Oscar fish mouth open

It may still be open from him swallowing the pleco. I d give it some time and keep an eye on him. A fish should not look as though it is fighting for oxygen.

Even though the tail is now gone from view doesn t mean the fish is all the way down.

Oscar fish His mouth being stuck open and not allowing him to eat during feedings will kill him but there shouldn t be a problem if he can still eat. 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 Catfish also belong to the same south american region as the oscar fish and they tend to be good tank mates. But the problem arises when your oscar fish tries to eat it.you know how the old saying goes if a fish can fit into the mouth of another fish it will the oscar fish takes the catfish in its mouth and then tries to swallow it. Oscar fish mouth open swimming in circles. Thread starter krrack start date jul 10 2015 jul 10 2015. Thread starter 1 k. Has been fine with my oscar and he has been great until 2 days ago when i noticed he swims in circles with his mouth open so i did a test and the nitrate was a little high did a 50 wc and then i saw him on

Thanks a lot dadio really hoping he pulls through without further damage. There is another way to verify more but this means inducing sleep using cloves oil but at this point i wouldn t recommend it unless it gets worse. Keep the water quality up and watch for possible At least for 7-8 hours now my aquarium fish s mouth is stuck wide open. It is still swimming around but unable to eat. I don t think it will live very long if this continues. I just removed him from the tank to b on his own. My oscar has his mouth hanging wide open and there are no small fish in the Angelfish mouth stuck open. Ok so my long standing resident oscar decided my new f1 texas looked good enough to eat.

Now its seems to be stuck in his mouth i did net him and hold him in a towel to see if i could remove the fish gently but it was wedged in there good. I didn t want to put too much pressure on in case i harmed oscar. He hasn t been able to close his mouth for almost two weeks and he is getting very skinny compared to my other one. I pulled him out of the water and tried to see if there was something stuck in his mouth and i am not able to find anything. I was physically able to push his mouth shut but it just comes back open. He desperately tries to eat but he just can t keep any of his food down. It is the oscar fish s behavior that sets it apart from all other aquarium fish. One just needs to have one as a pet to understand why people fall in love with this remarkable creature that has all the graceful features of a fish and at the same time exhibits certain unique traits that human beings possess.