Is this a cut on clownfish?

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Really hard to get a pic, video works better.

I've seen no aggression towards this fish, she's laying eggs constantly, eating well. I've had her for years.
It doesn't look like a growth or a fluke, could this be a cut? There is what looks like a swinging flap of skin.





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You can see its sticking out of her body.
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She seems completely normal, my wife actually noticed it. I cant imagine where the injury could have come from, I dont think aggression, shes really confined to that spot with all the eggs shes caring for. Plus shes one of the more aggressive fish in this tank.

Ill keep an eye on her, is there anything I should be doing if it is an injury?
 
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She seems completely normal, my wife actually noticed it. I cant imagine where the injury could have come from, I dont think aggression, shes really confined to that spot with all the eggs shes caring for. Plus shes one of the more aggressive fish in this tank.

Ill keep an eye on her, is there anything I should be doing if it is an injury?

I looked at the videos again - still looks like an injury to me (avulsion is the technical term).

However, in the last photo above it looks like there is something on the other side of the fish - can you check that?

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in the last photo above it looks like there is something on the other side of the fish - can you check that?
No, thats just some coralline algae on the back wall, its not a great quality pic.

Thanks for looking, assuming its an avulsion, is there something I should be doing?
 

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No, thats just some coralline algae on the back wall, its not a great quality pic.

Thanks for looking, assuming its an avulsion, is there something I should be doing?

No, just watch for signs of secondary bactrerial infection - typically seen with the lesion growing larger, instead of getting smaller.

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