There's a wound on my gourami

Question

My gourami was suffering from some kind of bloat yesterday and was really puffy. He has gone down in size since today but now i have a found a small open wound under his belly near his little feelers. He is currently in a small breeder trap floating in my tank. What could this be and is there any kind of special treatment i can do? thanks

Answer 1

That "wound" is his a**s.  It should be there.  It is probably slightly swollen from passing the blockage that caused the swelling previously.  I wouldn't be too concerned unless you see symptoms develop.