tiger oscar acting wierd

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damian09

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ealier on today my oscar ws taking big gulps and tryin to swim upside down is this normal he is about 15 to 20cm and are they supposed to have like a bump on there bellys just got him about 3 days ago from a friend
 

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damian09

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like what the tank is healtywater is clear as day no other fish have died in it eva umi tik its a 20 gollon tank there is 1 red tail shark 2 convicts 2 plecos 1 tiger oscar 1 albino oscar 1 green terror any thing else ya need to no
 

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damian09

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no but i only set tank up lask week and done 2 water changes 10% each time tank was cycled for 48hrs do you think he has swallod lol sorry for spelling swollowed a peice of gravel hes always messing around spitting it and makeing holes lol
 

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damian09

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i said i think its 20 it mite be 30 i dont no but he has enough room and the water is fine for them all my mates who keep fish only cycle for that long maybe a little bit longer but i was in a rush because the oscar was coming so thanks any way
 

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well unfortunately your fish is going to die, because your not listening ..your tank isnt cycled you havent posted any water params and I doubt you know what they , you are way overstocked, what else would you like to know.. if your "mates" are so smart why not ask them????????
 

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OrangeCones

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damian09 said:
no but i only set tank up lask week and done 2 water changes 10% each time tank was cycled for 48hrs do you think he has swallod lol sorry for spelling swollowed a peice of gravel hes always messing around spitting it and makeing holes lol
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You need to do much more than 10% water changes for one oscar, let alone 2 plus all the others in there. If he's swimming upside down and gasping for air, he's dying with all the ammonia in there. Would be like you or I living in a closet full of urine instead of air to breathe. :(

Please either find them a new (larger) home or take them all to a fish store that can house them until you can get a much larger tank ready for them (including cycling it) before adding them back in. Cycling does not mean just setting the tank on the stand and adding water and a filter to it.
 

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zigzag131

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yyou should really listen to what they are trying to say lol. i had one tiger oscar and one convict in my tank before someone told me that my 29 gallon tank was to small for them and i noticed the pscar was acting weird not swimming right and just kinda floating around so i moved him to my 55 gallon then my 110 gallon and he is fine now.


so im agreeing i think the oscar is just too cramped
 

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damian09

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hs not swimmin upside down he just like turn on hes side for like a second then he swims around again fine. its like he has swollowed some gravel i think my lfs said that i can drop levels of nitrate by feed once every 2 days and my ammonia level was 0.5 here is a pic of my tank i dont no what size it is but mayby some one can tell me and if it is to small for oscar he can go to my lfs house i no him really well he said he will take him for a couple of weeks if need be.
 

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zigzag131

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he looks way to large for that tank its also har dto tell what size the tank is but looks like 25 - maybe a 30 gal tank but idk

i am by no means an expert im just a beginner just my opinion
 

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emmanuelchavez

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damian09 said:
2 foot by 1 i think
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That's a 20g tank.

Sorry for being off topic, I have no experience with oscars, but I noticed in your full-tank shot that the tank is hanging off of the stand a bit. You'll want to be careful with it, a tank will become twisted and can crack if the weight isn't distributed evenly throughout the whole tank, meaning the entire thing needs to be on a flat surface.

Other than that, I hope you can get your questions answered...
 

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