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Old 11-05-2017, 10:49 AM   #1
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redcross Oscar behaving weird

Hi Guys...

Need some advise here.
My tiger oscar has been behaving weird for past few weeks.

Signs :

1. Hiding at the water return pipe.
2. lying down at the base of tank at times.
3. Not eating much.
4. Frequent flaring at the albino oscar

Oscar does have a few "holes" in the head area from fighting with the albino and aro but nothing serious, all surface wounds tat din heal properly.

So far I've done WC, added salt, increase the water flow and it's still on off hiding at the base of tank or water return area...

Not normal rite?
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Old 11-05-2017, 10:56 AM   #2
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Gf, those holes, could they be "hole-in-the-head"? HITH thing.

If so, very frequent wc will heal those holes.

honest, at times mature oscars are indeed drama Queens, very temperamental & hide around the corner.

Can download a clip on your oscars, gf?
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Old 11-05-2017, 11:06 AM   #3
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initially i was quite worried could be HITH and was observing very very closely.
holes din grow nor spread for more den 6 mths liao... so shd not be.
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initially i was quite worried could be HITH and was observing very very closely.
holes din grow nor spread for more den 6 mths liao... so shd not be.
good on you gf

Your tiger should be a drama Queen.

But soon, it will get it over.

As long as it doesn't have some "sunken" stomach or open wounds, should not have much issue
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Old 11-05-2017, 12:20 PM   #5
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so it's normal for oscars to lie down at the floor of the tank once awhile?
Not coz they dying or anything?

I can still increase the pump even higher if need higher flowrate lor
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so it's normal for oscars to lie down at the floor of the tank once awhile?
Not coz they dying or anything?

I can still increase the pump even higher if need higher flowrate lor
Gf, very very normal hor
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Old 07-07-2017, 11:09 AM   #7
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OMG.. it's been like 2 mths already!

Confirmed the oscar's got HITH and the albino oscar is now super protective over it since .. 2 mths ago.

not lying on floor.. but still hiding away (thou I saw it come out in middle of the night like 3am when i needed to go get water.)

Will Parzi Gold help? I just realised I've a bottle in my fishy box...
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OMG.. it's been like 2 mths already!

Confirmed the oscar's got HITH and the albino oscar is now super protective over it since .. 2 mths ago.

not lying on floor.. but still hiding away (thou I saw it come out in middle of the night like 3am when i needed to go get water.)

Will Parzi Gold help? I just realised I've a bottle in my fishy box...
Gf, for the HITH daily wc will work.

Reduce feeding too
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Old 07-07-2017, 11:54 AM   #9
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It's a fooking 6 x 3 x 3 with ONLY 1 aro, 1 gar, 2 oscars right now!!!!!

Once a week or two (ya.. the aro will kpkb if more den 2 weeks) can liao la.

my WC is like 1/2 the tank (or more) at a go one leh...

and no.. not gonna increase the stock at the moment.. in case i anytime flat sold can anytime move.. the more the harder... unless my good neighbour leave another aro or 2 at the lift lobby again la..
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