my oscar is acting weird and somehow got a scratch on his head and has cloudy eyes

[toke_]

My oscar is trying to eat the temperature thing in my tank and hes been making harsh movements and he somehow got a scar on his head. the first day i saw it it was like fresh torn flesh but it wasnt too bad so i put stress coat to repair the skin and now when i was feeding him i noticed a kinda cloudy white stuff on his eye, idk if it could be a fungus or he run into something please help!

 

[Laser]

Is it possible to get some pictures of him for us?

 

[toke_]

That's the best I could get: /

 

[Laser]

It's hard to tell but he doesn't look like he's doing too badly, so I wouldn't medicate. I would do a few extra 50% water changes per week and see if his condition improves.

 

[toke_]

Oh God well my dad's eagerness put the tablets already so guess my tank is getting medicated

 

[Cynic]

Cloudy eyes is normally a symptom of a low PH level so I'd test that.

 

[bud29]

What medication is it that your dad put in? What other fish are in the tank?

 

[toke_]

These and the other fish are 1 blood parrot and 5 tiger barbs

 

[bud29]

Hm. Well, see what it does. I would also test the pH. The medication doesn't look like it will negatively impact your other fish, so I think it will be OK.

 

[toke_]

Okay I'll get a test strip from and neighbor tomorrow and test it thanks for your help

 

[bud29]

Sounds good. I would recommend getting the API test kit though, they are much more accurate than strips. But for right now a test strip will be better than nothing. Good luck.


-bud

 

[toke_]

Thanks bud! I'll definitely look into that kit for the future

 

[bud29]

Great! The official name is the API freshwater master test kit. I recommend getting it off of amazon. Even with the price of shipping, it ends up being 6-7 dollars less than the price at most stores.

 

[toke_]

i just tested my tank and the nitrates are really high , like around 80 and the strip says unsafe, other than that the nitrite is alittle high not too bad and the ph is on the acidic side. Could it have to do with the medication i put? & the white stuff on my oscars eyes is gone !

 

[boadams87]

i just tested my tank and the nitrates are really high , like around 80 and the strip says unsafe, other than that the nitrite is alittle high not too bad and the ph is on the acidic side. Could it have to do with the medication i put? & the white stuff on my oscars eyes is gone !

You need a big wc like 75-80%. Your not suppose to have any nitrites. How long has this tank supposedly been cycled?

 

[toke_]

You need a big wc like 75-80%. Your not suppose to have any nitrites. How long has this tank supposedly been cycled?

my tank has been set up for about 6 months. and when i do such a big water change do i keep the fish in?

 

[FishFanatic88]

my tank has been set up for about 6 months. and when i do such a big water change do i keep the fish in?

I did a 80-90% water change then filled it up and did a 50% water change with my oscar still in. i used Prime of course. Oscars are pretty hardy and resiliant fish but you might want to take the blood parott and barbs out. You must use Prime, however i have found that i can get away with doing about a 30% pwc with only slight signs of stress in my community tank.

 

[boadams87]

my tank has been set up for about 6 months. and when i do such a big water change do i keep the fish in?

I always do, I think it'll stress them out more if you try catching and taking them out, than leaving them in.

 

[toke_]

okay so i finished with the 80% water change and the nitrate went down to about 10, so i guess ill do another smaller wc tomorrow . also i noticed my alkilinity is on the low side what could i do to bring it up?