German Blue Ram female hovering at top of tank with red tuft hanging out of belly?

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Luananeko

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My female German Blue Ram has been hovering near the top of the tank for the last couple days and refusing food... Her fins are slightly clamped and if I look really closely I see what looks like a tuft of red stuff distending out of her belly (maybe like she's pooping worms?). I apologize for the low quality picture, but you can just make it out...

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Any idea what it is? The water parameters are 0 for ammonia and nitrate, and 20 for nitrates. I have prazipro, Maracyn, Furan-2, Rid Fungus, and Jungle Buddies Fungus Clear meds available, but none of their descriptions seem to match her symptoms... Please help!
 
I don't think there is much you can do. I'd do a 50% WC to being nitrates to 10 ppm but other than that there isn't a solid solution.
 
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