2006-11-28 16:34:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
the fishes does not have white spots, so its not Ick, could be flukes maybe ?
2006-11-28 16:51:19 · update #1
if you ask me, I'd definiyely say it is flukes. You can order prazi-quantel. it is very safe, but hazardous to the flukes. I just love it.
You can either order it as straight prazi, or you can get jungle labs medicine called parasite clear or something like that. I know it used to have the prazi in it, but just check the ingredients label to make sure.
2006-11-28 18:24:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have an Oscar and had many for years that sounds like typical Oscar behavior how big is he? Once a Oscar reaches a certain size like 5-7 inches it starts going thru a puberty stage that leads to behavior problems like digging holes in the gravel, running into the tank knocking things over in the tank etc... My Oscar does this all the time so no need to worry but keep a eye out on him just in case. How big is your tank and what other fish are in their with him? also how often do you do water changes?
2006-11-29 00:58:34 · answer #2 · answered by C live 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it could be a disease called Ick. Usually a sign on Ick is your fish scratching against anything. Does your Oscars have little white dots on him that look like salt grains? If he does you probably have Ick. It's easily treated. You can try a product called Quick Cure or Copper Safe. It can be bought at any pet store and isn't very expensive. I used Copper Safe when my fish had Ick and it worked beautifully.
Hope this helps
2006-11-28 16:42:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is difficult to give any advice in truth without seeing the fish. It could be Ich but as you said, there are no white spots which is normally a sign. Stress, overfeeding which increases ammonia, any kind of bacteria....
Your best bet would be to go to a local tropical fish retailer and ask them. Explain the symptoms and they should be able to recommend a course of treatment. It might be worth treating them for Ich just in case. See what they say and take it from there. Good luck!
2006-11-28 17:35:21 · answer #4 · answered by JACQUI S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a broom to scrub the tank and use a hose to siphon each and every of the dirt from the rocks yet absolutely replace the water in part.Wash the rock absolutely with the former water because new faucet water will kill each and every of the sturdy micro organism. For lengthy time period and crystal clean, use various of small rock contained in the tank so the sturdy micro organism can advance on it and devour up the dirt that are too small to confirm and to be filtered out with the help of any mechanical filter out.those are the dirt that make the tank seem so cloudy. The bateria will be completely grown in 4 to 6 weeks so be affected individual. you may do an attempt to understand what I element out with the help of employing a bucket and fill it with some uninteresting water out of your tank and move some rock out of your tank and look ahead to some weeks. you'll see how clean the water turns into. confirm shop the water presented with oxygen with the help of operating an air pump so the micro organism can "breath" .under no circumstances! under no circumstances! use cleansing soap because this can kill the fish and any sturdy micro organism contained in the tank no matter how sturdy you rinse the tank in a while.
2016-11-27 20:28:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have fish that scratch too and it's not ick. i'm not sure what it is but i think it is some parasite that's like ick but not as dangerous... the scratching goes away with clean water but comes back with dirty water...
so, keep the water clean.
2006-11-28 18:36:09 · answer #6 · answered by professorminh 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it has an ich
i would buy: ick off to stop its ichyness
2006-11-28 16:39:20 · answer #7 · answered by shady hardcore 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋