- Have you tested your water?
- Yes
- If yes, what is your ammonia?
- 0
- If yes, what is your nitrite?
- 0
- If yes, what is your nitrate?
- 10ppm
- If I did not test my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.
- Do you do water changes?
- Yes
- What percentage of water do you change?
- 71-80%
- How frequently do you change your water?
- Every week
- If I do not change my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.
Hi all,
I'm new hear and I got my Oscar a week a go now. I have a 75g tank with a 25g sump. The tank was quite heavily stocked with around 35 African cichlids for around 2 years so the tanks / filter was already mature. Moved my africans on to another keeper and picked my Oscar up the next day. Hes around 8" and was in a tank a little too small for him and the keeper didn't really do their research and he grew too fast and killing the rest of the tank. When i picked him up the top of dorsal fin was a little frayed and this is now healed up itself. He did have this damage on his nostrils when I picked him up and it has not got any worse. I feared the worst after seeing his sensory pits it was the start of HITH but reading about his pits properly Im not convinced it is now.
Should I do anything with the water such as treatments or salt for now or just keep up with the water changes? I used to do 90% a week without fail when it was an african tank so water quality wont be a problem, i will keep up the same on him or down till hes got just enough water to move so wont quite be 90% now given his size but maybe 75%.
Hes acting normal, he was shy for the first couple of days but now sits watching me in the tank and as soon as I move hes up at the top looking for food and eats like a pig. Im feeding a mix of Hikari Gold and Fluval bug bites on alternating days and have some frozen bloodworms and beef heart i will give him once a week.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks.
I'm new hear and I got my Oscar a week a go now. I have a 75g tank with a 25g sump. The tank was quite heavily stocked with around 35 African cichlids for around 2 years so the tanks / filter was already mature. Moved my africans on to another keeper and picked my Oscar up the next day. Hes around 8" and was in a tank a little too small for him and the keeper didn't really do their research and he grew too fast and killing the rest of the tank. When i picked him up the top of dorsal fin was a little frayed and this is now healed up itself. He did have this damage on his nostrils when I picked him up and it has not got any worse. I feared the worst after seeing his sensory pits it was the start of HITH but reading about his pits properly Im not convinced it is now.
Should I do anything with the water such as treatments or salt for now or just keep up with the water changes? I used to do 90% a week without fail when it was an african tank so water quality wont be a problem, i will keep up the same on him or down till hes got just enough water to move so wont quite be 90% now given his size but maybe 75%.
Hes acting normal, he was shy for the first couple of days but now sits watching me in the tank and as soon as I move hes up at the top looking for food and eats like a pig. Im feeding a mix of Hikari Gold and Fluval bug bites on alternating days and have some frozen bloodworms and beef heart i will give him once a week.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks.
