My shovel nose's got punched in the face!

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graham

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I have 2 shovel nose lima's that are about 5 inches in length. Recently both of there mouths have been turned up at the end, like they ran into the glass and bent their "snouts." They are still eating very well and it dosent seem to hurt them but I am still concerned. Will it ever bend back to normal? One has it worse than the other, it almost looks cartoonish. I will try to get pictures asap.

p.s. They are in a 20 gallon that is well planted and also has clay pots for cover, they live with a clown loach and a common pleco.
 
It probably wont grow back straight. It just depends how bad the damage is. If hes eating still and its not getting fungused or anything then he will be fine. It may just end up looking abit goofy looking.
 
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