Whats wrong with my clowns mouth?

[micrors4racer]

I got 2 percula's yesterday both juveniles but one is bigger than the other in hopes of pairing them. Today I noticed that the smaller one has a crooked smile :sad2: Its like one side of his mouth is concave. He swims and eats fine though. Should I be worried?

You can see that its not aligned here

And here it is from the front

 

[clowns101]

If hes eating I would not be to worried!

 

[BonsaiNut]

Its a common defect found in captive-raised clowns. Many of the larger commercial breeders use large circular larval tanks with spot lighting in the middle of the tank to try to keep the larvae away from the walls. Can't say I've ever seen it in clowns from the wild - probably because there are no aquarium walls to bump into in the wild...

 

[sedor]

:lol: I think it makes him cute.

 

[Perc25]

I think he needs braces!