Hey there, I'm new on the forum, I was hoping to get some help.
I've got an Oscar and a wolffish that share a 150 gallon tank. I went to a concert for a night and when I came back this morning it looks like they may have fought a little. The oscar has white marks on the very top of his head. He's about 10" long with a head of about 1/2" wide. One of the marks covers about a third of his head. When he comes and looks at me at feeding time it definitaly looks like skin is missing. The wolf fish is a fairly new addition, about 3 weeks old. He's only 3 or 4 inches long, but is highly highly aggressive. He also has a white mark on the side of his body, but he stays hidden so I can't see if skin is missing. SOmething tells me the oscar may have taken a snap at him for having to go almost a day without a food. I don't think the spots are any parasites or anything like that, the small jack dempsey in the tank (2") doesn't have any marks on his body. The spots don't look bumpy or anything like that. My questions are:
What can I do to help the wounds heal?
Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening again in the future?
Also, I'm going to be going on a trip for memorial day weekend, is there anything I can do for a 4 day long weekend?
Also, I haven't been able to find any information about this wolf fish, does anyone have anything?
Thanks for any help,
Mike
I've got an Oscar and a wolffish that share a 150 gallon tank. I went to a concert for a night and when I came back this morning it looks like they may have fought a little. The oscar has white marks on the very top of his head. He's about 10" long with a head of about 1/2" wide. One of the marks covers about a third of his head. When he comes and looks at me at feeding time it definitaly looks like skin is missing. The wolf fish is a fairly new addition, about 3 weeks old. He's only 3 or 4 inches long, but is highly highly aggressive. He also has a white mark on the side of his body, but he stays hidden so I can't see if skin is missing. SOmething tells me the oscar may have taken a snap at him for having to go almost a day without a food. I don't think the spots are any parasites or anything like that, the small jack dempsey in the tank (2") doesn't have any marks on his body. The spots don't look bumpy or anything like that. My questions are:
What can I do to help the wounds heal?
Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening again in the future?
Also, I'm going to be going on a trip for memorial day weekend, is there anything I can do for a 4 day long weekend?
Also, I haven't been able to find any information about this wolf fish, does anyone have anything?
Thanks for any help,
Mike