Clownfish prolapse??

Hello, My breeding female clown looks like something might be wrong with her. The current clutch is due to hatch in 24 hours, so she was been looking "full" and ready to spawn again very soon. Although, today is the first time I've noticed her looking like this(photographs below). She has been swimming around like normal and even eating a little(she usually slows down eating close to spawn date). Any idea what this could be? Sorry for the bad pictures and video. I will post the video later today.








 
 

Doesn't look good. Not as bad as Dale's but...

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

Any information on what is/was wrong with Dale's?
 

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http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

Hmmm, just checked on her again. She looks normal again, although still looks to be holding eggs. Could I have just caught her before or after a bowel movement?

sorry to see this. I hope it all goes back to normal for you.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Thanks, me too. Should I just dial back the feedings for a few weeks to attempt healing time?

She looks ready to pop Bri....I would slow feeding to a minimum, if not stop until she spawns again or absorbs her eggs. Once her ovipositor streches too far, there's no going back.

Thank you for the feedback. Here are some pictures taken today. I would have never known......which makes me wonder how long she has been like that.
 

That looks much better! Keep an eye on her. It seems to happen with females that have high fecundity and are full before the nest they have is hatched.

My female has exact the same problem, looked up everywhere, but guess this is my lucky day to find the same anomaly on MBI...

 

 

 

 
Sry for bad photo quality but it is exactly the same as BriGuys's female...
Mine has never laid eggs, would be her first...
I wonder if that is a kind of constipation?
So we just need to wait ?
Thanks...

My female Ocellaris has a similar issue too.  It developed over months though, and when I introduced HBH Spirulina pellets to the diet regularly it seems to have corrected itself over a few weeks.

Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]

Yours does not look as bad as my female. I the point of my pictures, I had beed feeding her a lot and she was about to lay eggs. I eased off her feedings and I have not seen it happen again. Good luck.

Mine's been doing it for yrs. She has only been able to lay 3 of 4 nests.  She was a mated pair from ORA. 
 
 
Miles

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