Clown's mouth always open

[May&Bruce]

I have a big clown whose mouth is always wide open. He seems OK and seems to be eating - just keeps his mouth wide open all the time. Is this normal???

[Panzz]

doesn't sound very normal but since it is eating, should be fine. but with a pic maybe it will help more.

[May&Bruce]

We talked to henry about this and he said that it does happen from time to time - kind of like 'lock jaw'.

Anyone else experienced this?

[Qxnviolet]

Hrmz, i experienced it once when i had my small tank, my clown's mouth seems to be always open and slightly swollen. Does yours seem swollen?

[dreamzcape]

if his mouth is always open...how does he eat? Unless you guys mean he chomps and then lets it hang loose again? Was he like that when he was first chosen and introduced?

I adopted a friend's ocellaris once....got bullied...shock and stress until mouth forever open...like wanna eat but cannot eat....in the end also just went up the lorry.

Anyways, best of luck on the poor clownie

[May&Bruce]

dreamz......it used to open and close like a normal mouth. Now it is open 100% of the time.

Qxn..no its not swollen...looks just normal.

he is swimming around normally, bullying the other smaller clowns just like he always does, and swallows food, so is not starving.

weird!

[dreamzcape]

ok..now this is just weird...it's probably lockjaw i think.... and since he's still eating...i think not too much to worry about...perhaps the smaller clowns decided to get back at him while he was sleeping

[PerculaClownfish]

should be lock jaw la.. gd luck..

[Hokag3]

My false clown also had the same problem. The open mouth is just the size of the tentacle of hammer, the funny thing is that it keeping ###### on the tentacle like performing something obscene .

Now it is fine already. Mayb u can let ur clown suck on ur hammer too .

[May&Bruce]

hahahaha...he would need a huge mouth!

OK, will just wait and hope that he returns to normal.