something on clownfish mouth

[avoidtheboyd]

So after ordering a clown and it being a giant compared to my snowflake i was able to trade the clown i originally ordered for a wyoming white. After i received this from a friend i let him sit in a breeding net for a few days and today i released him into the tank. The two clowns seemed to be fine together and i watched from afar and did not see any negative acts towards each other. In the breeding net the fish was fine but as soon as i released him he seemed to get this piece of something on his mouth like a stray piece of food. Any idea of what it might be if anything other than food or any suggestions of something i need to do other than let him get it off on his own?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Why not simply catch the fish and remove it? Clowns are very easy to net after the lights go out, their sleep is kind of like a trance.

 

[avoidtheboyd]

the only problem i have with that is what if its not something just hanging there? i saw something about lymphocystis so if somehow it had appeared that quick would trying to remove lymphocystis cause more damage?

 

[ThRoewer]

If it is Lymphocystis it should go away on its own as long as the fish is otherwise healthy.

 

[Ohioreef1700]

Capture the fish and examine it closely if it's not a concern then put him back unharmed and let it fixed itself

 

[avoidtheboyd]

It ended up disappearing on its own after a day or two. Still don't know what it was but guessing it wasn't lymphocystis since it went away after only a day or two.