(HRATZKY) wrote in message ...
I just purchased a pair of young red oscars. I set up a 10 gallon tank only for
them. They are apparently frightened and are immobile at the bottom of the
tank. They refuse to eat. This has happened in the past with oscars. How can I
get them to become active?

Hey there -- Read this web page about Oscars in the gravel:

http://www.geocities.com/cichlidiot_2000/liedown.html

Oscars find dozens of excuses to sulk at the bottom, but it's
absolutely normal behaviour.

We trust the you are saving up for a large aquarium! Those two lil'
Oscars are going to outgrow that 10g really, really quickly!

--Mark

Mark Stone tractorlegs at msn dot com
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