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]

sorry about that

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.