Moving Oscar When Changing 60% Of Water?

[guppy_man]

Im just about to change 60% of my oscars tank water, should i leave him in the tank when doing this or put him in a bucket?, as im not sure if it will stress him more or not, what do you think?

 

[Ferris]

I would leave him in the tank - far less stressful than being moved altogether.

 

[GrantyBoy]

agreed, keep the fish in the tank

 

[weston adam]

agreed, keep the fish in the tank

Unless you want to get soaked trying to put him in a bucket (tried it once ha ha) leave him in the tank

 

[england]

no leave him/her in the tank....stroke him/her settle them down,just take it easy n all will be ok

 

[ox5477]

no leave him/her in the tank....stroke him/her settle them down,just take it easy n all will be ok

Yep, 100% agree. If you just go real slow with the change then the fish will not be stressed to much by it. If you have a toy for it, like a ping pong ball or something that some people use, then give it to the fish while your doing this and it may keep its attention away from the lowering water level.

A point too which may be obv but im gonna say it anyways, be real careful with the temp of the water your putting back into the tank. In a normal 30 or 40% wc you could put 50F water into a normally 76F tank and it would only change the temp maybe 2 or 3 dgrees, no more than the fish would experience during a heavy rain storm in nature. But with anything over a 50% wc, Try to match the water temp as close to the original water temp as possible as this will also curb any major stress to the fish

 

[guppy_man]

no leave him/her in the tank....stroke him/her settle them down,just take it easy n all will be ok

well i did leave him in the tank, he wasnt too happy while i was cleaning but hes ok now.
btw nelly i dont think he will let me stroke him yet, as soon as my hands touch the water hes there in a flash, anything that touches the water he thinks is food, so i will have to gradually get him used to not associating my hand with food

 

[Miss Wiggle]

leave him in

ever tried to catch a big oscar? looked like i'd been in a wet t shirt competition after the last time and the wireless router that's near the tank hasn't worked since

when adding the new water back in we run it in through a hose pipe but basically just as a tickle so the heaters have time to get working and keep the temp stable. it takes a while for it to fill up but you can just leave the hose pipe running and go watch tv or whatever!

 

[guppy_man]

thanks for the tips, i was wondering for those of you who have oscars and are able to stroke them, how did you manage to do this, i would really like to start doing this as my oscar is still only young.

 

[ox5477]

thanks for the tips, i was wondering for those of you who have oscars and are able to stroke them, how did you manage to do this, i would really like to start doing this as my oscar is still only young.

I would say like any other pet, it comes more with trust. Yes, most dogs will come right up to you and not be that timid from the start but as time goes on they become more happy to see you. The same I would guess will happen with almost all animals. When they see you on a regular basis and become familiar with your sight and know your not going to hurt them, they will become more lax around you and may begin to allow to you pet them. Its all just a question of trust and a feeling of safety for the fish

 

[SamUK]

i didnt think it was a good idea to stroke your fish?


something about taking there protective slime coat off?

 

[england]

i wouldnt worry to much because oscars are the king of stropps just like kids hitting teenage years like kevin n perry<and my neice><ok i know iam gonna get linched by you nippers since ive said this

ive only just started stroking my two...i do this either just before feeding or during water changes....dont dangle your fingers cos they prob think its food go the hole hog with hand...let mhen brush up against you