Tropical Fish Forum
Tropical Fish Keeping Help and Advice => Fish Health => Topic started by: Colin1056 on June 06, 2021, 06:41:28 PM
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One of my Tiger Barbs is emitting a round white 'lump' from it's anus.
Any idea what this can be and what should I do?
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Probably either something it ate or a prolapse. Can you get a picture? Is it in any distress?
If it’s a prolapse I don’t think there’s anything you can do.
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Here is a picture of my Tiger Barb with white lump at anus
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When did you notice this lump?
Is the fish having any other problems? Is it still eating, swimming, and behaving normally?
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The lump was noticed about a week ago. The fish is still swimming around and eating as normal
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I've not seen anything like this previously.
Good to hear that the fish is swimming & eating normally though.
Having had a rummage around to find out more about @Hampalong suggestion of a prolapse, that fits with your information. A few sources note that a prolapse would be white, which is what is showing in the picture. If it has been caused by straining the suggestion seems to be to change the food to more vegetable based food. Chopped pea is popular, and most of my gang will eat that. When I kept tiger barbs they had chopped/crushed pea (without the skin) on a fairly regular basis, perhaps once every other week.
Some sources also suggest leaving the fish without food for a few days.
Perhaps don't feed for a couple of days, then provide vegetable based food (pea, blanched carrot) for a few days. Monitor the situation. Also worth increasing cleaning and water changes to be on the safe side.
Is this a single species tank? How are the rest of the fish?
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thank you for the suggestions and advice I will give the vegetable diet a go.
there are other species in the tank more tigers, danios, guppies, mollies, plecos, harlequins, tetras and swordtails plus some snails and shrimps. Nothing else is affected and everything very calm
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Any update on your tiger barb @Colin1056 ?
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Thank you Littlefish for your further enquiry
No changes in condition. Still feeding well and swimming happily and freely.
I am still not sure what this is but it does not seem to bother the Tiger, just does look great
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Thanks for the update.
Glad to hear that your tiger is swimming and feeding well. :)
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Have you guys heard of AI chatbots?
I decided to use your question as a test case. Here is its answer.
“ It sounds like your Tiger Barb may have a case of constipation. Constipation in fish can be caused by a variety of things, including a poor diet, stress, or a blockage in the digestive tract. In order to help your fish, you should first try to identify and address the underlying cause of the constipation. This may involve making changes to your fish's diet, providing a more stress-free environment, or removing any potential blockages in the tank.”
Too generic?
https://chat.openai.com/chat
If only we could suggest places to visit for a better answer. ;)
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Have you guys heard of AI chatbots?
I decided to use your question as a test case. Here is its answer.
“ It sounds like your Tiger Barb may have a case of constipation. Constipation in fish can be caused by a variety of things, including a poor diet, stress, or a blockage in the digestive tract. In order to help your fish, you should first try to identify and address the underlying cause of the constipation. This may involve making changes to your fish's diet, providing a more stress-free environment, or removing any potential blockages in the tank.”
Too generic?
https://chat.openai.com/chat
If only we could suggest places to visit for a better answer. ;)
Not too generic, just incorrect. A protruding whitish lump doesn’t sound at all like constipation.
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Ah! Another win for us humans!