Internal Parasites Or Bacterial Infection?

meguro

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Do you mean the anus looks enlarged or red and inflamed.
 
i dunno. its kinda like a bubble sticking out of the fish with a red tinge to it. near his anal fin so maybe

you can see it in the pics i uploaded
 
It's hard to make much out in the pic.
Is the fish male or female.

Can you see any worms in the bubble.

Signs of internal parasites are.

long stringy white poo or clear mucas poo, or red poo.
Enlarged anus or red inflamed anus.
Worms ptrtruding from the anus.
Fish will look skinny or bloated.
Sunken in belly.
Bent spine sometimes.
Fish will sometimes swim on there sides.

How many gallons is the tank.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
 
It's hard to make much out in the pic.
Is the fish male or female. can't tell

Can you see any worms in the bubble. don't think so

Signs of internal parasites are.

long stringy white poo or clear mucas poo, or red poo. this was observed (all 3 at different stages), but i also noticed the fish eating my plants
Enlarged anus or red inflamed anus. don't know enough about fish anatomy to really say much, if it means anything, it looks kinda like an organ was forced out of the anus and filled with air
Worms ptrtruding from the anus. don't think so
Fish will look skinny or bloated. seems kinda normal looking
Sunken in belly. no not really
Bent spine sometimes. no idea the fish seems normal looking
Fish will sometimes swim on there sides. no he swam properly when he chose to

How many gallons is the tank.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

The fish died last night anyway. I can't say I was expecting him to pull through with such a large protrusion, but I also don't what whatever happened to him, happening to the other fish. The tank had been stable for over a month. I think I might have purchased a bad fish (the other fish he was in the lfs with didn't look too good either).

Is it possible this could spread? What should I treat with if it does?
 
Bless Him. R.I.P. Sounds like a prolapse if an organ was coming out.
 

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