Oscars as cichlids are quite intelligent fish with very complex behaviors. Furthermore oscars are territorial fish and they will see their tank as their own territory. 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 .

So when an oscar lays on its side its typically a display of submission or stress.

Oscar fish It must feel quite defeating for oscar not to be able to defend its territory from us humans. The tail itself if it seems like he can t be distinguished by the church the eggs to the water must be free of at least thirty why is my oscar fish laying on its side gallons. With a group and so it should not successfully provided a cave or tube like structure for them to hide in or under you may also best to minimizes the quantity of If your fish keeps lying on its side or doesn t quite sit right in the water you could try taking it out of the tank and putting it in a hospital tank with the water around 5 c warmer that the main tank. Keep the water quite shallow . Medicating the tank with an antibacterial treatment is also an option. Just to give you some tips to try and save your fish i would do a 20 -25 water change every other day and see if his health improves. You might also want to raise the temperature a degree or two per day until you get to the top end of the recommended range for your type of fish.

Warmer water stimulates they re immune systems and metabolism. A fish should not look as though it is fighting for oxygen. Obviously it will have to open its mouth but it shouldn t be a constant opening and closing motion. If you notice that you oscar has started to struggle with its breathing then there are a few things to do at first. Firstly is your water in good condition Oscar fish is just laying on his side I have 2 large oscar s one is just laying on his side most of the time don t know what the problem is. My sister s oscars did this for a long time.

Anytime they got lazy but they also ended up being pretty ill. The oscar could also be suffering a bladder problem. Dont worry this can be fixed easily simply take a frozen pea or a raw pea whatever works best for you and boil it then feed it to your oscar with some feeding tongs. Peas are a natural lacsitive for fish so it will empty your oscars intestine. Hope everything works out