Help Please

[jamie]

Ive had my oscarfish for 6 months now there on the big side and been no probs till now went out for a drink and came back about 3 hours later to find them fighting with scales every where they have been to gether since birth they look pale and lots of scale have gone they were ok before i went out but i did feed them before i went out could there been some thing on my hands i have put one in a bag like what the shop give the fish out in to stop them they are swimming around but look in a bad way

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Need more info first on your situation ;

a. how many gallons does the tank hold they are in and how long has it been set up?
b. how large are the oscars and does the tank have any oter fish and if so, what and how many?

 

[jamie]

They are the size of you fist there are a few small sucker fish they look ok the tank is 1 meter long juwel tank it's been set up for about 6 months and i have a small blue lobster

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Im afraid you will have to rehome the agressive one/s, the oscars may have already outgrown your tank which could have brought on the agression, the blue lobster will also get a taste for fish once its big enough too- you need to find out what sort of sucker fish you have and how many gallons your tank holds exactly.
Here is an info page on oscars ;

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=47035

In the mean time i would either take the most intact oscars you have to your lfs or set up some sort of divider in your tank to stop them tearing each other apart- either way though a small unfiltered bag will do the injured ones no good and may stress them out more to the extent they die.

 

[jamie]

Thank's mate they made it thought the night ive got rock's in there i cound take out? I had to keep filling the bag up with water to get some co2 in there ive only got 3 small sucker fish there very small. Will get down to my local aquarium where i got them form