NotDaleGribble Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Ummm what’s happening to my fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 This looks to be an anal protrusion a.k.a. anal prolapse. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotDaleGribble Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 Seeing different ways to handle this. Kind of leaning toward just leaving him/her alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) I’ve not dealt with this issue personally, but from what I’ve read, keeping good water quality helps. You’ll want to test the big 3: ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate and change water according to your test results. @Colu@Odd Duck Edited October 19, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) The best treatment for a prolapse are Epsom salt baths 1 table for 1 gallons for no more than 15 minutes for a couple of days as Epsom salt acts as a muscle relaxant to help your fish reabsorb the prolapse @NotDaleGribble Edited October 19, 2022 by Colu Typo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) This can be a sign of intestinal parasites. At the least, I would do a 3-4 rounds of Expel-P exactly as labeled. If that doesn’t improve, then tag me again. That looks to red to be just a breeding tube. I agree with @Chick-In-Of-TheSea, looks like a prolapse to me. Edit to agree with @Coluon the Epsom salt soak may help. I would still do the Expel-P. Edited October 19, 2022 by Odd Duck 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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