oscar not eating

rigsha97

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Looking for some info on as oscar not eating, do they do this by choice? I have had him for 9 monthsand is approx 8-9 in long. Things have been going well, but for no reason he has stopped eating. Levels are all good. don't know of any new stress not much has changed. Only thing I can see is he breathes a little funny, I can see his tongue sometimes poking out and opens his mouth a lot.

 

J double R

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• Apr 26, 2007

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what have you been feeding him normally?

 

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• Apr 26, 2007

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Try buying some live foods.

What are tha water parameters?

 

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• Apr 26, 2007

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tank size? Sunken belly? White stringy poo?

 

rigsha97

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i have seen some white stringy poo, what does that mean?

 

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• Apr 26, 2007

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could be signs of either bacterial infection or possible parasite infestation.

 

rigsha97

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what do I do about this?

 

12 Volt Man

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• Apr 26, 2007

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does he have any pits in his forehead?

oscars are very prone to hexamita infection (aka hole in the head).

stringy white poo can be a symptom.

the best treatment is an antibiotic called metronodiazole, but treatment for hole in the head is very difficult unfortunately.

 

12 Volt Man

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could you post some water parameters for us?

that would help alot also.

 

rigsha97

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my parameters are in my signature