Wrasse Update Help Please

[gliderjohn]

My 6 line wrasse seems to be getting worse. I now have him in a QT tank, he is in just laying in a piece of pipe. He still eats when food is offered but stays upside down. I added an antibacterial medication. Does anyone have any clue what could be wrong?

 

[beth]

Can you post a picture of this fish and any problem areas you note?

 

[gliderjohn]

I will post a photo. There does not seem to be any visible problems. He was fine and healthy and then 2 days ago started having bouyancy problems, swimming sideways. Now he seems quite ill. I am very worried about him and rather sad.

 

[gliderjohn]

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[beth]

I saw that picture before you deleted it, and its too small to be able to tell much.

 

[gliderjohn]

 

[gliderjohn]

Sorry it took so long. I had to resize it. Nothing on him looked out of the ordinary.

 

[beth]

At the stage when they are floating around such as this, there isn't much hope. He looks like he might have swollen belly. Is that correct? If he is in a well cycled QT, you can try Maracyn 2 treatment.

 

[sepulatian]

His fins appear to be bitten off as well.

 

[gliderjohn]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2582358
His fins appear to be bitten off as well.
His fins are okay, the only other fish he was in DT with was a Perc who left him alone.

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by Gliderjohn
http:///forum/post/2582368
His fins are okay, the only other fish he was in DT with was a Perc who left him alone.
Are we looking at the same fish? On the right side, from my view, it is his left pectoral, is bitten down. That is the only fin that is extended enough to see.

 

[gliderjohn]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2582463
Are we looking at the same fish? On the right side, from my view, it is his left pectoral, is bitten down. That is the only fin that is extended enough to see.
That is how he looked when we purchased him. It is the next morning and he is still alive. Still upside down. What is the humane thing to do at this point? He is in a nice quiet QT tank, I am doing a water change today. Nitrates are 20 ppm and nitrites are 05 ppm. I am continuing to treat him with an antibacterial.

 

[gliderjohn]

He was swimming around a little today, still upside down.

 

[beth]

Maracyn 2 treatment?

 

[gliderjohn]

Originally Posted by Beth
http:///forum/post/2583116
Maracyn 2 treatment?
I'm using Triple Sulfa.

 

[gliderjohn]

Our wrasse is just getting worse. It's too sad to watch him so we have made the decision to euthanize him. After much research on the subject it seems the most humane way is clove oil and grain alcohol. Thanks for your help in trying to save him.