I bought 2 oscars about 2 weeks ago..They were doing all fine and eating chiclid pellets.. these 2 days one of my oscar lost alot of scales from his side and now there is white were there was orange...(its not itch...the fish looks week and is not eating(when i threw food it was the first to come the fastest and eat)Now shes barely moving...What can i do for my poor fish??Thanks...could it be internal parrasites caused by stress?
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The white patch you describe sounds like a classic case of cichlid aggression. It sounds like the other oscar isn't too happy about having a tank mate. Oscars are often very aggressive as juvinies, but usually mellow out with age. The best thing for this injured fish is to separate with a divider or to put it in a quarantine tank. A larger tank almost always reduces aggression. You should have them in nothing smaller than a 55 gallon, although a 125 would be much better. Please email me if you have any questions.
It could be dropsy. Have a look at the website below for more information.
Have you tested the water for chemicals? Do you use a tapsafe chemical in the water at all when you do a water change? It may just be that the fish is stressed if it is now eating again. The falling scales, seemed to indicate dropsy, but as you said its not bloated at all. Could it have caught itself on anything in the tank like the rocks or wood if you have any?
Quarintine! ! ! ! ! ! How big is your tank ? What kind of filters do you have? Is the other Oscar picking on the weak one. When you post make sure to be specific and write more detail then you think would be necessary so someone with experience could help you more. For right now I would say stop with the 75 percent water changes remember that we as aquarist are trying to duplicate mother nature in a tank. YOu can be throwing away good bacteria that functional tanks need. Add aqaurium salt. Your local fish store should have this and follow the instructions on the box. Do this if you do not have a quarintine tank. It also sounds like your oscar is losing his protective slime coat. When this happens infection is soon to follow. For this add STRESS COAT by Doc Wellfish. Good luck and if yo uneed my assistance any further
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it sounds like ammonia poisening
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