New Brazillian Dragon Eel bit Fish!!!

[shawnlx86]

I just brought home a new braziliian dragon eel and put it in the tank. As it was searching around it came across my sleeping green bird wrasse and bit it. There are a couple of scratch marks on top and bottom of fish, but doesnt look to bad. Is this something I should treat in a QT or just keep an eye out.
Thanks,Shawn

 

[wanabebell]

if you have a hospital tank id put it in their
their are deffinetly cleaner places than the mouth of a moray
just watch out for infections

 

[shawnlx86]

Originally Posted by wanabebell
if you have a hospital tank id put it in their
their are deffinetly cleaner places than the mouth of a moray
just watch out for infections
What do I do if it does get infected? Is there a treatment?

 

[wanabebell]

yepp theres medicines
im not sure what they are but i know a lil on the subject
Uv sterilizers are nice for this type of problem
pros
1 kept from getting bit againg
2 if treatment is needed treats only wrasse
3 less stressfull in hospital no compition for territory
con
1 movement stressful to be moved to new tank
2 smaller tank bird wrassses active may feel cramped
theirs prolly more too

 

[titan]

If the wounds are just scratches the wrasse should be fine, but if the cuts are deep and severe redness I treat with melafix. It's a herbal treatment that fights bacterial infection, in the event things worsen. Corals and inverts will be unaffected by this med, and same goes for primafix which is a fungal fighter again in case the wrasse worsens.
As far as UV's are concerned they'll do nothing to help a wounded fish get better, they'll improve water quality in the smallest manner, battle parasites, and reduce algaes but even then they're not the most effective tool in these cases.

 

[pieceman2]

post pic of the eel.

 

[shawnlx86]

Titan-They appear to be just scratches, no redness so I think I'll just keep an eye on it for a couple of days. I just went downstairs while lihts are of and it appears he found a new sleeping spot high in the rocks-I guess he learns quickly. Thanks for all the valuable info.
pieceman2- I'm going to start a thread shortly on my semi-new 215 aggresive reef and I'll post the pics there