Oscar got cut while hunting/: help treatment?

[ratedBforBeau]

Hey guys my O got his first cut.
What do I need to do for it to heal.
It's alot worse in person.
Not horrible but it's a cut.


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[ratedBforBeau]

sorry its so blurry, but thats it.

 

[Adamrhh]

Oscars are tough, it'll heal. Do a nice water change and keep the lights off/dim. Try to find out how it happened and think about removing "X"

 

[Crazy mike]

I can't exactly see the cut but in general just add aquarium salt, do more water changes to insure good water. That's about it I've had cuts heal in like two days. Cichlids heal quickly so he should be fine


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[E.C.]

+1 on the WC. Keep the water good, and maybe less feeding about 25% less, Oscar's are known to be messy eater and the scraps which your O made will affect the water, Don't worry about the cut, as they've said, it'll heal. Just monitor the water, cause I don't know, must be the lights, your water seems cloudy which may infect the cut leading to 'you don't want to be on that situation for both of you and your fish'.

 

[ratedBforBeau]

actually guys is it possible that just some scales got pulled off somehow? thats what it looks like.like he rubbed against the driftwood and knocked like 4 or 5 scales off

 

[Adamrhh]

actually guys is it possible that just some scales got pulled off somehow? thats what it looks like.like he rubbed against the driftwood and knocked like 4 or 5 scales off

When my oscar was little, it bumped up onto a rock and ripped a scale, it's possible. It healed within 2 weeks.

Actually, my baby oscar did the same thing too..

(healed now)

My first O all grown up <3
Trust me it's scary when it happens on an Albino one since it looks like they have a parasite or a hole/burn in their skin.

 

[Crazy mike]

actually guys is it possible that just some scales got pulled off somehow? thats what it looks like.like he rubbed against the driftwood and knocked like 4 or 5 scales off

Oscars in my experience scratch really easily so that's very much a possibility. Anything in the tank that has sharp edges or sticks out?


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[noelsfishland]

Just add extra salt and do some frequent water changes dosent look to be to bad of a cut

 

[MyGiants]

Don't really need to do anything. It will heal on its own fine..