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No, I'm not sure how it happened. I just assumed that he rubbed up against the rocks. The tank is mostly sealed so I'm not sure how he could get out. I hope it's just scarring. Thank you Jay!Do you know what caused the abrasion? Is it growing larger over time? If not, it is likely just scarring and granulation tissue.
I had a snowflake that jumped out of the tank and was mostly dried when I found it. I returned it to the tank and it survived, but always had some scarring that looked exactly like your fish.
Jay
Thanks lion king. What do you recommend feeding it that has this nutrition? He currently gets a mix of krill, clam on the half shell and silversides but he doesn't seem to like the silversides. He is mostly excited about the krill.Water conditions, water conditions, water conditions. It doesn't look inflamed so thats good, if it does then some action may be needed. For the time being, all that is needed is optimum water conditions and a fresh varied diet low in thiaminese and including healthy fats, I mention that because most captive eels are not getting all the proper nutrition they need. The abrasion could have scarred the pigment layer of his skin.