The holes are so tiny and look like bubbles in this picture, you may not be able to make them out, so I circled and pointed to them. He swims too fast to snap a good picture. Sorry about the quality.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2ufrtk3.jpg

They don’t seem to be enlarging any and have healed once already but they keep coming back. He also has little scars around his face and his frontal fin has a big white spot on it but I can’t tell if it’s on a ray or in the flesh, but that doesn’t look like a fungus and it certainly isn’t ich. It hasn’t gotten any worse/better.

He swims just fine and is eating like a pro. I feed him Hikari Cichlid Staple and used to supplement that with baby shrimp, but I had to get rid of it yesterday. Sometimes I feed him freeze-dried blood worms as a treat. I don’t have a good, working testing kit to test his water, but I’d bet my life it’s good because I change at least 10-15% and vacuum a little bit every week. He’s in a 60 gallon aquarium by himself with rock decor (only two big, smooth rocks and two little smooth ones) and an inch of gravel, and his water stays usually around 78 degrees F.

My question is is he just injuring himself on stuff or is he sick? He’s had this for a while now (few weeks since I first noticed and I’ve kept an eye on it).

Let it be known that it’s my first Oscar and I’ve had him for four months or so. I’ve included everything about my fish so you have something to go on. I decided to write this essay because I’ve had my fair share of tragic, unfair fish deaths.