Problem! Bought two Oscars, tiny ones, are they OK?

[Kodiak]

Bought two little Tiger Oscars last night, they are just over 1" long.
I got them from the LFS in a bag with about 6 cups of water.
They had to remain in the bag for 4 hours is this bad?
I put them in a small 5gal Qtine tank, I know it's small this is only
temporary.
The tank hasn't been used in a while so i cleaned it thouroghly, added
dechlorinated water that i let sit for 24 hours in a seperate container with
an airstone
and also added some aquasafe tapwater conditioner (2 capfuls)
I used a Brand new Aquaclear Mini filter with new sponge, and used lavarock
and Ehfi Substrat media from another tank with already established filter
media.
I let the bag soak for 30 minutes to adjust temp before releasing fish
I also added 0.1% salt solution a few hours later.
there is no gravel or airstone in the tank.

Fish have been huddled sitting in a bottom corner since last night,
they are slightly leaned over, they are not swimming around,
and they are not eating. They looked fine at the LFS.

Here are my parameters;
Temp 67degF
NaCl 0.1%
PH 7.5
Ammo 0.1ppm (toxic ammo should be )
N02 0ppm
N03 didn't bother since it's new tank with fresh water
GH 60ppm
KH 30ppm

I am thinking to crank temp up, what is good?
Is PH too low?
GH/KH a bit on the soft side, do I need to Buff up?
Was the 4 hour transit brutal?
Any ideas, it's my first time with Oscars..
Help appreciated, thanks in advance...

....Kodiak

[Bob]

> Temp 67degF


what is that a typo? don't kill the fish ok?

[Cichlid 46816]

bump the temp up to 72 degrees let stand 24 hrs then bump it up another couple
degrees. 75 would be a good temp in my opinion.


Oscars are very opinionated, like most woman. When they are
upset,stressed,hungry,angry or breathing they will let you know it.
Your oscars are probally going through a transition period.

As long as the bag wasn't abused in transit. Shake,rattle or rolled 4 hours
isn't bad, I have had fish spend a lot longer time in bags with no ill effects.


They are in a quarantine tank , so watch them carefully. They should perk back
to life once the temp gets above 72 degrees.

I'd suggest a visit to www.oscarfish.com
or another sight to learn more info on your new fishies.

BTW hope you have a bigger tank ( 50 gallon or more per fish ) as they will be
growing to around 10 inches in length in less then a year and possibly bigger.

[Kodiak]

Brought the temp up slowly to 76, then to 80.
They seem to be doing alot better, they actually
ate a bit. Hope they will be Ok now. Thanks for
the feedback, they do seem to be capriciuos about
the food, they are very select in the bits they eat.
I have a 100 gallon and a 220 gallon they will
eventually end up in.
....Kodiak

"Cichlid 46816" > wrote in message
...
> bump the temp up to 72 degrees let stand 24 hrs then bump it up another
couple
> degrees. 75 would be a good temp in my opinion.
>
>
> Oscars are very opinionated, like most woman. When they are
> upset,stressed,hungry,angry or breathing they will let you know it.
> Your oscars are probally going through a transition period.
>
> As long as the bag wasn't abused in transit. Shake,rattle or rolled 4
hours
> isn't bad, I have had fish spend a lot longer time in bags with no ill
effects.
>
>
> They are in a quarantine tank , so watch them carefully. They should perk
back
> to life once the temp gets above 72 degrees.
>
> I'd suggest a visit to www.oscarfish.com
> or another sight to learn more info on your new fishies.
>
> BTW hope you have a bigger tank ( 50 gallon or more per fish ) as they
will be
> growing to around 10 inches in length in less then a year and possibly
bigger.

[T]

Hugh.. they will get rather hugh in the 220...Ease the temp back so
slightly, 78 I think is pretty well ideal for them.. Glad to hear the
fellows responded with the temp moving up a bit..

Tim..


"Kodiak" > wrote in message
...
> Brought the temp up slowly to 76, then to 80.
> They seem to be doing alot better, they actually
> ate a bit. Hope they will be Ok now. Thanks for
> the feedback, they do seem to be capriciuos about
> the food, they are very select in the bits they eat.
> I have a 100 gallon and a 220 gallon they will
> eventually end up in.
> ...Kodiak
>
> "Cichlid 46816" > wrote in message
> ...
> > bump the temp up to 72 degrees let stand 24 hrs then bump it up another
> couple
> > degrees. 75 would be a good temp in my opinion.
> >
> >
> > Oscars are very opinionated, like most woman. When they are
> > upset,stressed,hungry,angry or breathing they will let you know it.
> > Your oscars are probally going through a transition period.
> >
> > As long as the bag wasn't abused in transit. Shake,rattle or rolled 4
> hours
> > isn't bad, I have had fish spend a lot longer time in bags with no ill
> effects.
> >
> >
> > They are in a quarantine tank , so watch them carefully. They should
perk
> back
> > to life once the temp gets above 72 degrees.
> >
> > I'd suggest a visit to www.oscarfish.com
> > or another sight to learn more info on your new fishies.
> >
> > BTW hope you have a bigger tank ( 50 gallon or more per fish ) as they
> will be
> > growing to around 10 inches in length in less then a year and possibly
> bigger.
>
>

[Kodiak]

I'm so glad they made it, I really like these fish.
They are kind of weird, if i get near the tank and
throw food, they attack the food and eat,
but As soon as i walk away they stop eating?
....Kodiak

"T" > wrote in message
link.net...
> Hugh.. they will get rather hugh in the 220...Ease the temp back so
> slightly, 78 I think is pretty well ideal for them.. Glad to hear the
> fellows responded with the temp moving up a bit..
>
> Tim..
>
>
> "Kodiak" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Brought the temp up slowly to 76, then to 80.
> > They seem to be doing alot better, they actually
> > ate a bit. Hope they will be Ok now. Thanks for
> > the feedback, they do seem to be capriciuos about
> > the food, they are very select in the bits they eat.
> > I have a 100 gallon and a 220 gallon they will
> > eventually end up in.
> > ...Kodiak
> >
> > "Cichlid 46816" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > bump the temp up to 72 degrees let stand 24 hrs then bump it up
another
> > couple
> > > degrees. 75 would be a good temp in my opinion.
> > >
> > >
> > > Oscars are very opinionated, like most woman. When they are
> > > upset,stressed,hungry,angry or breathing they will let you know it.
> > > Your oscars are probally going through a transition period.
> > >
> > > As long as the bag wasn't abused in transit. Shake,rattle or rolled 4
> > hours
> > > isn't bad, I have had fish spend a lot longer time in bags with no ill
> > effects.
> > >
> > >
> > > They are in a quarantine tank , so watch them carefully. They should
> perk
> > back
> > > to life once the temp gets above 72 degrees.
> > >
> > > I'd suggest a visit to www.oscarfish.com
> > > or another sight to learn more info on your new fishies.
> > >
> > > BTW hope you have a bigger tank ( 50 gallon or more per fish ) as they

> > will be
> > > growing to around 10 inches in length in less then a year and possibly
> > bigger.
> >
> >
>
>