DonnBallenger
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- May 14, 2006
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I recently purchased a much-needed 50gal for my oscar. I set up the tank and let it cycle with the lights on for 4 days. I even went as far as matching the temp to the temp of his old tank. However, when I put him in he just hid behind an airline and when he finally did come out, he was swimming sideways and started to go belly-up. I couldn't stand to see this behavior so I tossed him back in his old tank where he chirped right back up to his normal behavior and was eating out of my hands within an hour.
What did I do wrong? Is there something wrong with the new tank or is he just scared of the new environment? I've heard that stress is the number one killer of fish, so I don't want to stress the little guy out and possibly kill him. He's pretty violent when i try to get him in a net so I don't want to do this again unless its successful.
What did I do wrong? Is there something wrong with the new tank or is he just scared of the new environment? I've heard that stress is the number one killer of fish, so I don't want to stress the little guy out and possibly kill him. He's pretty violent when i try to get him in a net so I don't want to do this again unless its successful.