Flowerhorn with swollen lips. Huge lips.

[Johnnyt123]

Hi everyone.

My Flowerhorn continues to get worse.
He started off with getting pustules on his head and red gums.
I treated that by raising the temperature and adding Milticure.
The pustules have gone but his lips have been enlarged and swollen and protruding out as can be seen in the pics. He has been like this for a week now.
I have added salt to aquarium just today and awaiting kanamycin.
I don’t know what to do. Is it time to put him down?

Regards.

 

[Nilsafeller]

Put him in his own tank for now and do lots of big water changes... I've also read alot of people saying using vitamin powder soaked into there food helps alot with flowerhorn problems.. maybe try and find some of that?

 

[RD.]

Your fish has columnaris aka duck lips.

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/hith-duck-lips-?.721402/

 

[kno4te]

Worsened since the last post and pics. Would put the fish down with some clove oil.