New green terror just tried to jump out...

[swifty]

...and he's got a white bump on his head now. I was asleep, heard a splash and a light thud, and when I came into the room the water was waving side to side and noticed the small white spot right away.

He's about 6", and I read that terrors like to jump so I limited any open area as much as possible. I think he bumped it on the black plastic fluorescent hood fixture. He seems to be missing 1-2 scales on his forehead where he bumped it.

What can I do? Will he heal from this naturally? Do I up the water changes? Or do I need medications?

I'm planning on getting a glass top on the weekend or next week so if he tries it again he won't scrape himself on anything.

 

[fug202]

I wouldn't worry too much if he's not acting unusual after the ordeal. You could add some salt to reduce the risk of infection. Fish get bumps and scrapes all the time, and have remarkable capacity of recovery. But yeah, close off any places where he could jump - you may not be around next time.

...and he's got a white bump on his head now. I was asleep, heard a splash and a light thud, and when I came into the room the water was waving side to side and noticed the small white spot right away.

He's about 6", and I read that terrors like to jump so I limited any open area as much as possible. I think he bumped it on the black plastic fluorescent hood fixture. He seems to be missing 1-2 scales on his forehead where he bumped it.

What can I do? Will he heal from this naturally? Do I up the water changes? Or do I need medications?

I'm planning on getting a glass top on the weekend or next week so if he tries it again he won't scrape himself on anything.

 

[Hoplo]

He should heal up fine, just keep an eye on it to make sure that it doesn't get infected.

 

[swifty]

I wouldn't worry too much if he's not acting unusual after the ordeal. You could add some salt to reduce the risk of infection. Fish get bumps and scrapes all the time, and have remarkable capacity of recovery. But yeah, close off any places where he could jump - you may not be around next time.

Yeah, it's day 2 and he's starting to flare up at people who walk by, including myself! He ate normally earlier, so he should be fine.

I've experienced their capacity to recover fins first-hand, but wasn't aware that carried over to actual skin/scales as well. I'll do every other day water changes until it heals up. Thanks all.