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I have a female balloon molly. I don't think she is pregnant but there's red spikes that comming out from her butt. What is that? Please any information would help. Thank you

I'm a little confused. Do you mean there is a red spot (or a couple red spots) on her lower abdomen? If that's the case, she could be pregnant. Can you get a picture of her?
Also, do you have males in the tank with her?
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Phishie

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

i have a male and 3 females. it's not red dots... i thought it was poop at first but it's just stuck in there... it's like 2 spikes commin' out from where the poop comes out. i tried to take picture of if but doesn't come out right. my camera sucks. thank you for replyin.

-nikki-

i got lucky and got this picture!

here's the picture

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That would definitely be a parasite, but I'm not sure if it's a nematode or flukes. My first guess is that it is a couple nematodes because they are hanging from the anus. Try the one of the treatments listed. I hope it gets better. Keep me posted. I will also promote your post to a hot topic so if anyone else has successfully treated what you are experiencing, then they can help you too.
Freshwater fish diseases

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Phishie

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

thank you for the help. i tried takin out from the fish usin a pair of tweezers and the fish seems fine. but still i will treat it with medicines. i'll keep u posted and thanks again!

- nikki-

You removed the red spikes with tweezers? I don't remember exactly what the website I showed you suggested for treatments, but be careful when you do that because sometimes the parasite is attached to internal organs, and it will kill your fish when you remove it. Also, when you handle a fish you are removing epidermis (the top layer of skin) that contains the slime glands. This will allow bacteria to enter your fish's immune system. If you don't put in any melafix, I would recommend it now. Other than all that information, I'm glad your fish seems fine now. I hope it can pull through this ordeal.
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Phishie

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."