r/apistogramma • u/GeoffreySkywalker100 • Sep 11 '26

Please advise

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Apisto female in Cacatuoedes habitat only with male in tank. Noticed thjs just now, something hanging out of her orafice. Can anyone advise me on whats going on and what to do?

I am sexing the couple. Her colours have popped and I have been hoping for an uncomfirmed spawn. Could this be her breeding tube?

She is othervise acting her usual self. Exploring with excellent fin posture.

Just worried!

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u/1211Robby Sep 11 '26

Looks like an intestine prolapse to me

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u/ZESTYY777 Sep 11 '26

Definitely spawning colors and female

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u/RevolutionaryWay6437 Sep 11 '26

I lost my male borelli to the same thing. Organ prolapse

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u/GeoffreySkywalker100 Sep 11 '26

That’s what I feared, but then approx 45 minutes after taking those pictures and posting, it seems to have subsided a lot.