What is wrong with my chromis face

[JojoM]

Hey there i have 5 chromis 1 small 3 medium and 1 large in size
And out of no where one of my chromis mouth and seemly part of his face looks like its coming off
I do have other fish in my tank
2 clown a tomini tang
A six line wrasse and a Twospined angelfish
I havent notices any fighting at all since ive had them
Ill attach some pictures im wondering if its a type of sickness

 

[JojoM]

 

[JojoM]

After i posted this i saw the one of the other chromis the same size staying beside it and what looks like kissing it....i dont k ow how else to explain

 

[Rick's Reviews]

If I'm right they called (pelvic fins) these looking abit worst than usual also, which size is this guy having problems

 

[JojoM]

The medium one

If I'm right they called (pelvic fins) these looking abit worst than usual also, which size is this guy having problems

The medium size one

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Great , happy to help, possibly your larger chromis is setting up pecking order and picking on your 'medium' sized one for dominance, this will also happen to your 'small' sized one's, hope this helps

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Hey there i have 5 chromis 1 small 3 medium and 1 large in size
And out of no where one of my chromis mouth and seemly part of his face looks like its coming off
I do have other fish in my tank
2 clown a tomini tang
A six line wrasse and a Twospined angelfish
I havent notices any fighting at all since ive had them
Ill attach some pictures im wondering if its a type of sickness

That is called a hyper extension of the upper maxillary. I’ve never seen this in a chromis, but have seen it in groupers and angelfish. It is due to some trauma. Sometimes this gets better on its own, at least partially. Other times, if the fish cannot feed, it ends up being fatal….
I’ve tried pushing the bones back in place with limited success, but never tried it on a fish this small.
Jay

 

[blaxsun]

That is called a hyper extension of the upper maxillary. I’ve never seen this in a chromis, but have seen it in groupers and angelfish. It is due to some trauma. Sometimes this gets better on its own, at least partially. Other times, if the fish cannot feed, it ends up being fatal….
I’ve tried pushing the bones back in place with limited success, but never tried it on a fish this small.
Jay

So it's a genetic thing then?

 

[JojoM]

That is called a hyper extension of the upper maxillary. I’ve never seen this in a chromis, but have seen it in groupers and angelfish. It is due to some trauma. Sometimes this gets better on its own, at least partially. Other times, if the fish cannot feed, it ends up being fatal….
I’ve tried pushing the bones back in place with limited success, but never tried it on a fish this small.
Jay

Oh okay thanks for letting me know, seems he cant get pellets in his mouth, so i guess i should prepare for a loss.

 

[Rick's Reviews]

From photos you provided it's definitely getting pecked at, ventral or pelvic fins should not look like shards of glass, they should be rounded and defined,

 

[Rick's Reviews]

You could also sit and watch to find the cause .. especially at feeding time, Bullys tend to push and separate others by force/fins to stop them eating

 

[JojoM]

You could also sit and watch to find the cause .. especially at feeding time, Bullys tend to push and separate others by force/fins to stop them eating

I watch them regularly and i see no bullying, at feeding time the usually all swin round and try and find the next things thats falling i make sure the each fish had enough to avoid any fights or unfed fish.
Hence why im kinda confused how it just happened

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Oh okay thanks for letting me know, seems he cant get pellets in his mouth, so i guess i should prepare for a loss.

If it is trying to feed, but can't swallow the pellets, can you try something softer and smaller? Perhaps diced up mysid shrimp? Live baby brine shrimp would be the best thing to try, but hatching it out is a pain and takes time, etc.

Jay

 

[JojoM]

If it is trying to feed, but can't swallow the pellets, can you try something softer and smaller? Perhaps diced up mysid shrimp? Live baby brine shrimp would be the best thing to try, but hatching it out is a pain and takes time, etc.

Jay

Thanks for the suggestions i gave him so frozen daphnia today and he ate them almost with no problem so hopefully he can slowly recover, i not sure how fast or slow fish heal though.

 

[SlugSnorter]

After i posted this i saw the one of the other chromis the same size staying beside it and what looks like kissing it....i dont k ow how else to explain

sounds like they were fighting and one got its mouth messed up.