Oscar's Not Eating! Urgent Please Help

[bhupeshkhanna]

Hi All!

In my last thread I asked help from all members that my Oscars are not eating but unfortunately got no advise on what antibiotic has to be administered. And i lost one of my Oscar this weekend .. He/she was with me from last 1 year...

Update - My second Oscar is still not eating, though she is swimming properly but not eating at all its been more than 3 weeks now... I tried feeding Shrimps, Blood worms, Live worms, Worm cubes, Turtle food, Different types of pellets but Not eating at all...

Please help as I do not want to loose my second Oscar (I administered him/her with tetracycline but no positive results).. I change water twice every week, feed once in a day, Clean filters alternatively very 2 months..All my parrots (5) are absolutely fine, happy and are eating, its a 200 G tank.

Also, I got a new tiger Oscar on Saturday itself, but even that Oscar is not eating at all. This problem is only happening with my Oscars..

Also, i cannot check the water parameters as do not have the test kit with me yet, still trying to get one.. its a 8 months old tank, first problem since i had this tank.. But i think water parameters are fine as all my parrots are absolutely healthy and fine..

Please help...

Many thanks in advance

Bhupesh

[Kaushik]

Dear Bhupesh
Don't be upset.. Put some salt 200gms in the tank.. Also try ADA stomach clear ... if possible

[SCORPIO]

Treat your Oscars with Metrogyl tablet. It is easily available on medical stores in 400mg.

1. Change around 40% water. You can also keep the infected fish alone in another aquarium. If you are doing so, take around 50 water from existing tank.
2. Put around one spoon/per gallon of rock salt in aquarium. Now mix around 15 mg per gallon of tablet in aquarium water. One tablet is enough for a 25 gallon tank.
3. After 3 days change around 40% water and dose again.

[sub]

sorry for your loss , can u provide us any close pics of ur oscar it would be helpful to identify deasese .
I think it got infected by some internal parasite,
Oscar are prone to a disease called hole in head if not feed proper food and maintain good quality water , search in internet and see are symptoms matching with ur fish ,
what can u do now
1- separate fish to other tank or bucket with your tank water , heater , thermometer and air pump .
2 -maintain temperature around 28 c it will increase fish metabolism .
3- do daily or alternate day 10-20 % water change
4- if it is infected by internal parasite or hole in head u have to treat it with metronidazole tablet use as rajiv Ji said

[bhupeshkhanna]

Ok, I'll try using metrogyl tablet in my hospital tank and oscar in it...

[bhupeshkhanna]

Unfortunately i lost my second Oscar as well this morning.. my Oscar was in the hospital tank... ... I am missing him/her a lot.. Oscars were my Favorite amongst all...

Really don't know what had happened - no body injury was there whatsoever, no bloating, nothing at all, all of sudden both my Oscars stopped eating and within 1+ month both have passed away..

I treated it with metrogyl yesterday and in one night he/she died..

[SCORPIO]

Sorry for your loss !!

[sub]

Unfortunately i lost my second Oscar as well this morning.. my Oscar was in the hospital tank... ... I am missing him/her a lot.. Oscars were my Favorite amongst all...

Really don't know what had happened - no body injury was there whatsoever, no bloating, nothing at all, all of sudden both my Oscars stopped eating and within 1+ month both have passed away..

I treated it with metrogyl yesterday and in one night he/she died..

sorry for your loss