My clownfish has its mouth stuck open!
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Try to post pics if able. Is this the bigger or smaller clown? It’s possible the jaw got dislocated during a fight.
Try to post pics if able. Is this the bigger or smaller clown? It’s possible the jaw got dislocated during a fight.
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I got them both from the same tank at the store, and they follow eachother and stick close. The bigger clown is the one with its mouth stuck open.
I did notice that the smaller one has weird fins too..
I did notice that the smaller one has weird fins too..
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There is still some movement in the lower jaw, which is probably why it is still alive because it is able to eat. More than likely it suffered some sort of mechanical damage that has since healed incorrectly. Since it healed incorrectly it wont let the mouth completely close. Not really much you can do. But it is a little thin, so I would try to feed it as much as you safely can. Will probably have a shorter life span though.
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The weird fins are bites in the fin from the more dominant clown.
That does look like the clown’s jaw was dislocated. On much larger fish it can be manually fixed, but it isn’t so easy with smaller clowns, and the best you can do is see if it fixes itself.
[HASH=55964]#fishmedic[/HASH]
That does look like the clown’s jaw was dislocated. On much larger fish it can be manually fixed, but it isn’t so easy with smaller clowns, and the best you can do is see if it fixes itself.
[HASH=55964]#fishmedic[/HASH]
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