Alto. Comps. has open mouth.

[mwvtl]

My female Alto. Comps. has her mouth half openned, would it heals? What should I do? Thanks in advance for all the helpful advice.

 

[gazella]

does it seems like it's out of its place..like kind of ..well can't explain it in inglish..so i will use the google. translator..and the word is..''rifted''..?

you can probably put it back in place..and will a little luck it will stay there but if thats not the case..it will never fix.. it a very common problem in altolamprologus..don't worry so much..it doesn't look good but the compsss will live..and it is not an issue when feeding

 

[mwvtl]

Thanks for the quick response.
It doesn't seem to be out of place.
I moved her to a bigger tank last night, she stayed in the shell for a while, then came to and noticed her mouth stays half way open, also have not seen her eating yet since.
Just hate myself to see her suffering.....

 

[mike dunagan]

keep an eye on it, if it does not improve and not eating more to another tank alone for a bit and try feeding... my lil guys are starting to really so color..

 

[mwvtl]

my lil guys are starting to really so color..

What is that means?

 

[mike dunagan]

they are getting bigger...lol... and they are happy

 

[straitjacketstar]

My female Alto. Comps. has her mouth half openned, would it heals? What should I do? Thanks in advance for all the helpful advice.

If it's stuck in a half open position I would look up any information pertaining to "lockjaw". Alto's can develop lockjaw and it's believed to be caused by poor water quality.

 

[mwvtl]

Thank you everyone for all the helpful infos.

 

[rastasega]

sadly that's common.

for some it's too much that they won't be able to eat.

for others it just looks like they need braces