Female Guppy Has What Looks Like A Long Hair Coming Out Of Its Bottom

[saffholly]

Hi, my female guppy (who is due to give birth soon) has what looks like a hair ( almost as long as its body) coming out of its bottom, its deffently a hair and not poo, it is pooing fine but it doesnt shift the hair. Has it digested a hair? will it be ok?

 

[phurn]

Sounds more like some kind of parasite...

 

[saffholly]

Deffently look like a hair rather than a parisite. Very odd, she does look like she will give birth soon so maybe pushing babbies out will shift it?

 

[PrairieSunflower]

Actually this happened to two of my guppies last week. One did eat a small hair (maybe 3 inches in length) and it passed fine... but... stupidly, I didn't find it in time and ANOTHER one attempted to eat it and I had to pull it out of its mouth.

So... they DO attempt to eat hair if one should happen to fall in... in my case I'm thinking maybe during a water change.

 

[lolobunnz]

Weirdo guppies hope it doesn't cause any discomfort to them.