Expelling guts?

skabooya · 08-31-2006, 09:05 PM

My aunt is trying her hand at guppy care and obdiviously breeding (cant get around that). Anyway about a month ago one of her guppies suddenly had all this pink stuff sticking out of its backside (not poo) it was really thick and gross looking not stringy or long more like an angular oval. My aunt thought she was giving birth (not likely) anyway she died within an hour of that hapenning. And today it hapenned again to another one (she just called me freaking out). It takes about 5-10 min for this stuff to come out and just hang there and then within the next hour the fish dies.
It looks so painful with their little body stretched around this big tumor looking thing.
So what could it be? worms? a severe case of constipation? Expelling guts for some reason?
The fish were happy and healthy previously fins all beautifully flared out and swimming around doing what guppies do best.

skabooya · 09-01-2006, 01:01 AM

anyone have any ideas, we are at a loss and my aunt is having an anxiety attack worrying about her little fishy babies.

**kotoeloncat** · 09-01-2006, 01:05 AM

looks to me like parasitic infection, I dont remember which parasite but theres a kind that actually eat the fish from inside out and will pop up out of the fish anus looking like an organ but its actually reddish worm looking thing

Agrippa · 09-01-2006, 02:09 AM

Were these female guppies? If so, she may (emphasis on MAY, as I have never seen it personally) prolapsed. Especially if she was pregnant. Other than this, I defer to those with more livebearer experience than I.

skabooya · 09-01-2006, 03:22 AM

yes actually both deaths were of females. Strangest thing but they werent fat and pregnant they were skinny; not unhealty skinny but no babies skinny.

skabooya · 09-01-2006, 05:30 PM

So how to we fix this problem or prevent this from hapenning to any more of her females.

Agrippa · 09-01-2006, 05:38 PM

Well, if it's an issue with a prolapse of the uterus, it's very likely genetic. Due to the incessant inbreeding of guppy strains, many develop problems like this, and there is pretty much nothing you can do. You could possibly keep males and females separated, but if the females were showing no signs of pregnancy, than this really won't help. Unfortunately, if this is a genetic problem, then there's nothing you can do other than obtaining them from another source. Again, though, perhaps a guppy breeder will chime in here, as I don't specialize in livebearers.

08-31-2006, 09:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
skabooya Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kitimat BC, Canada Posts: 545	Expelling guts? My aunt is trying her hand at guppy care and obdiviously breeding (cant get around that). Anyway about a month ago one of her guppies suddenly had all this pink stuff sticking out of its backside (not poo) it was really thick and gross looking not stringy or long more like an angular oval. My aunt thought she was giving birth (not likely) anyway she died within an hour of that hapenning. And today it hapenned again to another one (she just called me freaking out). It takes about 5-10 min for this stuff to come out and just hang there and then within the next hour the fish dies. It looks so painful with their little body stretched around this big tumor looking thing. So what could it be? worms? a severe case of constipation? Expelling guts for some reason? The fish were happy and healthy previously fins all beautifully flared out and swimming around doing what guppies do best.

09-01-2006, 01:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
kotoeloncat muahahahahacough haha (View User Tanks) PTrader: (76) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Astoria, NY Posts: 585	looks to me like parasitic infection, I dont remember which parasite but theres a kind that actually eat the fish from inside out and will pop up out of the fish anus looking like an organ but its actually reddish worm looking thing __________________ 140g square discus ...125g community tank Proud member of

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09-01-2006, 01:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
skabooya Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kitimat BC, Canada Posts: 545	anyone have any ideas, we are at a loss and my aunt is having an anxiety attack worrying about her little fishy babies.

09-01-2006, 02:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
Agrippa Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: COSP, CO Posts: 184	Were these female guppies? If so, she may (emphasis on MAY, as I have never seen it personally) prolapsed. Especially if she was pregnant. Other than this, I defer to those with more livebearer experience than I.

09-01-2006, 03:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
skabooya Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kitimat BC, Canada Posts: 545	yes actually both deaths were of females. Strangest thing but they werent fat and pregnant they were skinny; not unhealty skinny but no babies skinny.

09-01-2006, 05:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
skabooya Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kitimat BC, Canada Posts: 545	So how to we fix this problem or prevent this from hapenning to any more of her females.

09-01-2006, 05:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
Agrippa Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: COSP, CO Posts: 184	Well, if it's an issue with a prolapse of the uterus, it's very likely genetic. Due to the incessant inbreeding of guppy strains, many develop problems like this, and there is pretty much nothing you can do. You could possibly keep males and females separated, but if the females were showing no signs of pregnancy, than this really won't help. Unfortunately, if this is a genetic problem, then there's nothing you can do other than obtaining them from another source. Again, though, perhaps a guppy breeder will chime in here, as I don't specialize in livebearers.

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