Motionless Oscar?!

[Benakaben]

i have a relatively young red oscar, about 6 inches long, i did a water change that was over due from the weekend so i did more than usual. prior to the water change he was fine, now he is just laying motionless at the back of tank on the gravel, any ideas whats wrong?

 

[colleen0309]

Has your oscar ever pouted before? This is pretty common. Oscars HATE to have their home disturbed. At least mine did. They remind me of my kids when they threw temper tantrums. He should be ok. Did you remember to dechlorinate the water when you added it to the tank? What size tank do you have? Can you get ammonia and nitrite readings?

 

[colleen0309]

How is your oscar doing today?

 

[Benakaben]

oscar is fine now i did a bigger water change then normal so the levels were down quite a bit more than usual, i have a rio 400 which is a 450L tank. his back to his energetic self now.

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Thats good news.