Angel fish with a bite mark or white spot?
There is always the possibility of your Gourami’s becoming aggressive, although I would not necessarily blame them without more to support this suspicion. Blue Gourami’s are known to be one of the more aggressive species of this group though — who ever told you that Blue Gourami’s are supposed to be non-aggressive? This is a fallacy, even though to blame all Blue Gourami’s for such behavior would be giving the species a bad rap as a whole; they’re not all of this nature (but many can be, although it may depend upon their environment).
If this is a sore or sudden injury from running into an ornament, which it could have run into at night — since you recently added these items, the Melafix should soon see to its healing. If this mark is situated directly underneath the dorsal fin, it should be noted that, while not expressed in all Angelfish strains, this is a natural marking as found in the species’ wild genes and while usually a small metalic blue or green triangle spot, it can be other colors on other variants.
Without having the actual benefit of seeing the fish, it doesn’t sound as if this is what it is (unless you feel this description fits), as it may be positioned ahead of the dorsal from what I’m gathering, and if its white its the result of scales and epidermis missing (no pigmentation of the area). Could well be a wound — keep an eye on it while its being treated, especially for any possible secondary infection (fungus) setting in, as a white cottony growth. Ray
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