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alright guys so i have a 13 inch albino oscar and im at the point that im not sure what to do with him. He was given to me at about 10 inches about 2 years ago before i knew alot about this hobby. I put him in a 46 gallon bow front i picked up for 50 bucks. Little did i know this tank was way to small for him. Anyway now i know that and i bought a 240 but its going to be atleast another 6 months before i get it up and running.
So, Here is the probem, My incompatance to not knowing enough about this hobby and oscars a year ago has led him go get hole in head. Im suspecting he got it from a mix of being in to small of a tank, feeding him feeders before i realized they were not good to feed him, having a under gravel filter and it trapping nitrates in the tank, and not enough water changes.
Anyway now thanks to this web site and MFK over the past year i have learned ALOT about this hobby now and i feel horrable to what has happend to my oscar because i didnt know what i was gettong myself into. I have used jungle brand hole in head treatment with out much luck and i have tried again and curing him by getting metro pro and a hospital tank using lots of salt and heat. He is making some progress but i just don't have the funds or time to keep dumping money into him.
So, What should I do. Are there people out there willing to try to save him. should i give him away to someone that is able to cure him or just stop treatment. I would like to get some jack Dempsey and other cichlids and cats to let them grow for 6 months in my 46 gallon while i get my 240. I have talked to plenty of people about this and i know i will not run into hold in head again in the 240. I know how to care for the fish better now with a big enough tank, adequate filtration and the right care. It just sucks that this guy had to suffer.
So, Here is the probem, My incompatance to not knowing enough about this hobby and oscars a year ago has led him go get hole in head. Im suspecting he got it from a mix of being in to small of a tank, feeding him feeders before i realized they were not good to feed him, having a under gravel filter and it trapping nitrates in the tank, and not enough water changes.
Anyway now thanks to this web site and MFK over the past year i have learned ALOT about this hobby now and i feel horrable to what has happend to my oscar because i didnt know what i was gettong myself into. I have used jungle brand hole in head treatment with out much luck and i have tried again and curing him by getting metro pro and a hospital tank using lots of salt and heat. He is making some progress but i just don't have the funds or time to keep dumping money into him.
So, What should I do. Are there people out there willing to try to save him. should i give him away to someone that is able to cure him or just stop treatment. I would like to get some jack Dempsey and other cichlids and cats to let them grow for 6 months in my 46 gallon while i get my 240. I have talked to plenty of people about this and i know i will not run into hold in head again in the 240. I know how to care for the fish better now with a big enough tank, adequate filtration and the right care. It just sucks that this guy had to suffer.
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