Accidentally Hit My Betta With Some Plastic! :(

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CrazyDiamond88

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I was just messing around in my tank with a bit of plastic I was trying to attach some moss to.
 
My curious betta was swimming near my hands and I accidentally flicked him with the plastic! He seems to have a little scratch now on his back.
 
He seemed stressed and swam quickly away. He's now hanging around the bottom of the tank, swimming kind of like he's irritated.
 
What should I do? Will he be okay? 
 
Keep a close eye on him, and you need to keep his water nice and clean - 20% daily, or thereabouts should be fine. Keep an eye out for fungal infections, but that will be avoided with decent water.
 
Okay, thank you for your quick reply.
 
I will keep with the wc's. 
 
He is swimming normally now, but I can see the wound on his back.
 
The "swimming normally" is a good sign.
 
I would say that as long as you keep the water clean and warm, he should be perfectly fine. 
 
+1 on whats been said so far. He may have the grumps on with you now though ;)
 
Maybe turn the lights off to reduce stress for a little bit?
 
Thanks all :) lights are off.
Water is about 26 - 28 Celsius as always

He is not grumpy thankfully xD
Though he was straight after it happened.

Fighter fish are troopers!
 
They are quite strong!
I hope he's doing better today!
 
Did he get any better? I found that one of my guppies got an infection after he tore his tail!
 

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