new baby red oscars

[swartzentruber5]

It's probably nothing, but I just got 2 baby (1 3/4 in.) red oscars. I did a
water check and everything seems okay, but they both seem kind of lethargic.
One more than the other. I'm hoping it's just because of a new home, but..
I'm a first-time oscar mom, so I'm not real familiar with their temperament
yet. Any advice? ~Jenn~

[Edward]

hello Jen, Oscar's are a little strange, sometimes in there new home
they'll kind of lie on the bottom almost on there sides just waving ther
side fins. Yours will be fine I'm sure, give them a couple of days. Also
if you want them to be fairly tame start hand feeding them now while
they are small
Ed

[ericaj221]

swartzentruber5 wrote:
> It's probably nothing, but I just got 2 baby (1 3/4 in.) red oscars. I did a
> water check and everything seems okay, but they both seem kind of lethargic.
> One more than the other. I'm hoping it's just because of a new home, but..
> I'm a first-time oscar mom, so I'm not real familiar with their temperament
> yet. Any advice? ~Jenn~


I have an albino oscar that wouldn't eat for 10 days, but he's fine
now. Oscars are finicky fish. However, they will adapt and should be
fine. They grow fast. It would be a good idea to invest in a large
aquarium, if you don't already have one.
erica

[glassman]

"swartzentruber5" <u29711@uwe> wrote in message news:69fa505dfa5a4@uwe...
> It's probably nothing, but I just got 2 baby (1 3/4 in.) red oscars. I
> did a
> water check and everything seems okay, but they both seem kind of
> lethargic.
> One more than the other. I'm hoping it's just because of a new home, but..
> I'm a first-time oscar mom, so I'm not real familiar with their
> temperament
> yet. Any advice? ~Jenn~
>


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[swarvegorilla]

"swartzentruber5" <u29711@uwe> wrote in message news:69fa505dfa5a4@uwe...
> It's probably nothing, but I just got 2 baby (1 3/4 in.) red oscars. I
> did a
> water check and everything seems okay, but they both seem kind of
> lethargic.
> One more than the other. I'm hoping it's just because of a new home, but..
> I'm a first-time oscar mom, so I'm not real familiar with their
> temperament
> yet. Any advice? ~Jenn~
>

do a 25% water change
if this perks them up, do it next time they start looking worse
never wash your filter in anything but a bucket of water drawn from the
aquarium
gotta keep that sponge alive!!
the test results you need are
0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite
If you can't test these, take your water to a fish shop and get them to test
for you.
forget pH for the time being
any problems 25% partial water change
AND don't forget the dechlorinator
feed many times a day with smaller oscars
make sure the current isn't too strong
but the water surface is disturbed (to get oxygen in)
also a temperature of no less than 25 deg C!!