Blenny with white film/blotch on mouth

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Today I noticed a white film/blotch on my blenny's mouth. He was opening his mouth quite a bit and it seemed like there was a thin translucent white film attached to his upper and lower jaw. I don't really know how else to explain it. I got a picture of him with his mouth closed and it looks like there's a white blotch on his lip. Has anyone seen this before? He's been in my tank 4 days and I didn't notice this white thing on his mouth until today.

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Today I noticed a white film/blotch on my blenny's mouth. He was opening his mouth quite a bit and it seemed like there was a thin translucent white film attached to his upper and lower jaw. I don't really know how else to explain it. I got a picture of him with his mouth closed and it looks like there's a white blotch on his lip. Has anyone seen this before? He's been in my tank 4 days and I didn't notice this white thing on his mouth until today.

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As they are known to peck and even hammer rocks in search of calcium, I suspect mouth injury and possible mouth rot. Best recourse is to place in quarantine and treat with seachem Kanaplex. Add aeration during treatment
 

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Today I noticed a white film/blotch on my blenny's mouth. He was opening his mouth quite a bit and it seemed like there was a thin translucent white film attached to his upper and lower jaw. I don't really know how else to explain it. I got a picture of him with his mouth closed and it looks like there's a white blotch on his lip. Has anyone seen this before? He's been in my tank 4 days and I didn't notice this white thing on his mouth until today.

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Is it just on the right side?
Is the fish still eating well?
Is it breathing normally?
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Is it just on the right side?
Is the fish still eating well?
Is it breathing normally?
Jay
Yes, it's just on the right side from what I can tell. He's eating normally. His breathing seems faster than usual when I noticed him opening and closing his mouth over and over again. But now he's acting normal.
 

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