PLEASE HELP: Spot on one side of my Six Line

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Just noticed this on my Six Line. Not sure what it is. He's been in this tank for just shy of a year. No signs of bullying with other habitants.

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Temp: 78
Sal: 1.025
NH3:0
NO2:0
PH: 8.4
Ca:425
MG:1400
ALK: 8.7
PO4: .02

what the heck.jpg WHAT IS THIS.jpg
 
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Just noticed this on my Six Line. Not sure what it is. He's been in this tank fort just shy of a year. No signs of bullying with other habitants.

Params:

Temp: 78
Sal: 1.025
NH3:0
NO2:0
PH: 8.4
Ca:425
MG:1400
ALK: 8.7
PO4: .02

what the heck.jpg
Typical for a fish like this that startles easy and darts into rocks on the whim. It should heal on its own but keep an eye on it for any development of infection. If so, treatment will be Seachem Kanaplex in a quarantine setting
 
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Typical for a fish like this that startles easy and darts into rocks on the whim. It should heal on its own but keep an eye on it for any development of infection. If so, treatment will be Seachem Kanaplex in a quarantine setting
So you think this was trauma cause by going into a rock or object?
 

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Looks like some disrupted scales to me as well. It does look like a ding, not a bite injury.
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Keep a close eye on it, sixlines can be prone to bacterial infections. They will often start with a small wound then develop into a larger pink/red spot. There's a good chance he'll be fine, but if it does seem to be getting larger or reddening I would remove him and treat with antibiotics.
 

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