Coris Wrasse on sand heavy breathing on its side

[saltyairman]

My Coris Wrasse was on its side breathing heavily on the sand bed added chemiclean several hours previously and wonder if that’s the cause all water perimeters are good and went ahead and did the 20% water change any help with this would be greatly appreciated love my wrasse would hate to lose him

 

[KrisReef]

Make certain that the tank has plenty of oxygenation, add an airstone or surface agitation.

 

[vetteguy53081]

My Coris Wrasse was on its side breathing heavily on the sand bed added chemiclean several hours previously and wonder if that’s the cause all water perimeters are good and went ahead and did the 20% water change any help with this would be greatly appreciated love my wrasse would hate to lose him

Hard to assess without video but likely a reaction to treatment as ChemiPure is an antibiotic.. Adding an air stone will help

 

[saltyairman]

Make certain that the tank has plenty of oxygenation, add an airstone or surface agitation.

Already have a air stone in the tank

 

[saltyairman]

Hard to assess without video but likely a reaction to treatment as ChemiPure is an antibiotic.. Adding an air stone will help

Air stone in the tank already has been since treatment added

 

[saltyairman]

He is moving a little more than he was but still laying on his side and breathing really heavily

 

[FUNGI]

check ammon levels.....

 

[saltyairman]

My Coris Wrasse was on its side breathing heavily on the sand bed added chemiclean several hours previously and wonder if that’s the cause all water perimeters are good and went ahead and did the 20% water change any help with this would be greatly appreciated love my wrasse would hate to lose him

check ammon levels.....

Ammonia levels are zero

 

[saltyairman]

My Coris Wrasse was on its side breathing heavily on the sand bed added chemiclean several hours previously and wonder if that’s the cause all water perimeters are good and went ahead and did the 20% water change any help with this would be greatly appreciated love my wrasse would hate to lose him

#fishmedics

 

[vetteguy53081]

He is moving a little more than he was but still laying on his side and breathing really heavily

As stated- a reaction and should improve every few hours. Dont believe this is an ammonia issue as there would have been a reaction prior to treatment

 

[Crabby48]

Glancing through it seems like you can’t do much but water change. If it’s a yellow wrasse chemclean shouldn’t hurt him but can’t say it couldn’t. Could you have over dosed? Wrasse can be sensitive to chemicals/meds.
How long you have the wrasse and how big?

 

[saltyairman]

Glancing through it seems like you can’t do much but water change. If it’s a yellow wrasse chemclean shouldn’t hurt him but can’t say it couldn’t. Could you have over dosed? Wrasse can be sensitive to chemicals/meds.
How long you have the wrasse and how big?

I’ve had the wrasse for two months now he is two inches still in the juvenile stage already did a water I went with less on the dosing as a precaution because I heard that about wrasses too

 

[saltyairman]

I’ve had the wrasse for two months now he is two inches still in the juvenile stage already did a water I went with less on the dosing as a precaution because I heard that about wrasses too

 

[Crabby48]

Ok he actually is a Cori’s lol. Real nice choice.
I don’t think most wrasse are bad with medications but yours can. How it reacts to chemiclean I don’t know but possible.
Also she is young and it wouldn’t be uncommon for her to check out. I have my thoughts why but that won’t help.

Sending good vibes to her

 

[UMALUM]

These fish are notorious for self inflicting injuries. If your #s are good and nothings changed there's a good chance he did it to himself. Look for lack of head movement while swimming and or a kink between the head and back area. It wasn't the chemiclean.

 

[saltyairman]

Well thank you all for your posts but the Cori’s wrasse is dead just came home from work and found him