Flame Angel with Jaw problem

n240sxle91

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My friend has had a Flame Angel in quarantine for 4 1/2 weeks now. We noticed at 4 weeks that he had some scales near his left eye that were either pale or maybe gone. We of course decided to keep him in the QT until he got better. He is eating just fine the tank gets regular water changes. He's being fed mysis shrimp, emerald entree, and dried algae. He eats everything just fine. However, we noticed tonight when we fed him some algae that his jaw will extend out while he's pecking at it and it almost becomes dislocated. It will stick out for awhile and then he seems to be able to pop it back in to normal. I've never seen this before. When he jaw is sticking out it almost looks like their might be some tissue missing around his mouth. I can't tell if this is just because it's stretched out or if he's losing tissue around his mouth. Hopefully you guys have some ideas on what to do!
 
I am unsure what to do about this jaw problem. However, one of the most common ways for a fish to develop such a problem would be if it crashed into a wall of the tank, thus dislocating the jaw.
 
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