Theres something wrong with his face...

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We noticed a few months ago that our little guy had an issue either eating or gulping up air..His gills on the side of his face puffed out and the underneath of his head has sunken in and it's been stuck like that..We thought it would fix itself but he is having a lot of trouble eating and we are afraid he is going to starve to death...

What can we do? I'd rather him not have to suffer if it comes down to it...
 

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I'd take him to a vet.
 
Me too. It reminds me a little of mine, when they eat larger worms and haven't swallowed it yet. Maybe something got stuck in his throat?
 
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