Damselfish with white spots

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Hi! I bought this damselfish from my LFS yesterday and noticed white spots on him once I got him home. At first I thought it might be injury from being in a tank with other damselfish as I know they can be nippy, but now I am afraid it might be something else. Could anyone give their opinion on what they think this is? Thank you!

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Hi! I bought this damselfish from my LFS yesterday and noticed white spots on him once I got him home. At first I thought it might be injury from being in a tank with other damselfish as I know they can be nippy, but now I am afraid it might be something else. Could anyone give their opinion on what they think this is? Thank you!

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This appears to injury marks either from scratches or bites from tank mates.
What other fish do you have in with it and have you noticed any chasing?
 
I haven't noticed any chasing in my tank. I have a pair of storm clownfish and a tailspot blenny in there. I did notice a lot of chasing in the tank at the fish store though so maybe he had the injury from there and i just didn't notice until I got him home.
 

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