Oscar going insane???

[rich_one]

So, my large, albino tiger oscar is repeatedly attacking the heater. If he breaks it... dead. I'm not sure why he's doing it, or how to stop him from doing it. At the moment, I don't have any decor I can use to block him from it, that I can think of. Any suggestions on how to stop him? I have a feeling I'm simply going to have to find something to block him from getting to it.

-Rich

 

[dogofwar]

Oscars are gonna do what they're gonna do!

Simplest thing is to block off the part of the tank with the heater with a piece of eggcrate...

Then you can either buy or build a heater guard. Basically a piece of PVC with a bunch of holes in it.

Matt

 

[rich4297]

I put my heater in the sump I don't know if you have one. Also my heater is made of metal or something that looks like metal so they can't break it. I think it's a heatpro it works fantastic but pretty expensive. It's also really small and slim if it was in the tank you would barley notice it.


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[mscichlid]

That guy needs one of these type http://www.marinedepot.com/WON_Pro_...um_Heaters-Won_Brothers-WB1111-FIHTTH-vi.html
behind a piece of driftwood.

 

[Andrewtfw]

Someone makes universal heater covers. Oscars are known to attack heaters and filters.

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[blkmjk]

Make a small air jet tube large enough to cover the heater out of pvc. to hide the heater and circulate the heated water. Haven't made one but it seems pretty simple fix. My big flower horn destroys thermometers. Not quite sure why?

Drew

 

[rich_one]

Thanks for all the great advice, everyone. I mean, I'm sitting here watching him, and thinking "Dude... you are definitely going to electrocute yourself, and everyone else in the tank!" LOL...

-Rich

 

[Hawkman2000]

Make a small air jet tube large enough to cover the heater out of pvc. to hide the heater and circulate the heated water. Haven't made one but it seems pretty simple fix. My big flower horn destroys thermometers. Not quite sure why?

Drew

Good idea. You could even put sponge filter on the bottom and make it a bio-filter/heatr-jet in one. Gunna have to remember this one.