I am still crying

[desertsss]

My Oscar I have had for over 4 years is dying/dead. Can't tell because she is hiding. As much as I hate to say it I have never cried over a fish. I have not had air conditioning in my house over the weekend. It has been almost 100 constantly. I totally worried about the torts but didn't think about my fish. I am so upset I don't even know what to do with myself. It is totally my fault. Just wanting to vent and advertise how bad heat can be for animals.

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My Oscar I have had for over 4 years is dying/dead. Can't tell because she is hiding. As much as I hate to say it I have never cried over a fish. I have not had air conditioning in my house over the weekend. It has been almost 100 constantly. I totally worried about the torts but didn't think about my fish. I am so upset I don't even know what to do with myself. It is totally my fault. Just wanting to vent and advertise how bad heat can be for animals.

 

[Stazz]

Awww desertsss I am SO sorry to hear that !!!!! It's not at ALL your fault that your a/c isn't working, please don't blame yourself Thinking of you through sad times.
I am positive Oscar had the best life with you Keep that in mind!. Hugs xx

 

[Crazy1]

desertsss sorry to hear of your loss. And a good reminder to everyone about the heat. Hugs

 

[desertsss]

So she is still kickin. I think she stayed alive to say bye to my hubby. He got home and she came out. She is just lying on the bottom of the tank though. Hoping that the cool down of water might help but don't know yet.

 

[Stazz]

Oh my goodness !!!! Well maybe Oscar will pull through !!!!!! I will pray for you and Oscar!

 

[Isa]

My thoughts are with you and Oscar, I really hope she is going to be fine

 

[desertsss]

So today she is up and eating. Maybe I caught it just in the nick of time. I don't know if we are in the clear yet though. Not eating too much and still a little slow. After I mixed in cooler water she started to move around a little more. Gonna have to watch the temps closely til our a/c gets fixed. Oh my goodness, what a scary ordeal. Thank you for everyones thoughts and prayers I think they are working. And I will keep you posted.

 

[reptic_critter]

That is great! I had fish once, when they acted dead, they really were dead :/ I wasn't as lucky as you. I'm sure he will pull through!

 

[sendie]

I'm crossing my fingers she pull thru! Oscars are just the most fascinating fish aren't they?

 

[Laura]

Just do a slow water change.. too drastic is just as bad and shocky...no icecubes.
Its cooler here today.. hope that helps.

 

[tortoisenerd]

best wishes!

 

[desertsss]

Hey guys, I feel like we brought her back from the dead. I am not too sure, but this is what I think happened. She loves to jump out of the water and hit her head on the glass. Occasionally she will lose a few scales and such. I think when the heat increased so much the bacteria grew exponentially in the tank and might have gotten into her open areas. I am currently pouring slightly cold water in and mixing it twice a day (with the water conditioners and things). She does need a water change but as you said, I don't want to shock her any right now. When our hand goes in to cyphen she always freaks out. Beautiful fish but tempermental and a biter. Gonna give it a couple more days. She is back to eating almost as much as she was before. I wouldn't usually be worried about a biting fish, but she is over 8 inches and has drawn blood on me before just when I was feeding her, she jumped out and bit me. (actually left a little scar) LOL. I love that girl. Thanks for all your words and thoughts, I am still concerned for her, but her personality is back which to me means a lot. Will still keep you posted.

 

[Yvonne G]

Funny that you would say that. I used to have a 50 gallon aquarium and it only had the cover with the light. So that only covered about half lengthwise of the aquarium. My two oscars loved to jump. I can't tell you how many times I rescued one or the other of them from behind the couch or under the aquarium stand. They would usually be dry and stuck with dog hair and dust. I'd wash them off and put them back into the water and after a minute or two they'd be good as new! An amazing fish!

Yvonne

 

[Isa]

Good news, I am glad she is doing better