Krissie Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Noticed last night that my Adult Male Hoplo Cat has a thing hanging out of his bum. It is White, and looks a little like a feather (tapered frilly stuff off a main stem) He seems ok, happy enough, has a small wound on the spine part of his ventral fin, but looks to be healing. This worm \ feather type thing.... is it tapeworm? I've tried to google it but can't find a pic or diagram to compare it too. Need Help again guys..... Even some site addys would be cool. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Tapeworms are smooth, not feathered, from what I can see from the pics in my disease book. I think they also live in the gut, not hang out the back. Sorry I don't know what it might be though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 tapeworm do live in the gut but they sometimes do fall out of the fish from what ive read, i am unsure what they look like though sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissie Posted August 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Ok.. so i just had another look, caught him and got hubby to hold him still, and it is definatly comming out him bum, but it does not look alive. It does not move nor does it seem to retract at the touch. So not a worm in my opinion. But then what? Should i worry about it? It is about 4 or 5mm long, and is flat and kinda fluffy. he is still in the main tank as hospital tank has young Bleeding heart tetras in it, on Quarentine... Suggestions please.... Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Is it possible he has been constipated and it is just stuck poo? Is the fish looking healthy otherwise? Not lost weight? Weight loss may be a sign of internal parasites. If otherwise healthy I would wonder if it is just poo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissie Posted August 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 He looks fine apart from this thing hanging out of him, but i don't think it is poo... Also... I just got back from Jansens Mt Eden, and a guy there said he had the same thing on his holpo's, for ages actually. They never got sick, nor did it bother them, so i guess it is just an abnormality in this particular breed. Funnily enough, he got his from the same person about the same time i got mine, so it might be a genetic thing also. I guess if it doesn't kill him, it'll only make him stronger... Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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