Eggs or disease on mouth?

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Hi there—
I have a Bonded pair of clowns that lays eggs regularly.
Mrs T —- the big mom is fairly aggressive and regularly pushes over corals etc with her mouth.
Occasionally I have seen things on her mouth (always disappears) but never anything at all like this.
The white flecks? Eggs? Damage? Seems rather large. You can see in the video that she goes back to the eggs and reappears……

Any thoughts on what this might be? Wondering if I need to quarantine her?

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Hi there—
I have a Bonded pair of clowns that lays eggs regularly.
Mrs T —- the big mom is fairly aggressive and regularly pushes over corals etc with her mouth.
Occasionally I have seen things on her mouth (always disappears) but never anything at all like this.
The white flecks? Eggs? Damage? Seems rather large. You can see in the video that she goes back to the eggs and reappears……

Any thoughts on what this might be? Wondering if I need to quarantine her?

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Eggs are out of the question and video and pics are slightly blurry but It appears to be bristles from a bristleworm. Can use clearer pics
 
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Eggs are out of the question and video and pics are slightly blurry but It appears to be bristles from a bristleworm. Can use clearer pics
Oh that would make COMPLETE SENSE! I have plucked a few out of that side of the tank. I bet MRs T went after one!

Do fish ever get infected from them?
 

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Oh that would make COMPLETE SENSE! I have plucked a few out of that side of the tank. I bet MRs T went after one!

Do fish ever get infected from them?
Infected- Rarely but it takes time for the bristles to become rejected from fish
I assume fish is still eating ?
 

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Eggs are out of the question and video and pics are slightly blurry but It appears to be bristles from a bristleworm. Can use clearer pics
Agree. Normally it dissolved and fall off in a day or two. The Brussels are calcium carbonate I thin and in two days your fish is as good as new.
 
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