How not to start your morning..

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moe214

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So my mala broke or dislocated his jaw throughout the night.image.jpeg
 
I winced when i saw that pic. Really broken or dislocated?
 
Looks nasty moe , hopefully its not broken and can be popped back into place
 
Something must have spooked it during the night and it took off and crashed into something.
 
Oooh. That's not good. I hate the idea of one of my fish with a messed up jaw. Good luck with that
 
Something must have spooked it during the night and it took off and crashed into something.
That's exactly what I'm thinking. Could've been my dog maybe. All other fish in the tank are ok, he's in with 5 bichir that are the same size but thinner, odoe, and a curu both being larger. The curu could've maybe gave a little chase and he hit something. Or he gets into quick squirmishes with the odoe sometimes, maybe he tried to bite him and it didn't work out well. I just got home from school so I'm gonna put him in a bucket to try and take a closer look at him. I hope it's only dislocated, I really like this mala, he has developed a nice green sheen and his fins have a slight red hue. And he's usually in the vertical striped pattern, unlike a lot of malas that usually have the thick bar going across. If it's broke, there's no way he'd be able to survive I assume? If it's dislocated how would I go about putting it back and will this start happening often now that it's happened once?
 
That's exactly what I'm thinking. Could've been my dog maybe. All other fish in the tank are ok, he's in with 5 bichir that are the same size but thinner, odoe, and a curu both being larger. The curu could've maybe gave a little chase and he hit something. Or he gets into quick squirmishes with the odoe sometimes, maybe he tried to bite him and it didn't work out well. I just got home from school so I'm gonna put him in a bucket to try and take a closer look at him. I hope it's only dislocated, I really like this mala, he has developed a nice green sheen and his fins have a slight red hue. And he's usually in the vertical striped pattern, unlike a lot of malas that usually have the thick bar going across. If it's broke, there's no way he'd be able to survive I assume? If it's dislocated how would I go about putting it back and will this start happening often now that it's happened once?
fish are amazing creatures. After you have a look I'd give him a solid week and see if it maybe resets itself.
 
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