Oscar fish sitting on bottom of tank

BUT on top of that oscars can just be lazy fish and sometimes they sit and lay on the bottom. And on the contrary if your oscar fish spends long amounts of time on its side at the bottom of the tank then it might be a problem that warrants more consideration. Does it have small holes on its head

Still we need to make sure it s not you water quality so please let us know about your tank size and fish size etc.

Oscar fish Have a close look at your oscar and check for other signs. Very small holes are just sensory pits but larger small holes are signs of hith fishsittingatbottomoftank oscarfishsittingatbottom hi fish lovers i hope you all are doing well. I welcome you all to blue aquatics. The youtube channel My oscar fish is just staying on the bottom of the tank and not eating and it s color seems to be fading what could be - answered by a verified pet specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. My oscar is laying on the bottom of the tank and not moving.

He is in a 55 gallon tank with no other fish. The ammonia nitrite are 0 and nitrate is about 15. He has been on the bottom of the tank for 2 days now. Before that he was acting lethargic and sitting on the bottom a lot of the time for about 6 days. I have two oscar fish one is about 2 inches long and the other is about 3 inches long they both seem to want to just sit at the bottom of the tank and not move around at all. I think there might be a reason for this but im not sure today i fed them three one inch goldfish so i was wondering if they would just be full from a bloated belly causing them to want to rest if this is the case im Sometimes you may notice your oscar sitting on the bottom of the tank you may also even see your oscar laying almost on its side.

I m not going to pretend i know why they do it. What i can say is that in most cases this strange behaviour doesn t last very long. Oscars are not the most active fish in fact they can be really lazy sometimes.