i think something might be wrong

[truck_317]

well nobody helped me out in the heath forum so i guess i will post it here and see if anybody has and ideas. so i did a water change on friday on a 29 gallon tank with a pair of of dwarf chanchitos. I noticed that his mouth was pushed out and everything is white. he is not fighting with the female as is a lot smaller then what he is. Hes not eating and not really swimming around. so here is the pics please let me know what you think

 

[Adhlc]

Looks like his mouth is clamped shut. Maybe got something stuck in there?

 

[truck_317]

so what would i need to do then

 

[TheFishJunky]

looks like a broken jaw-that sucks. I've seen fish make it but seen a lot more not.

 

[truck_317]

how would he get a broken jaw

 

[ctenopoma]

from lip-locking with the female, it's possible she broke it.

 

[truck_317]

well i hope he last im the only one in pa that has a pair of them and i dont have any babys. i hope i can find some more

 

[Sab_Fan]

from lip-locking with the female, it's possible she broke it.

x2 . . . but it may just be dislocated, might work itself out (?)

 

[truck_317]

got a update today when i came home from work. the white is spreading up his face and its about up to his eyes

 

[bull230k]

i have this with one of my loisellei too. it spread from his jaw to his right eye and is blind in that eye now. he's been like that for almost 3 months. i don't know what it is either. he hides all the time and lays on the bottom a lot. don't know if it screws up his balance. looks like he's dying but keeps on surviving for now.