Clownfish mouth looks swollen

Paolissimo · Aug 25, 2018

Hi guys
I noticed today that my female clownfish mouth is swollen with what it looks like spots on the corner of the mouth. She seems to be breathing fine (the mouth is not locked)but its definitely not normal. Any ideas and a remedy?

HotRocks · Aug 25, 2018

Is she trying to host the hammer coral pictured? Or any other coral?

It looks like it may be turning into a bacterial infection.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bacterial-infections.191511/

Humblefish · Aug 25, 2018

Sometimes they will bite down on a coral frag they are attempting to move. Any signs of this?

Paolissimo · Aug 28, 2018

Hey guys thank for the replies. I did some research and it looks like the clownfish was trying to host a hammer coral and probably got stung by it. I moved the hammer coral, and the clownfish mouth today looks much better, I think its healing. My fear was that it might stop eating, but she is eating normally. I'll take some pics tomorrow but i think she'll make it.