White Oscar fin tips?

[Conor1148]

my oscars tail fin tip has turned a little white, idk what this is.

i know hes in a tank thats a little small, but ill have his new one soon.


tank a look at the pictures and see what you guys think, sorry for the crappy camera. (the camera makes the water look yellow? )

 

[Conor1148]

in the first picture, he has a little spot behind his eye. this is a little bit of damage from hitting a piece of driftwood. i kinda spooked him on accident and he went right into it

but he's healed very well though!

 

[FishingOut]

Looks like early stages of fin rot. If it starts to eat away the tail you will have to treat with meds.
There is a good chance this is natural coloration as well. ex: http://www.fish-keeper.net/Forum/uploads/monthly_03_2007/post-394-1174439713.jpg
Keep an eye on it, If its an unhealthy disease it will be apparent in a couple weeks.

 

[Reptilesfishbirdsmammals]

well idk man its a beautiful oscar but other than that i dont know if that would be normal for it or not i mean it could just be growing maybe..idk but good luck finding out

 

[Conor1148]

thanks guys. it doesnt look like the tail is frayed or anything (for lack of better term).

if it is rotting, what do i do? ive had enough of pet stores telling me the wrong kind of medications to use

edit- is it ok if its slightly transparent?

 

[convicts94]

it's normal. i have 2 tiger oscars they both have white outlines on tails. nuthing to worry about

 

[jizon82]

i think its normal to look like that. i have owned oscars before and that's how mine would look when they were growing. not sure about medications for fin rot. the only stuff i do for treating fish is mela and primafix with aquarium salt, works great for me.

 

[knifegill]

Other than his eye being way too big and his caudal peduncle being grossly scrawny from stunting, I don't see anything ailing this fish that you can treat without a bigger tank.

His growth margin ought to be a lot thicker than that, too. The clear area at the edge of the fins indicates new growth. His is too thin. He is not going to live a very good life. Expect chronic ailments and a life of incurable and recurring diseases. Way to ruin an Oscar.

Here's a healthy margin:

At four inches long, the body should look like this.

 

[Conor1148]

Sorry that my 3 inch petsmart rescue doesnt look just like yours?

Ill make sure to go give him a stern talking to about his eye being to big too.

 

[Sarah88]

Sorry that my 3 inch petsmart rescue doesnt look just like yours?

Ill make sure to go give him a stern talking to about his eye being to big too.

he wasnt saying it was your oscars fault, he was saying its your fault for keeping it in too small a tank, how long have you had it? as he is right that oscar is sadly already being stunted and needs to be in a larger tank asap, you can start to help it by doing larger, more frequent water changes until you can get the larger tank set-up and yes that white edging on the fins is normal