Bum Aera Poking Out? Wth?!?!

[razer121]

ok my cichlids have only recently today laid eggs, the one i belive to be male may well be female! anyway i noticed this odd thing going on, here female aera (what else do i call it?) is like well poking out.....

heres some pictures...

and this one proves its not her bum area as she is pooping in it

is this normal?? ive just suddenly really panicked and really hope she/he is ok thanks!

 

[WILDER]

Do you mean her bum look enlarged or red and inflamed.
Is the poo red. Do you feed bloodworms.

 

[three-fingers]

Isn't that the egg tube?

 

[razer121]

no her bum is fine, she is pooping normal, its that area behind it, which i guess is her womenly parts....thats the part which has suddenly today stuck out...i wouldnt know if it was an egg tube...ive never seen anything like it?

 

[Joller]

when breeding the egg tube pokes out. it should go down sometime after spawning, it's quite normal

 

[razer121]

ah ok thanks

 

[WILDER]

Glad you found the answer. As I wasn't quite sure what you meant.