Is this Ick or just bullying

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I got these guys ( one isn’t on video because it is bedtime for most of the fish ). The tank is fairly filled with semi aggressive guys and he is the smallest. I just wanna rule out ick, if it is bullying ( which i am almost sure it is) just some of the spots throw me off. he’s eating and out for the most part aside from also being pushed around by some fish and he isn’t cowering from any body but is being chased sometimes. nobody else looks like him in the tank so that drew concern and just the little patches which might be from bullying. pls help

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I got these guys ( one isn’t on video because it is bedtime for most of the fish ). The tank is fairly filled with semi aggressive guys and he is the smallest. I just wanna rule out ick, if it is bullying ( which i am almost sure it is) just some of the spots throw me off. he’s eating and out for the most part aside from also being pushed around by some fish and he isn’t cowering from any body but is being chased sometimes. nobody else looks like him in the tank so that drew concern and just the little patches which might be from bullying. pls help

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I see a couple of spots which may ne grains of sand but also evidence of severe aggression and you need to find the culprit begore there is no tail on this damsel left to regrow
 

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