Why is my Oscar fish lethargic, not eating, and losing scales?

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My Oscar fish is about 4 months old and when I first got him he was very active and then out of no where he became very lathargic and he barely eats and it look as so his scales are beginning to come off he is housed with onother Oscar but the other one doesn't mess with him so I don't know what is going on. Pet's info: Fish | Cichlid

Penelope Graben, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello, The appearance of losing scales is often due to a collection of fluid in the abdomen, called "dropsy". It unfortunately bears a poor prognosis. To learn more about dropsy, I recommend this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42DAoriYhVI I hope this is helpful. Thanks for using PetCoach.

Why is my Oscar fish lethargic, not eating, and losing scales?

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