My male betta fish had a dark orange thing coming out from between his fins, then it went back inside of his body. What is it?
2007-10-29 03:35:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
okay.
now the thing just fell of onto the bottom of his tank
2007-10-29 03:47:17 · update #1
let me guess did it come out from between his pelvic and anal fins (the 2 bottom ones.)
if it did then it is poo.
when you say it retracted did you watch it go back inside or did you notice it, went away for a bit, came back and it was gone, came back later and saw that it was on the floor of the tank?
2007-10-29 07:14:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is definetly some sort of worm or parasite. It iwll have to be treated to remove the paraste or the fish will eventually die. Go to your local aquatic store and see a medication for it. Not PETCO or PETSMART. If you don't have a good "fish" store in town then you need to buy Debride DW - Debride Intestinal Parasite De-wormer.
2007-10-29 03:43:42 · answer #2 · answered by Tiffany 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like a breeding tube or possibly poo however poo does not retract. The breeding tube on most fish is an orangish color.
2007-10-29 03:41:46 · answer #3 · answered by my3mohrkids 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be a parasite
2007-10-29 03:37:55 · answer #4 · answered by Mr.Longrove 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋