Parrot cichlid has a mass protruding from its vent area

[Hollysue63]

My parrot cichlid is about 10 years old and it has a mass protruding from its vent area. I have 2 of them in a 65 gallon tank. It doesn't appear lethargic, continues to be active. I have noticed it hovering at the top if the tank lately which is not it's normal behavior. Hope the picture shows what it looks like.

 

[TucanSam]

Almost looks like genitals. I'm no parrot expert but could be an ovipositor?

 

[NotSoAggressiveAquatics]

Looks like an egg laying tube to me. Is the other a male?

 

[A201]

Looks like a prolapsed vent. Really nothing can be done other than let the protrusion retract on its own.

 

[Hollysue63]

Looks like an egg laying tube to me. Is the other a male?

I believe the other is a male, I have tried to read

Looks like an egg laying tube to me. Is the other a male?

This particular cichlid has laid eggs before . I am not sure if the other is a male, i have tried to identify whether it's a male but I am not really sure. They do a lot of flashing on the rocks at times and when it first happened, it looked like there where eggs stuck to the protrusion. I am not sure if it's a prolapse or something else. Is there anything I can do to help? I read that you can add salt but I don't usually add anything like that to my tank.