Growth inside Clownfish mouth

Tahoe Reefer

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I have a percula clownfish who has a growth inside it's mouth, it can't close it's mouth all of the way. It is eating, breathing and behaving normaly otherwise. It's been there for at least three days. Any ideas as to what type of disease it could be? I haven't been able to get a picture that shows it at all.
 
Sometimes lymphocystis, a virus, will grow in or around a fish's mouth. Mouth fungus would be another possibility.
 
I google searched the mouth fungus and the lymphocystis but, these don't appear to match what the fish has. The growth or swelling inside the clowns mouth is getting worse. It looks as if it's about to lose the ability to eat. I'm setting up a hospital tank now. I've got Furan-2, Seachem Cupramine and seachem Para guard on hand.
Which medication would you folks reccomend? I was thinking of starting with the cupramine.
 
What you're describing doesn't sound like anything I would use copper to treat.

Do you have, or can you get any pics of it at all?
 
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