update on my tank 55 gallons.

[livebearerfreak]

LOL, that is a king kamfa flower horn, faaar better than an oscar, but sadly day two of him not eating ill wait a few more days, ex owner said he will eat, he is HIGHLY aggressive and a BIG time eater, so we shall see

 

[FreshyFresh]

Wow that oscar is big enough to be made into a pork chop. By any chance is his name pork chop?

LOL.. My oscar is more of a porterhouse, the severum a definite pork chop. Both fish are about 2yrs/old. The oscar is pretty small at 9-10". The Severum is 6-7". My 75g is really the minimum size you should have for a single oscar. These two in there can push the limits.

 

[evil wizard]

What you talking about small? 10 inch is not small. In my book 1 inch is small, 5 inch medium,10 inch big,24 inch very big, 50 inch YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING, THAT THING IS GONNA EAT MY HAND!!!

 

[Duckie]

9-10" is on the small side for an oscar at 2 years old. Might just be a small individual, or may not have grown to its full potential. If you think of an oscar as a cichlid then even a small oscar can be pretty big in comparison to other cichlids.

 

[livebearerfreak]

well sadly my king kamfa flower horn isnt doing good, got him for free, hoping he pulls through for the night, going to do a large water change tomm, put a different heater in and set it at 85 ( has a BUNCH of TINY white dots, smaller than ich too ) so going to do a large water change tomm and see what happens from there, i have ALOT of air flowing in the tank, two large filters AND a bubbler wand thingy.

 

[FreshyFresh]

Regardless of the dot size, it still sounds like a bad case of ich. I think you're on the right track by cranking up the water temp, adding aeration and frequent large water changes.

 

[evil wizard]

Why did you get him for free?

 

[rufioman]

Why did you get him for free?

Sorry to hear about your flowerhorn. Sounds like he is not adjusting very well temp might be a finishing move for him, honestly. 85 pushes a fish to its very limits in my experience. Probably not too good a temp if he wasn't eating before the white dots showed up. If you have the space why not qt?

 

[rufioman]

Sorry to hear about your flowerhorn. Sounds like he is not adjusting very well temp might be a finishing move for him, honestly. 85 pushes a fish to its very limits in my experience. Probably not too good a temp if he wasn't eating before the white dots showed up. If you have the space why not qt?

I meant that the temp might do more harm than good. Usually the water changes and aeration are enough. I'm worried about that flowerhorn.

 

[Duckie]

I meant that the temp might do more harm than good. Usually the water changes and aeration are enough. I'm worried about that flowerhorn.

Why do you say that? http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/flowerhorn-info-sheets.496011/ suggests a temperature of 80-86 degrees for flowerhorns.