:?: I have a large (about 10 inches) Oscar that keeps getting white spots on his fins and is loosing scales in patches over his body. He has also had "hole in the head" disease twice. I have cleaned his tank religiously, used commercial preparations such as "complete Remedy", got Ereuthromycin (sp) from my vet and used that in his water, and am now considering trying Quinine. Only problem is that I live in a small town with no pet store anywhere within a 100 miles and have to count on my veterinarian to provide me with drugs to try to use in his tank. Does anyone have any idea what causes him to have all these problems and possibly any idea on how to cure him??? I have Quinine that was prescribed as human medication but I am unsure of the dosage or if I could use that at all. What I have is 250mg. tablets. Thanks, Connie
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Large Oscar sick...
- Thread starter lillyandme23
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Hi Lilly, this would be better in the F/W forum, I'll notify the admins to move it.
If you've been cleaning the whole tank as in scrubbing it down, you're actually doing more harm than good. We've got some folks here who are pretty good with freshwater stuff, and on wetwebmedia you can try writing in to the crew there. Chuck immediately comes to mind, though we have others just as good (though not cichlid-specialized).
If you've been cleaning the whole tank as in scrubbing it down, you're actually doing more harm than good. We've got some folks here who are pretty good with freshwater stuff, and on wetwebmedia you can try writing in to the crew there. Chuck immediately comes to mind, though we have others just as good (though not cichlid-specialized).
How big is the tank and what kind of filtration are you using? Those symptons usually result from dirty water from over feeding or not frequent enough water changes. If you don't have access to a pet store, try doing a 10-20% weekly water change and add some epsom salt.
Most diseases in fish result from poor water quality. An oscar will grow around 1 inch per month if kept with good water conditions. Is he being kept with any other fish? If you added any new fish to the tank they might have brought that disease to him. But remember this. oscars are 12 dollar fish. How much more money you put into the fish with medication is your choice. But remember if you choose to stop treating the oscar you will have one the same size in about 10 months, and oscars are fun fish to watch grow up
just my $0.02
just my $0.02
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