Great Shot!!!
An Old Pic of my Oscar
- Thread starter Loulou
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Thank you. 
Unfortunately, this oscar is not very well right now. He spends most of his time standing on its head and turning like a top. And he hasn't been eating for more than a week now.
A friend of mine said that it was most probably swim bladder problems due to bacterial infection resulting from a high level of nitrates.
But I don't think that this might be it. I'm more convinced that this results from the jump he made 3 nights ago. He must have hurt his swim bladder when he dropped to the floor.
I'm not sure nitrates are high in the tank. After all, I do 50-75% water changes once a week and I've got powerful filters. And he is not overfed.
Ah well, anyway I 'm planning to do a 75% water change every 2 days and will be adding antibacterial medicines. We'll see what happens then.
Unfortunately, this oscar is not very well right now. He spends most of his time standing on its head and turning like a top. And he hasn't been eating for more than a week now.
A friend of mine said that it was most probably swim bladder problems due to bacterial infection resulting from a high level of nitrates.
But I don't think that this might be it. I'm more convinced that this results from the jump he made 3 nights ago. He must have hurt his swim bladder when he dropped to the floor.
I'm not sure nitrates are high in the tank. After all, I do 50-75% water changes once a week and I've got powerful filters. And he is not overfed.
Ah well, anyway I 'm planning to do a 75% water change every 2 days and will be adding antibacterial medicines. We'll see what happens then.
Sorry to hear that.I lost one in a very similar way a while back.