Hi I just got a new oscar from petsmart 2 hours ago . I added him into my cycled aquarium. Now the oscar is at the bottom of the tank and not moving.

I acclimated him by adding half a cup of water every 10 min.

Oscar fish It currently has 0.25 ppm of ammonia because i did a water change before i got my oscar and my tap has 0.5 ammonia. This oscar is digging up the gravel but i don t know if its a male or female. If is a male is he trying to impress the female Oscar fish eating mealworms - duration 1 19. I have a oscar that is around 3 and 1 2 inches and i placed him in a 55g tank yesterday. I noticed that he swam down and tried to eat a piece of gravel pebble and tried to swallow it. My fish keep rubbing on gravel and plants but no signs of ich. I have a oscar that is about 5 -7 inches in a 55 gallon

I prefere using gravel in my oscars tanks since oscars dig sand can some times get in to the filter and damage it. I use natural pea sized gravel and never had any problems with it And you don t have to worry about your o eating any of it the only thing that could happen is a few grains of gravel getting caught in your oscar s gills as he or she picks up mouth fulls and spits it. The biggest mistake a lot of people make is to feed their oscar on foods that are unsuitable and unhealthy. To give your oscar fish the best chance in life we recommend feeding it on healthy foods at all times. An unhealthy diet could contribute to illnesses and disease one of which is the dreaded hole in the head disease. It may appear that the fish is eating pieces of rocks or gravel but they are almost certainly either spitting them back out or ejecting them through their gill openings. Source s 35 yrs keeping breeding fresh water tropicals including breeding oscar s

I am shakeing is for about 10 secs.i have about 2 to 3 inches of gravel..i been cleaning graval vac once a week.tank been up for over a month i also i have a seeded filter sock in one of my filters from a local fish store..i have a oscar a jack dempsey a repeal catfish and a baby pelco in the tank with oscar..ammonia is never higher I kept my big guy on both gravel and sand at one time or another. Sand would be nicer on their mouths since they do like to excavate. Also don t be too nailed to the decor oscars love to do their own decorating.

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