White strings coming out of Betta's anus

khachdatinh · 03-28-2008, 06:45 AM

One of my bettas show some white strings coming out of its anus. I took the betta out and pull the strings off its anus. That things actually move! I've searched all over but found no answer. I fed the bettas blackworms a few days earlier. This is the first time i face this problem. Could it be the food that caused this?

PoptartShop · 03-28-2008, 11:55 AM

could it be some parasite or something?
it could be from the food, I've heard of that happening before.

vettech909 · 03-28-2008, 02:29 PM

i might be wrong but this happend to me before.i think the strings were part of the worms that passed threw.

trashion · 03-28-2008, 03:12 PM

Yes, this sounds like some kind of parasite that the blackworms were carrying. This is why I've always avoided live food, I don't want my fish infested with parasites :\

khachdatinh · 03-28-2008, 08:44 PM

some people told me that those white things hanging off of the fish anus actually are internal tapeworms...urgg. I guess "prazi pro" would fix it.

emc7 · 03-28-2008, 09:38 PM

That sucks. Someone was telling me he stopped feeding daphnia, because his fish got worms. I thought blackworms were supposed to be good. My little daphnia are gone, but my big ones (daphnia magna) are hanging in there. Are you coming to the April meeting?

khachdatinh · 03-30-2008, 03:38 PM

There's a meeting on April?

emc7 · 03-30-2008, 03:43 PM

This Thusday. Talk is dwarf pikes.

khachdatinh · 03-30-2008, 07:15 PM

That's nice. You coming Elaine? I've never raise this specie before. probably will be interesting.

emc7 · 03-30-2008, 09:50 PM

Thinking about coming. There's a concert that night too. But I think I should spread this stuff around, so that if I kill it I can get it back. I got it at an auction and have been feeding it soy flour. So far so good, but I don't harvest much. I was hoping the little ones would come back when it got warmer, but so far all i'm culturing is green water.

audzter · 04-03-2008, 03:58 AM

haha thats an internal parasite and there is no way you can heal it now that your betta is in bad shape :/
add salt like half table spoon then add rid all 1/2 table spoon, then water change after 3 days, dont feed, feed every after 2 days.
the thing is that the parasite came from live feeds that means your stupid worm did the parasite to your betta.

03-28-2008, 06:45 AM	#1
khachdatinh Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 43 User Feedback: (0)	White strings coming out of Betta's anus One of my bettas show some white strings coming out of its anus. I took the betta out and pull the strings off its anus. That things actually move! I've searched all over but found no answer. I fed the bettas blackworms a few days earlier. This is the first time i face this problem. Could it be the food that caused this?

03-28-2008, 11:55 AM	#2
PoptartShop Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Age: 16 Posts: 44 User Feedback: (0)	could it be some parasite or something? it could be from the food, I've heard of that happening before. __________________ Made by me. My 5 cuties RIP Raindrop<3

03-28-2008, 02:29 PM	#3
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146 User Feedback: (0)	i might be wrong but this happend to me before.i think the strings were part of the worms that passed threw. __________________ 55GALLON: 1 PACU 1 GOLDFISH 2 GOLD GOURAMIS 1 RED EARED SLIDER TURTLE 1 YELLOW BELLIED SLIDER TURTLE 5GALLON: 3 ALBINO BLACK SKIRT TETRAS 1 "MUPPY" 2 PLATYS 1 BLACK KUHLI LOACH 2.5GALLON: 1 ALBINO MBUNA CICHLID BETTA BOWL: 1 RED MALE BETTA DREAM TANK: PLANTED W//BLACK GRAVEL 3 ZEBRA DANIOS 6 PIGMY CORY CATS 4 TIGER BARBS 2 BLACK TETRAS 4 MARBLE HATCHET FISH 10 GALLON: 1 FEMALE EASTERN BOX TURTLE(GETTING A 50GALLON PLASTIC TUB SOON)

03-28-2008, 03:12 PM	#4
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 868 User Feedback: (0)	Yes, this sounds like some kind of parasite that the blackworms were carrying. This is why I've always avoided live food, I don't want my fish infested with parasites :\ __________________ current setup: 15 gallon, planted w/ pressurized co2, 55watts PC lighting, EI fert dosing. -5 harlequin rasboras -7 Aspidoras pauciradiatus (sixray or false corydoras) for reference: my name is Julie

04-03-2008, 03:58 AM	#11
audzter Funny Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 34 User Feedback: (0)	haha thats an internal parasite and there is no way you can heal it now that your betta is in bad shape :/ add salt like half table spoon then add rid all 1/2 table spoon, then water change after 3 days, dont feed, feed every after 2 days. the thing is that the parasite came from live feeds that means your stupid worm did the parasite to your betta. __________________ 1 HMPK Red Dragon 1 HMPK Black Orchid 1 Half moon bi-color 20 Guppies 10 Mollies 10 + Carps 4 gold fish 1 Thai-zz Flower horn

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03-28-2008, 08:44 PM	#5
khachdatinh Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 43 User Feedback: (0)	some people told me that those white things hanging off of the fish anus actually are internal tapeworms...urgg. I guess "prazi pro" would fix it.

03-28-2008, 09:38 PM	#6
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,567 User Feedback: (0)	That sucks. Someone was telling me he stopped feeding daphnia, because his fish got worms. I thought blackworms were supposed to be good. My little daphnia are gone, but my big ones (daphnia magna) are hanging in there. Are you coming to the April meeting?

03-30-2008, 03:38 PM	#7
khachdatinh Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 43 User Feedback: (0)	There's a meeting on April?

03-30-2008, 03:43 PM	#8
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,567 User Feedback: (0)	This Thusday. Talk is dwarf pikes.

03-30-2008, 07:15 PM	#9
khachdatinh Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 43 User Feedback: (0)	That's nice. You coming Elaine? I've never raise this specie before. probably will be interesting.

03-30-2008, 09:50 PM	#10
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,567 User Feedback: (0)	Thinking about coming. There's a concert that night too. But I think I should spread this stuff around, so that if I kill it I can get it back. I got it at an auction and have been feeding it soy flour. So far so good, but I don't harvest much. I was hoping the little ones would come back when it got warmer, but so far all i'm culturing is green water.

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