictures hah
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