Emergency! My baby Molly has her guts hanging out!

madame loach · 10-09-2006, 09:05 AM

Last night I noticed that one of our baby mollies was swimming strangely, sort of shimmie-ing. this morning, when i went to feed everyone, I noticed the poor thing had what looks like her intestines hanging out from her bottom!!??? she seemed a bit lethargic, but was eating. has anyone ever seen this before?? is it what i am feedng them?? i try and give them a varied diet, allbeit it's all dry/flake. should i be giving them live food? i also have a danio (female i think) who has been swollen for along time, but otherwise seems fine...
can anyone help??!!

Zoe · 10-09-2006, 12:02 PM

Could someone else in the tank have been biting her?

Puffer Pita · 10-09-2006, 12:21 PM

Sounds like it could be parasites. Gel-Tek medication works very well. Soak the food in it, she must eat it for it to be effective.

madame loach · 10-09-2006, 12:38 PM

the injury doesn't look like a bite, or a nip, abbrasion, etc. it looks like her intestine has come out of her bottom!! could it be parasites? do you think she might be blocked up or something??!! i feel so bad for her!

emc7 · 10-10-2006, 12:16 AM

How old is the baby, Was she born with it? Live bearers do have something like an umbilibical cord which is supposed to fall off.

madame loach · 10-10-2006, 05:37 AM

she was probably a little over a month old...
well i have some sad news. i arrived home last night in time to watch her die. it was very upsetting, the pink "tubing" was gone from her backside. but i think i know what happened.... last night, i also did a cleaning of my pump and i found 2 babies!!!! so i think giving birth must have really taken it out of her!! i have never seen live bearers give birth?? is that what i saw coming out of her bottom?? has anyone witnessed their fish giving birth??

Puffer Pita · 10-10-2006, 07:33 AM

If she was only a month old, I highly doubt she was pregnant and gave birth. Yes, I've seen livebearers give birth and that doesn't sound like what she was doing. The fish that emerge are fully recognizable as fish even while emerging. They don't look like intestines.

doggydad38 · 10-10-2006, 02:36 PM

It is a possibility that her "birthcanal" for lack of a better word, could have prolapsed or pushed out. There is a lot of force behind the birth of a fry and if one kinda got stuck to the inner lining it's possible for this condition to occur. In most cases, the only thing to do is humanely euthanize your fish.
Tony

PlatyLady · 11-05-2006, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by doggydad38

It is a possibility that her "birthcanal" for lack of a better word, could have prolapsed or pushed out. There is a lot of force behind the birth of a fry and if one kinda got stuck to the inner lining it's possible for this condition to occur. In most cases, the only thing to do is humanely euthanize your fish.
Tony

I have to agree with Tony on this one-I've heard of this happening, though I've never seen it. Are you sure that she was only a month old?

cjzapata · 11-12-2006, 03:38 PM

i think she might have an infection or happend when it was born!

SvenRhapsody · 11-12-2006, 09:43 PM

I had an angelfish that would prolapse his intestines out his vent when he ate a lot. It ended up costing him his life at a very young age. I don't know if he had a genetic condition of just somehow overstretched his vent at sometime. It could have been something similar.

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10-09-2006, 12:21 PM	#3
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,672	Sounds like it could be parasites. Gel-Tek medication works very well. Soak the food in it, she must eat it for it to be effective. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

10-10-2006, 07:33 AM	#7
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,672	If she was only a month old, I highly doubt she was pregnant and gave birth. Yes, I've seen livebearers give birth and that doesn't sound like what she was doing. The fish that emerge are fully recognizable as fish even while emerging. They don't look like intestines. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

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cjzapata Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 6	i think she might have an infection or happend when it was born! __________________ 10 gallon tank: Dalmatian Lyretail Molly Silver Molly Albino CoryCats Christian

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madame loach Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: london, uk Posts: 24	the injury doesn't look like a bite, or a nip, abbrasion, etc. it looks like her intestine has come out of her bottom!! could it be parasites? do you think she might be blocked up or something??!! i feel so bad for her!

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emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,776	How old is the baby, Was she born with it? Live bearers do have something like an umbilibical cord which is supposed to fall off.

10-10-2006, 05:37 AM	#6
madame loach Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: london, uk Posts: 24	she was probably a little over a month old... well i have some sad news. i arrived home last night in time to watch her die. it was very upsetting, the pink "tubing" was gone from her backside. but i think i know what happened.... last night, i also did a cleaning of my pump and i found 2 babies!!!! so i think giving birth must have really taken it out of her!! i have never seen live bearers give birth?? is that what i saw coming out of her bottom?? has anyone witnessed their fish giving birth??

10-10-2006, 02:36 PM	#8
doggydad38 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 198	It is a possibility that her "birthcanal" for lack of a better word, could have prolapsed or pushed out. There is a lot of force behind the birth of a fry and if one kinda got stuck to the inner lining it's possible for this condition to occur. In most cases, the only thing to do is humanely euthanize your fish. Tony

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SvenRhapsody Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 100	I had an angelfish that would prolapse his intestines out his vent when he ate a lot. It ended up costing him his life at a very young age. I don't know if he had a genetic condition of just somehow overstretched his vent at sometime. It could have been something similar.

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