Oscar baby died...

[Allison Reed]

Sadly, that oscar baby that was sick died when I got home from school. the same night I purchased the medicine. I took him out and looked at him, and I really have NO clue how he died. No fin rot, nothign wrong with his eyes, his gills. By the time I got home and managed to fish him out alot of his scales were gone ( blame the snails for trying to eat him, no doubt ). Small white spots in teh center of his eye. I have no idea what happened...could anybody shed some light on this? I haev my other fish in there, which I watch almost all day, because I'm afraid if it was a contagious thing. But when teh baby oscar died all the others were fine...wow. I am so confused. I got Tetracycline, but treating a 100 gallon is difficult. I've just treated my betta tank. ANny liquid or powdery forms of this I can get, just incase I need to quaranteen my 100 gallon?

[morleyz]

How long was the oscar in the tank? What are the other fish?

Tetracycline is available in a powdered form.

http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/products2.html#Tetracycline_Hydrochloride

[goldfries]

ever wonder that no matter how hard or how good you take care of some fish, they just die?

sometimes death just can't be diagnose. maybe you just got a bad stock that's already dying (internal faults) so don't be too hard on yourself.