What's wrong with my clown?

[stout]

I just noticed my momma GSM has a white mouth. I've had her for over a year, and this is the first time I'm noticing this. It looks like my kid's milk mustache. She isn't acting weird and she just ate some cyclopleeze.

I tried to take a pic, but this was the best I could come up with, she never really sits still. . .

Any thoughts?

 

[stout]

I got the brilliant idea to shoot a video and get a better picture of what i'm talking about.



Sorry about the glare.. .

 

[stout]

Well she is doing fine. I guess no one else had an idea either. She is back to her normal color. Weird . . .

 

[thosefishguys]

Hard to tell from the video, but it looks like either a parasite or lymphocystis. If it was lymph, there isn't generally an effective treatment for it, and it will often just fall of/disappear on its own. Either way, I'm glad it's back to normal!

J.

 

[stout]

How long does lymphocystis last? I noticed it and it was probably 18hrs and no sign that anything had happened and was back to normal.

My best guess would be she was digging in the sand bed, but I didn't notice her doing it prior or during. Strange,

Thanks for the reply