Lockjaw Clown???

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  1. anpgp

    anpgp Dragon Wrasse

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    Can a clown get lockjaw? For the past few days, my b&w occellaris has been keeping its mouth open wide. It still swims around the tank and eats just fine. My other orange clown isn't doing this though. The b&w used to be a male in the pair but I lost the female and got a new baby orange one. This isn't a side effect of it changing sexes is it?
     
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    anpgp Dragon Wrasse

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    Anyone?
     
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    Dingo Giant Squid

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    No lock jaw is not a side effect. I have found that when hosting some corals the clown will clean the coral, then swims with his or her mouth open (I assume from the slime layer on the coral). I don't believe you need to be worried if she is still active and eats and does not have parasites
     
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    anpgp Dragon Wrasse

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    The only thing she's been hosting is the corner of my tank behind a powerhead, done this really ever since I got her. She comes out every once in a while to swim about, today more so than others.
     
    anpgp, Jan 25, 2010
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