The Oscar fish is a sometimes aggressive breed it is not uncommon to see quarrelsome behavior. Author Topic oscar tail vibrating routine jam500 Member. Oscar fish have a rough courtship that includes slapping each other with their tails and bodies.

Oscars include lip locking between mates frequent chasing of each other through the aquatic environment shivering or shaking that is usually accompanied by tail lashing and even nipping and biting that can result in the violent removal of

Oscar fish Posts 81 from savannah georgia u.s.a registered jan 2003 posted 02-28-2003 06 26 pm After the female lays her eggs the male fertilizes them. Both the parents guard their eggs and raise the babies together. 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 Sick fish the signs of stress and disease this page contains a list of some signs of stress and disease that you should learn to recognize on your tropical fish and goldfish.. Clamped fins the fish clamps its fins close against the its body.

Experienced aquarists use this to quickly spot problems with their fish. Fish suffering from the shimmies rock from side to side an action known as shimmying. There are often other odd postural or behavioral traits associated with the shimmies including clamped fins head shaking yawning and labored or heavy breathing. Very aggressive fish - the growing pains of keeping a wolf cichlid parachromis dovii - duration 5 42. Mbuna marcus - aquariums cichlids and more 2 477 298 views 5 42 Oscar fish or astronotus ocellatus is a freshwater fish belonging to the cichlid family.it is known by various names like peacock cichlid walnut cichlid tiger oscar velvet cichlid or marble cichlid. They are basically the natives of south america but are also found in other areas including australia china and the united states.

The fin shaking was the first thing i noticed one would start and do 3 of 4 shakes then the other would do the same thing. I only saw them do the lip lock once. The noseling doesn t seem to be teribly aggressive just kind of a light nudge that does not apprea to get much reaction out of the other fish.