Fatal or not?

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Achilles1763

Achilles1763

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Hello, well I have been setting up my 7fter for the past few weeks and all has be. Going very well until my GT decided to get into a lip locking contest with my fahaka over ownership of the rock cave. Now I need to clarify the fahaka is very relaxed and not aggressive at all, but her red nose seems to prove that she is calm unless you hurt her. Basically the GT has this injury (see below I guess) will it recover or should I just put its out of its misery?

The fahaka is fine with all my other fish (Oscar, ornate birchir and many dither fish) as you can see. I just want To if it will recover and if so how best to help it... I am assuming it has learned its lesson.

Thanks

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Holy crap! I doubt it can regrow its jaw and mouth back! Put it in a quarantine tank and see if it heals. If it eats thats a hell of a good sign it'll do fine...
 
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Also your Fahaka looks bad ass btw! My LFS has small ones for 10$ I wanted one but I know they can kill my rays and other fish in a matter of seconds.
 
Cool, will see what I can do, but I think it can't eat. It try's but can't pick up food... Doesn't look good.

Thanks she is the best fish I ever owned. As per aggression its a total guess! I got a fahaka as I like aggressive single species tanks... Both she is so placid I figured I would put her in my 7ft 220 community tank... And she is great with them (accept the GT) the bloody Oscar is trying to bully her and her just totally ignores him lol! is adorable how she just flutters about while he is desperately trying to intimidate her
 
That's a dead fish swimming. Probably best to euthanize the fish if it can't eat. Looks just like when poachers try to headshot a deer and shoot their lower jaw off. They eventually starve to death.
 
I'd wait a week and see what happens. If he doesn't eat at all or can't consume anything hes done for. I would either use clove oil or take a knife to him.
 
Achilles1763 said:
Thanks gents, I'll give him a week as suggested and see what happens.
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I would catch the fish and with sharp scissors cut off that dangling tissue. Just a quick cut, it probably has not much nerve or blood supply anyway now. Then I would isolate for 2 weeks. I bet this fish will be fine.
 
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