Desperate help for Lionfish

Scarebus380 · 08/24/2015, 12:32 AM

Hi
I'm new to this forum, so hi to everyone.

I have a lionfish for the last 5 months, he is beautiful and was very happy till 4 days ago he was not interested in his live food, then I noticed he has a white gap above his mouth, photo attached to show. I'm worried it may be a dislocation, can anyone confirm and if so give me some ideas what I can do so I do t loose the lionfish?

Many thanks for your help

shifty51008 · 08/24/2015, 12:42 AM

Beautiful looking fish. I however cant see anything wrong with his mouth though. What have you been feeding him?

shifty51008 · 08/24/2015, 12:43 AM

Oh yeah and

To Reef Central

Scarebus380 · 08/24/2015, 01:26 AM

Thanks for the welcome.
It looks strange but that is not his mouth, his mouth is below that.
He eats shrimps and guppies/mollies.
I'll try get better picture

Scarebus380 · 08/24/2015, 01:39 AM

Here is a better picture.
You can see his small opening to his mouth, top lip and then the big white gap.
Hope that makes things clearer

Thanks for the help

shifty51008 · 08/24/2015, 02:23 AM

Ohhh ok now i see what you mean. Actually looks like the top of lip was cut all the way accross.

I would post this in the fish disease forum, you will get better responses. Im not even sure how that could have happened

TangingOut · 08/24/2015, 02:37 AM

I think that gap is the part that unhinge when they expand their mouth to catch prey. It looks to be locked in a partial open position.

Scarebus380 · 08/24/2015, 03:12 AM

Thanks guys, I'll post now

Bent · 08/24/2015, 05:34 AM

That lion has lockjaw.

Improper diet is what causes it. You haven't happened to be feeding him frozen food have you? Specifically krill.

Sk8r · 08/24/2015, 11:16 AM

Link to a thread on this topic, plus how to cure:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2085039

Bent · 08/24/2015, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sk8r

Link to a thread on this topic, plus how to cure:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2085039

Wow...that's hard core.

hossa81 · 08/24/2015, 02:58 PM

the easiest way to convert lions to frozen is to put glass shrimp on a feeding stick and eventually switch the food, usually they will switch over quick, hey just got to get used to the stick, i use wooden kabob sticks by the way.

08/24/2015, 12:42 AM	#2
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	Beautiful looking fish. I however cant see anything wrong with his mouth though. What have you been feeding him? __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

08/24/2015, 12:43 AM	#3
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	Oh yeah and *To Reef Central* __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

08/24/2015, 02:23 AM	#6
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	Ohhh ok now i see what you mean. Actually looks like the top of lip was cut all the way accross. I would post this in the fish disease forum, you will get better responses. Im not even sure how that could have happened __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

08/24/2015, 05:34 AM	#9
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	That lion has lockjaw. Improper diet is what causes it. You haven't happened to be feeding him frozen food have you? Specifically krill. __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

08/24/2015, 11:16 AM	#10
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Link to a thread on this topic, plus how to cure: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2085039 __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

08/24/2015, 01:26 AM	#4
Scarebus380 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 12	Thanks for the welcome. It looks strange but that is not his mouth, his mouth is below that. He eats shrimps and guppies/mollies. I'll try get better picture

08/24/2015, 02:37 AM	#7
TangingOut Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,511	I think that gap is the part that unhinge when they expand their mouth to catch prey. It looks to be locked in a partial open position.

08/24/2015, 03:12 AM	#8
Scarebus380 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 12	Thanks guys, I'll post now

08/24/2015, 02:58 PM	#12
hossa81 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Geneva,IL Posts: 900	the easiest way to convert lions to frozen is to put glass shrimp on a feeding stick and eventually switch the food, usually they will switch over quick, hey just got to get used to the stick, i use wooden kabob sticks by the way. __________________ Enjoy life, there's plenty of time to be dead. Current Tank Info: 180 FOWLR, 29 BioCube