Charmaine

Shawnie

Hes one handsome oscar!! what is that other fish with him?
Thanks for sharing!!

Charmaine

That is a clown knife fish, his name is Slim. They grow to 40-50 cm in length. They have formed an unusual bond cause the knife fish usualy is a loner and doesn't feel much for other fish.

capekate

great fish you have there Charmaine

WOW love the spots on your knife fish.. he is very unusual looking (but in a great way)! All your fish in the photo look great!

Charmaine

Thanx. I think they look so good cause they eat so good. I feed them live fish more often than flakes, they also eat alot of frozen blood worms.
I will add more pics as soon as I can. I got all my fish when they were about the size of a full grown guppy. My oscar is about 15cm long and Slim is about 20cm long. Slim is really a cool fish cause when he was just a baby he was coverd in stripes and not spots. The spots developed as he got bigger. Pretty cool huh..

capekate

YEP! they sure are pretty cool!

Shawnie

cool and very personable...I love the knife fish..hes just striking as well...just make sure the feeders you feed them, come from clean tanks and dont have diseases..oscars are prone to hole in the head disease and its awful...

Charmaine

I breed my own feeder fish for them, Tell me more about the hole in the head desease, never heard of thet one before!!!

Shawnie

It starts out with small sores on the fishes head...they grow larger and eventually its almost like a deep hole you can see thru the fish..some causes are bad water quality, stress, and bad feeders....mine got it about 4 years or so ago from feeding feeders from the LFS..so since then, I dont feed them because I have no way to breed my own...which is super! if you can do it

Charmaine

What would be the cure for that desease, so I can add it to my first aid kit. Better to be safe than sorry i always say. Did your fish survive??

pepetj

Charmaine: The Hole In The Head (HITH) seems due to poor water conditions and poor feeding, as far as I know if you keep those two in check, no problems. I'm newby in Oscar fishkeeping (5" young Tiguer Oscar).
Where are your pics? Can't see them in this thread.
Pepe
Santo Domingo

Charmaine

The pics are there. Did you click on the camera? Don't know why you can't see them.
But like I said previously, I breed my own feeder fish. So far my oscar is healthy and very energetic. Where are your pics, would love to see them!! Thanx for the info, you can never know too much about fish!!!

Shawnie

yes my fish made it...thank god! got to use an antibiotic on them in a seperate tank if they have buddies...I used maracyn but many articles ive read since then dont require meds if caught early...

heres a link with pics and more info http://www.worldcichlids.com/diseases/Adamhith.html

Charmaine

Thanx for the link. I have printed the recipe, and guess what I am doing this week end.
That is like a 5 star meal and my oscar will be so proud of me and so will slim. Oh by the way, I am getting oscar his new friend this week end, I am so excited.

Shawnie

awesome! make sure you share the pics

Charmaine

Will do that.

pepetj

You are all going to laugh at me (be my guest I'm the first one laughing!).
I had no idea what the camera icon use was, until now -Thanks Charmaine!. So I figure how many pics I've been missing so far! ROFL
What a nice bunch of big guys! Never saw a knife fish like yours before. The pic I like most is FISH, they seem to prepare to pose for the camera, one on top of the other with the catfish lifting his barble up like "watch your step big guy!" LOL
Thanks again
Pepe
Santo Domingo

Charmaine

Well we are all here to help, anyway it is good to have a giggle now and then, keeps your soul alive. I luv my fish and they luv the camera, as you can see. Will be adding more pics soon. Keep checking in.

pepetj

Sure I will. Being part of fishlore has been an enriching experience, not only for the valuable info, but for the good-vibe sharing around here, in times of distress and dispair (my experience), but also in joyful moments. All kind of stuff goes around here, -e.g. eating your fish? drinking your tank's water? experiment or stupidity... to name a few of threads from recent memory. I am grateful for all of you, and, of course, our fishes.

Thank you Charmaine.

Pepe
Santo Domingo

Charmaine

No problem. It's great making new friends even if you can,t see them. Yes I have also read some pretty amazing threads. But remember, no matter how stupid the question may seem, never be afraid to ask that stupid question. You never know, It could just save your fish's life and you will learn something new!!