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    Help Needed Sick Oscar

    Thanks - I did find the Emergency section. Changed out water and ammonia now at zero. Going to take a shot and get some tetracycline to treat the tank. The Oscar seems to have stabilized and slight decrease in the cotton around his gill fin but still deep sore with white border in front of the...
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    Sick Oscar

    Have a decent size Oscar, about 6+". Has an oval sore in front of left gill red color with a white border. Has a white coating on the gill near the sore as well as same cottony coating on the inner part of that gill fin. Is lethargic and having trouble breathing. Checked water, PH 7.0, Nitrites...
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    Help Needed Sick Oscar

    Thanks, Unfortunately had death of an aunt in my warm blooded family and was out of town for several days. The sick Oscar is still hanging in there but not doing well. There is a white cottony substance on the side where he has the sore and it has coated his gill and about 1/4 of the fin. PH...
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    Help Needed Sick Oscar

    Hi, I have a 58 USG tank - occupants a large 6" Oscar, a Tin Foil Barb and a Leopard Fish. All are pretty good size and the Oscar is the dominant fish but all get along well. The Oscar started getting lethargic a couple of days ago and now is definitely ill. He has a sizable oval sore forward...
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