On Sun, 11 May 2003 17:38:13 -0400, "Doug"
wrote:

I had oscars for 6 years,not in a pond.I kept them in a aquarium(125gal.) I
never saw mine play dead.
They are a tropical fish and usually require warm temperatures around 78
degrees.
They love to eat feeder goldfish.

Yes, our aquariums were at 75-78 F on the Oscars as well. I would
guess if they are on thier side, they may be in trouble.

To the original poster: I hope your Oscar isn't mean to all your other
fish and that you can keep it alive. Did it come from a pond or an
aquarium?