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I just notice this. It seems there's a patch of skin missing. Can anyone tell me what possibly happened? I was suspecting territorial/cave dispute.

From the picture you can see there's a little patch missing below the dorsal fin, the peeled skin patch can be seen from the left side of the fish to the right side of the fish. (upper)

This one is a male.

Anything I can do ?

One of my silver dollar darted through tank rocky decoration and eventually scratched his right side and bled. The wound has healed but wound mark remains. I hope this one can heal quick too.

The other thing worries me is bacterial infection.

Please tell me your opinion

Thanks

Fighting can result in wounds like this. So far, this one looks good. Bacterial infection can cause blank patches like this as well, but those have a bright red edge. There is no sign of this in the photo.

I would leave the fish where it is. Make sure the water is as clean as possible. If you want, you could add natural desinfectants like tea, catappa leaves, black cones or whatever. This should heal quite quickly.

Kep an eye on the fish, though, for signs of bacterial infection or fungus. If there is a red edge to the wound and/or some kind of fluff growing, I'd immediately resort to a good, broadband med.

Probably nothing to worry about. Among well established healthy L333 which incur scrapes from fighting they normally heal quickly without any intervention.
The advice about making sure the water quality is maintained well is the most important factor.
Be sure you keep the water warm; 84*F is a good temperature to keep these fish.

Thank you so much. I can breath freely now.

Can I ask more about these natural disinfectant please...from all those natural disinfectant mentioned, I only have tea at home (who doesnt =D ). What should I do with it? Boil it first and pour in the tea water or just put the dried tea leaves in the tank or filter?

Thanks again

You can either use ordinary, plain black or green tea or cammomile infusion, preferably organic. Boil it and use the second infusion. Let it cool and put it into the tank. About 1 pint per 10 gal (prevention).

My L128 just got a wound similar to this. He was scratching himself on a sharp rock in the tank. I removed the rock, but he has a white spot above his head. Its not red, or stringy, its just white.

I don't think the shells in the gravel are the best idea either... the boken one looks sharp & they will slowly dissolve & effect the water chemistry dependant upon the amount & tank size

hi there,
best you can do first before adding anything to make a waterchange to keep the germ density low. add some sea almone tree leaves...feed them well (frozen food) to keep them strong.

this should be enough...dont make too much...dont forget you got your whole group in there!

farid