Flowerhorn with white cottony lips

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Best quick pic I could get. Had to use flash b/c she was hiding under a rock.

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Do you have a hospital tank available?
 

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Treat the tank with API Fungus Guard, read the instructions carefully this contains Malachite green and SDs being tetras can only handel half dosage. If you don't see an improvement in a couple of days after starting treatment we can go in another direction.
 

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Thank you. Will start treatment immediately. What do you think it is?
 

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It looks like Saprolegnia to me. If you had a hospital tank or the meands to give the fish a bath methylene blue is another good treatment but it is very hard on BB so I wouldn't use it in the main tank. Try the Fungus Guard, (Malachite green & Acriflavin) just dose as directed. Please keep us posted and like I said we can adjust meds if necessary.
 

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thanks. lips look a little better today, but much more active. begging for food like she used to. will keep you updated. thanks again.
 

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It does look a little better. Kepp up with water changes and treatment. If you didn't have the SDs I might have been a little more agressive in treatment options but it's looking a little better.
 
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