DAN - 2012-11-07 My oscar has a swollen red nostril. What can I do to help reduce the swelling. Any info would be gratefully accepted.
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Charlie Roche - 2012-11-07 This might be one of the dumbest things I have ever written but I had a bird that had two really big and very red nostrils. It's bird friend somehow had sat there and shoved seeds up the birds nostrils. I thought inflmation, infection - whole bunch of things but when I looked, there were a bunch of seeds stuck up the nostril. Is there a way you can see if there is anything in your Oscars nostril. I told you it might be dumb but just thought I'd try and help.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-11-09 Usually not a huge issue if it isn't effecting diet and mood. Could be a tumor or injury. Does the fish hit the glass often? All the water levels normal? I a tumor a little iodine added everyday can help.
Callum - 2008-11-12 I've had an oscar for a few years now. They are a great fish with great personalities. I have a few tanks and my Oscar is my favourite. I find they aren't as hardy as other cichlids but with regular maitenance and a varied diet they are relatively easy to keep. Good tank mates are plecos, Silver Dollars and some cichlids. I recommend an oscar to anyone. They have a great personality.
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damien - 2013-02-20 what kind of large cichlids are a good mix with a oscar
Jeremy Roche - 2013-02-20 Really depends on your oscars personality. They really vary more then most fish. I have housed them with dempseys, firemouths, arowanas, and gars. Tons of other options depending on fish. Remember a huge tank is needed with a great deal of filtration.
I am planning to have 2 Oscar , 2 parrot , 1 arwana.
My tank is 400 litres or 88 Gallons capacity Dim: 1500 x 430 x 640 mm Tank: 60 inches x 18 inches x 58 inches. I have good filtration system is the size of thank can host these fishes!!
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Charlie Roche - 2012-02-24 No, your tank won't be large enough. Recommended is 100 gallon for 1 adult Oscar.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-02-26 Becareful with the Arowanna. They get big and will eat anyting they can get a hold of. They will out grow that tank quickly.
Anonymous - 2012-11-16 Get rid of the arowana on one of the oscars and you will be fine.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-11-16 The arawana would be pushing it. This would work while they are all small but these fish get large and the Arowana get very long.
J.stephen - 2013-01-03 i bought one wild oscar(4inches) to my tank. it was very active when saw in the shop. but it is not active when i introduced into my tank. it is staying always at bottom of the tank for over 7 days. when i am feeding him earthworms, he is ok. but later settling down again at bottom. what should i do to made him active?
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Jeremy Roche - 2013-01-04 Oscars will do this when they are introduced to new surroundings. The stress of the change will go away and it will begin to swim around more. Water quality close to the same as tank it was removed from?
j.stephen - 2013-01-05 i really dont know sir. is there any problem because of this? if so, what should i do?
Jeremy Roche - 2013-01-05 Oscar will adapt easily. If you start with temp and pH close to same it is an easier transition, but doesnt have to be.
Ezz - 2012-06-07 I have got 2 oscars 1month ago, they are eating OK, but one of them is growing and the other is getting smaller, yet both are active. what can I do for that shrinking oscar
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-06-07 They are just like people, they will grow differently. If they are both eating, they are fine.
samiran roy,india - 2012-01-03 Well,I have recently bought a 6ft x 3ft x3ft tank,but I have no fish in it now. Could anybody of you tell me what fish would be suitable for this tank?
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Tristan - 2012-05-28 Lake malawi cichlids
Jeremy Roche - 2012-05-29 With a 6 foot tank you have a ton of options. I would stay away from Arowanas and large fish like that. Really depends on what you are looking for.
Specter99 - 2012-08-30 Cichlids are a good one or kilifish I don't know saltwater can be good to like butterflyfish & saltwater betta -40 gallon for mature size
john - 2012-07-13 hey, i have had two of these guys for a while (2 monthsish) and they live with a little blue gill, they are the same size and get along, but i noticed awhile ago that the two different species of fish looked very similar all though they are two different species that live on different contenents, also they seem to have the same body structure as other members of the cichlid family. could it maybe be possible that the blue gill is some kind of cold water cichlid?
A classic in every sense of the term, the Oscar Cichlid has long been heralded as one of the most spectactular and iconic of the aquarium fish!
My oscar has a swollen red nostril. What can I do to help reduce the swelling. Any info would be gratefully accepted.
This might be one of the dumbest things I have ever written but I had a bird that had two really big and very red nostrils. It's bird friend somehow had sat there and shoved seeds up the birds nostrils. I thought inflmation, infection - whole bunch of things but when I looked, there were a bunch of seeds stuck up the nostril. Is there a way you can see if there is anything in your Oscars nostril. I told you it might be dumb but just thought I'd try and help.
Usually not a huge issue if it isn't effecting diet and mood. Could be a tumor or injury. Does the fish hit the glass often? All the water levels normal? I a tumor a little iodine added everyday can help.
I've had an oscar for a few years now. They are a great fish with great personalities. I have a few tanks and my Oscar is my favourite. I find they aren't as hardy as other cichlids but with regular maitenance and a varied diet they are relatively easy to keep. Good tank mates are plecos, Silver Dollars and some cichlids. I recommend an oscar to anyone. They have a great personality.
what kind of large cichlids are a good mix with a oscar
Really depends on your oscars personality. They really vary more then most fish. I have housed them with dempseys, firemouths, arowanas, and gars. Tons of other options depending on fish. Remember a huge tank is needed with a great deal of filtration.
What fish can I put in with my 2 oscars?
First thing. How big is your tank?
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Hi ,
I am planning to have 2 Oscar , 2 parrot , 1 arwana.
My tank is 400 litres or 88 Gallons capacity
Dim: 1500 x 430 x 640 mm
Tank: 60 inches x 18 inches x 58 inches. I have good filtration system is the size of thank can host these fishes!!
No, your tank won't be large enough. Recommended is 100 gallon for 1 adult Oscar.
Becareful with the Arowanna. They get big and will eat anyting they can get a hold of. They will out grow that tank quickly.
Get rid of the arowana on one of the oscars and you will be fine.
The arawana would be pushing it. This would work while they are all small but these fish get large and the Arowana get very long.
i bought one wild oscar(4inches) to my tank. it was very active when saw in the shop. but it is not active when i introduced into my tank. it is staying always at bottom of the tank for over 7 days. when i am feeding him earthworms, he is ok. but later settling down again at bottom. what should i do to made him active?
Oscars will do this when they are introduced to new surroundings. The stress of the change will go away and it will begin to swim around more. Water quality close to the same as tank it was removed from?
i really dont know sir. is there any problem because of this? if so, what should i do?
Oscar will adapt easily. If you start with temp and pH close to same it is an easier transition, but doesnt have to be.
I had my oscar fish for 3 years and it's 12 inches. Will he get any bigger?
Yes, the oscar will more then likely keep growing!
I have got 2 oscars 1month ago, they are eating OK, but one of them is growing and the other is getting smaller, yet both are active. what can I do for that shrinking oscar
They are just like people, they will grow differently. If they are both eating, they are fine.
Well,I have recently bought a 6ft x 3ft x3ft tank,but I have no fish in it now. Could anybody of you tell me what fish would be suitable for this tank?
Lake malawi cichlids
With a 6 foot tank you have a ton of options. I would stay away from Arowanas and large fish like that. Really depends on what you are looking for.
Cichlids are a good one or kilifish I don't know saltwater can be good to like butterflyfish & saltwater betta -40 gallon for mature size
hey, i have had two of these guys for a while (2 monthsish) and they live with a little blue gill, they are the same size and get along, but i noticed awhile ago that the two different species of fish looked very similar all though they are two different species that live on different contenents, also they seem to have the same body structure as other members of the cichlid family. could it maybe be possible that the blue gill is some kind of cold water cichlid?