Rabbitfish and sailfin did the tango

[anonome]

My rabbitfish and sailfin today were sparing over something and left my sailfin with a barb in his side. My question, is this something I need to worry about, or will nature take care of it? No signs of paralyse or lethargy or appetite, but worried about infection. Any advise is always appreciated.
Do I need to get the barb out, or does it just do it on it own?

 

[anonome]

My rabbitfish has a definite chunk out of it where the barb is logged into the sailfin. Any suggestions?

 

[anonome]

Anyone?

 

[anonome]

Update, my cleaner shrimp worked on it, and removed the barb. He now has a hole, but looks clean.

 

[aquaknight]

Vemon is rather fast acting, so if the Sailfin is fine by now, probably no worries. Infection is always a chance, but with good water and a stress-free environment, they should heal themselves up quickly. Limit the foot traffic past the tank if you can, and any other stressors you can think of.