Scuffle between Oscar and GT

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BassetsForBrown

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Hi,
I have had my Oscar and female GT since they were 1inch children, and they are now 10", and 7" respectively. They have gotten along fine their entire lives so far up until the last month; I now frequently find them locking lips and sparring.
This morning I noticed scraping on the GT's upper and lower mouth, and tattered spots on the Oscar's side fins, and the lower part if it's dorsal fin.
One of them clearly must go, and ive decided that will be the GT. I found a very suitable home at a LFS I trust fully.
However I was wondering if the fin damage to the Oscar, and the scrapes to scales on the GT's "muzzle" are likely to heal on their own without any meaningful damage or scarring long term?
No cuts are deep enough to be red or pink, just noticeably white. I think ive caught them early but I just want to be sure.

Thank you for your help

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Yeah, that kind of thing is common and expected in new world cichlid community tanks... Just keep the water clean and within a week or 2 u shouldn't even notice anything happened.

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The O's "hand" fins are the thing I was most concerned about since they are so delicate looking even when healthy. Thanks for the replies, will give me some peace of mind tnight.

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As long as the entire fin wasn't torn off, it should grow back just fine. My angels spare a lot and once in a while their fins look like carp, but after a week or so, you can't even tell that it happened.

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It would be nice if I could just sit them down in a quiet room and reason with them. Convince them to live together in harmony, and learn to accept their differences.
This may be one of the disadvantages suffered by creatures with a brain the size of a Skittle.....

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Checked out the human condition lately?
 
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