Have you ever noticed your oscar laying on its side on the bottom of the aquarium Because after all it s usually a bad sign to see a midwater aquarium fish laying almost motionless on the bottom of the tank. My Oscar is 13 1 2 years old and was ok went away for a couple of days came home and he s on side at the top of the tank and can t seem to right himself.

The first time you see your oscar do this you might be inclined to panic.

Oscar fish Oscar laying on one side and only breathing not moving at all since morning i have few oscars in my tank which i bought yesterday but since morning one small oscar was lying on its side and wasn t moving at all even at feeding time . Also i haven t seen him eat in about a week. I tried the pea thing he spit most of them out don t think it s a bowel problem.help anyone Oscar floats on its side at the top of the tank and doesn t eat betta bloated and floating at the top on his side top 10 most dangerous freshwater fish in the aquarium trade My mr oscar isn t well i have had him coming on 6 years now but the last 2 days hes just laying on the bottom of the tank it looks like he cant swim properly when he tries then all of a sudden he will dash around the tank and then just lie there again he s not eating either we have tested the water and that s fine and yes b4 u ask the tank is big enough 4 him

Hes norm very friendly when u go Breathing heavily is often a sign of stress and if a fish is ill this is exactly what it will do. Fish can suffer from all different types of illnesses from internal parasitic and bacterial infections to organ disorders. Heavy breathing in fish isn t always serious but it s something you shouldn t ignore. Hello im randi and my fish is just floating at the top of the tank on his side looks like he s trying to swim but if i tap on the glass he will swim to the bottom i tryed to feed him boiled frozen pea but he wont eat it and i dont know what to do i just cleaned the tank and he s swimming much better then he did when the tank was not cleaned but is he gonna die