Oscar Problem

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Jantilla

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I noticed some weird black spots near my Oscar’s gills. They are on both sides. Also earlier in the day I saw only one gill plate moving. They are both moving now. Does my Oscar have gill flukes or something else?
 
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Jantilla

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Anonymous

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I'm sorry, diseases are not something I'm super familiar with. I wish you the best of luck, and the advice I have is to google the symptoms, and read, read, read everything.
 
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Jantilla

New Member
It looks like flukes since he was only using one gill. I'm thinking about using some Aquarium Salt and Parasite Clear by Jungle Labs.
 
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Jantilla

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Thanks for the link. The gill plate that wasn't moving earlier is moving but the one that was moving earlier isn't. This is weird. He is swimming and eating.
 
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Jantilla

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I'll just have to keep a eye on him and keep my water healthy. Would Aquarium Salt help at all? I have used it in the past.
 
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Gryphon

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You found the OFL forums before I had a chance to jump on and link them to you. Miss Nicki definitely knows Oscars pretty good, and most other cichlids as well. Definitely a good source of information there!
 
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Jantilla

New Member
I've been a member for awhile on oscarfishlover but come on here much more often so that''s why I posted on here first. It looks like oscars are often using one gill more then the other.
 
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Jantilla

New Member
Nope looks like everything is normal. I found out that oscar's don't always use both gills. I was just freaked out when I saw only one moving.
 
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