Fairy wrasse: white top lip?

[MarkoD]

i have a fairy wrasse in quarantine and it seems to get a white mark on its upper lip. but i only see it sometimes.

is this normal for it to come and go like that?

[MarkoD]

bump

[naesco]

It is common that small wrasse damage their mouth/lip area by smashing it against the plastic shipping bags. It is possible that is what you see. Watch for any redness or cottony stuff which is fungus.

[MarkoD]

thanks for letting me know. is there anything i should do?

it seems like the white spot comes and goes

[toytech]

My fairy has the exact same thing , has had it from day 1 , and comes and goes from day to day.The fish is great, has always eaten had it for months so i wouldn't worry about it.