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Oscette's Oscar Page  Oscette'sOscar Page  Don't forget to fly your flag on 911     This page is dedicated to all my girlsand especially Big Girl (who I nursed back to healthafter heradoption), who have gone on to a better fish bowl. I miss you allgirls.  Hi! My name is Oscette, (Little Oscar). Well,really it is not, it's Carole, but because I wear a custom fishavatar, designed by my good friend SassyCat and I raise Oscars(the tropical fish), my friends thought the name was a good fit.I was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was raised inWeatherly, Pennsylvania and moved to Hazleton, Pennsylvania at 19and I live here since then. Beside my 3 Oscars, which aregirls, I have an iguana. And my hubby BigC, who I havebeen married to for the last 15 years. I have finally masteredmost of the HTML so I could write this board myself and had agreat time doing it. I spend a lot of time on the computer inWorlds Chat, Yahoo Messenger, and MSN Messenger. I have 7 other web pages that I'm webmaster over. I thought maybe some people would like to see my girls and I would like to exchange some information with some fellow Oscar lovers. This page is constantly changing, so come back often.Hope You Like My Page!  What Is An"Oscar"?Oscar is the common name for one of theSouth American Cichlid Classes of tropical fish known asAstronotus Ocellatus. Sometimes called "The VelvetCichlid" or "The Peacock Cichlid". Easier to say "Oscar"! Oscars are nativeto northern South America and off the southern coast of Florida.Oscars come in various colors. There are red Oscars, Gold Oscars,Albino Oscars, Gold Tiger Oscars, Common Oscars and variousOscars not known to me. Oscars, if raised in the properenvironment can grow to a size of 12 inches and can live as longas 10 years. They have a personality, that is to say when otherfish dash around, the Oscar explores. They can be taught tricksas a dog can. If you put a small floating ball in the Oscar'stank, he can be taught to push the ball around the tank. An Oscarcan be tempramental fish, bullying other small fish in the tankand demanding it's own territory. But as the Oscar matures, some, not all of the aggressivenessdiminishes. Oscars can be fed avariety of foods, from small breeder goldfish and tubflex wormsto regular chiclid pellets and flake food. Because of the dangerof a contaminated goldfish which might have been raised underadverse conditions and cause the Oscar to have "hole in thehead disease", I would prefer to feed my girls pellet foodand flake food. Each owners has their own preference. They are inmy opinion, definitely a beautiful fish to own and watch. Links ToOther "Oscar" Pages And Products  The Hidden Reef  Jungle Products  World Wide Pet Supply  All Glass Aquariums  The Cichlid RoomCompanion  Marineland  Fish Profiles - Oscar  AquariumPharmaceuticals  That Pet Place  Tetra  Every Fish Tank Owner Should Have One Of These I get questions all the time about cleaning fish tanks. This is the best and the easiest way to clean your tank.This is the Python No-Spill.For more information and pricing contact Python. Adopt An"Oscar"Sometimeschildren as well as adults buy Oscars without realizing how bigthey can grow or understand their needs as adults. Many of theirbowls become contaminated by their waste and food waste and theybecome sick and die. Many times their owners can no longer takecare of them or no longer want to take care of them. Sadly someof these fish end up disposed of, but many of them end back atthe pet store from where they were bought. This was the case oftwo of my girls-- Seedy and Big Girl. Big Girl's tank mate was sosick, it didn't even make it into the clean bowl at the petstore. I've adopted many Oscars like this and took them home, to find out theywere sick. Some I could nurse back to health and some I couldn't. Many fish like these can be found at your local pet store.Next time you're in your local pet store, maybe you'll see one ofthese abandoned fish and if you like big fish, particularlyOscars, take a chance, you could raise a really nice fish. Give an Oscar a good home. Adopt An Oscar today! Wal-martI have an interesting piece of information that I would like to pass on. This past weekend I was in our local Wal-mart. I wondered into the fish section and I found a bowl full of Oscars. It was a 10 gallon tank with about 20 small Oscars in it. They were fighting with each other terribly. In the bottom of the tank was a little albino/tiger girl. She had her one eye knocked out, and just sitting on the bottom. When the girl came over I mentioned that they looked like they were hungry. She said she knew nothing about them, as she worked other departments as well. She opened a flake container and put some in the top. I thought they were going to tear the container out of her hand. At that point I opened up a container of Wardley Chiclid Sticks (which I was going to purchase) and she opened the top. It was a mad rush, they were trying to pull the sticks out of each other's mouths. I made reference to the little girl in the bottom. She asked me what would happen to her. I told her I was going to buy her. That would make the third girl I have that is blind in the left eye. She got the net, put her in the bag and sat the bag in the sink that was there. The bag fell over and she was in the sink. I was polite, so I didn't say anything. When she gave me the bag with her in she handed me a paper about an inch high and about three inches long. It "information" about my fish. It said "South African Chiclid, grows to about 3 to 4 inches long." I almost died when I saw that and never read the rest, that was enough for me. Somehow I misplaced the paper I wanted to scan it to here. But you can see how stores like Wal-mart and others misstate the facts about these fish. As for the little girl she is in the 25 high tank, hopefully she will adapt. So far she just sits on the bottom. I'm sorry to say the little girl passed away about 10 pm this evening 4/22/03. I happened to be in Wal-Mart today (7/19/03) to buy some sticks for my girls as their usual pet store was closed. As I went over to the sticks, I couldn't help seeing all of the Oscars in a tank that wasn't even 10 gallons. I counted 15, from about an inch to one that was about 3 inches long. They were all taking turns attacking a dead one of their friends on the bottom. I opened the can of sticks and just like before, I gave them some. It was like the mad rush at the soup kitchen. Just about then a Wal-Mart worker came around the corner. He asked me if I wanted any fish. I told him if I had my way I would take all of them. I asked him if he could see what they were doing. I explained they were a territorial fish and they probably killed one of the little weaker ones and were now eating it. I told him that was a good way for the whole tank to get hole in the head disease. When he saw I was giving them sticks he asked if they were their food I replied with "Don't worry I'm paying for them". I also told them several of us on the Internet were filing a petition against all Wal-Mart stores for their inhumane treatment of the fish. He said the guy who runs the department takes good care of the tanks. I then asked him if he was the guy who couldn't find the net, so he was going to take a fish out in his hands. He said I don't know anything about that and walked away. I MUST stay out of that place or get in serious trouble.Below is a petition against Wal-Mart charging them with cruelty to the fish. Please if you feel this is the case, don't hesitate to sign it. Thanx "Oscette" http://www.petitiononline.com/sickfish/petition.html Caution!Check outyour new fish tank when you purchase it. I just bought Stripper a new 55 gallontank, as she was getting too big for her old 29. I did everything I usually dowhen starting up a new bowl. I do nothing fancy with my tanks, only add StartRight to the water as it's adding. (I never fool with sitting the water out oranything like that, and my girls have grown to almost a foot in size.) After afew days I noticed that her water was getting cloudy and green. Knew shewas building up algae, but I couldn't understand why. She wasn't in directsunlight and she wasn't getting a lot of seed, it didn't make sense. (I leave onmy tank lights 24/7. My girls were raised like that and if I turn the light outor it burns out they go nuts.) Then something told me to check the light becauseI had remembered I had a problem like that before. AGA (All-Glass Aquariums),who I buy all of my tanks from had packaged another kind of light with the tankassembly. It was a GE Aqua Rays. Somehow the spectrum was different then anythey had shipped before and combined with the light on all the time created suchalgae that I could hardly see her through the glass. I changed the light to aPenn Plex, which I always use and did a lot of water changes and now she'sclear. So be careful of your tank assemblies when you buy them even if turn yourlight out at night. It could still cause an algae problem. Sick Oscars!I've been getting quite a lot of letters concerning sick Oscars. I want you all to understand that I am not a Veterinarian or a fish doctor, the advice I offer comes from experience and if there is something I have no knowledge of, then I will consult someone who knows. I feel bad when I'm trying to give advice to someone and their Oscar gets worse or passes away, as in the incident that happened today. All I can do is I try my best, but you should also check with a Vet. People are asking me what kind of medicine do I use for the treatment of various diseases, such as ich, cotton mouth and all sorts of scrapes and cuts. I'm not here to promote any one particular company, but I am a firm believer in Aquatronics Paragon. The one in the Red package, not the blue. I believe that the blue package is too strong for them. If you read the directions on the package and follow the directions in five days you should see a noticeable improvement. I have used this faithfully to treat all of my girls at one time or another and it works. They also make a medicine called Super Sulfa, that is really terrific when their is a very bad infection. Make sure you have your dosage correct, because a lot of medicines cut down on the amount of oxygen in the water and could make your Oscar pant for air Hole In The Head DiseaseI am questioned all the time about "Hole In The Head" Disease. I have been doing some research on it and so far I have found some things I can put in here now. Hexamita is a single-cell protozoa, or as some people call it, a single-cell parasite that is usually intestinal in nature, but have the capability of penetrating the intestinal wall and spreading to other organs. In certain species like the Oscar, Discus, and Jack Dempsey they attack the head region causing tubular eruptions and holes, thus "Hole In The Head" Disease. I read on an aquarium board that this disease is fatal. I don't believe that to be true, because I had treated one of my girls for it and the holes healed up and she lived a long time after that. I'm not sure where they come from, but I was always told not to feed my girls live feeder fish, because it could cause the disease. As I find out more on the cause I will post it here. I read on someone's board to slow them down or possibly stop them, put 1 teaspoon per gallon of salt in the bowl. This can be common table salt. (NOT IODIZED!!) Every Friday when I clean the bowls, I sprinkle salt in them, the girls eat it as it is coming in. I was also taught this will promote healing and I believe it does. Again my old faithful product for Hole In The Head is Paragon. Other people would tell you other products. I find this very successful. Ammonia!I caution everyone to clean your tanks on a regular basis. At least once every two weeks, if not every week. The buildup of food and waste products in the tank can cause a massive buildup ammonia in the tank, which can cause the depletion of oxygen and your Oscar could starve for air..  Tank Maintenance My suggestions for tank maintenance is as follows:1. Every week remove and replace from ¼ to ½ of the water from the bottom of the tank. This is easily accomplished with a Python hose siphon.2. While replacing the water, add Jungle Start Rite or equivalent to remove chlorine fromthe water and a small amount of common table salt (non iodized).This will help their slime coat.3. If your tank has a large amount of algae, you can use an algae scrapper and some JungleAlgae Remover.4. ICH. Everyone hates that word! My suggestion for ICH as well as Hole In The Headdisease is Aquatronics Paragon (the one in the red container).5. At least once a month the media in the filter should be changed. When replacing the carbonor Ammo-Carb media, use a few drops of Filter Aid by Aquarium Products. It enhances thefilter media and polishes the water. It can be put on the sponge of canister filters or thereplacement of cartridges filters.6. One of the products I suggest for media replacement is Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Ammo-Carb.This media not only cleans the water, but also eliminates ammonia.7. On the subject of algae. Brown algae is usually caused by a large amount of waste in the tank.Make sure your fish are consuming the amount of food that you put in the tank. Too much foodor a lot of waste not cleaned will cause brown algae. I'm told green algae comes from too muchlight. It could come from your light being on too long or too close to a window. My girls liketheir light on 24/7 and the only algae I usually see is the brown, because an Oscar eliminatesa lot of waste. Which absolutely calls a weekly cleaning.As I think of more maintenance tips I will post them here. Show Me Your OscarI was answering an email from a fellow Oscar friend in Mexicoabout his Oscar. He had sent me some pics of her so I could see what she looked like, when I came upon a great idea. Why not send in pics of your favorite Oscar and I can display them on a page for everyone else to see. Send me a pic of your favorite Oscar and I will display them here for everyone to see.  Email Pics To oscette@ptd.net Fish ForumsBelow are some fish forums that I thought you might want to participate inor just visit for some of your questions answered.      Friends and Other Pages Brandon's Place Leanne's Angelic Page Vicki's Home Page Chuck's HD & POW/MIA Page Nation Page Wardley's Home Page Con & Donna'sHome Page My Home Town My Family Page Cyndi's Homepage Plastic Canvas Page My Friends Page Grammy's Remodeling The Real Hazleton PA The Girls Page   This Paint Shop Pro Users Group Member site is owned by Carole Martienssen. Want to join the Paint Shop Pro Users Group Webring? [Skip Prev] [Prev] [Next] [Skip Next] [Random] [Next 5] [List Sites] |
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