Fish not looking great

[Bleigh]

Just got this wrasse (melanarius, probably spelled wrong) yesterday. It’s in qt with 2 baseless and a file fish. I don’t think it’s looking so hot. Any ideas on what it may be and what treatment I should do? Sorry, there’s a lot of coralline growth that I probably should scrape off.

 

[Humblefish]

Looks like a flasher wrasse with some mild fin rot. Could be bacterial or flukes eating away at the fins. Could also just be another fish nipping at him.

 

[AdamB]

Yes, agreed with Humblefish. Hard to say 100% though by looking at photo.
Not a melanurus wrasse. A flasher ..

 

[Sarah24!]

Hello,

Sorry to see, I’d maybe put something between him and other fish and treat for bacterial infections. How did it look prior to bringing him home?

 

[Bleigh]

He looked great yesterday. He was in my frag tank with a new file fish and basselet. They’re all brand new and haven’t been nipping. I took him out and put him in a hospital tank. Wondering what the best treatment is.

 

[Humblefish]

He looked great yesterday. He was in my frag tank with a new file fish and basselet. They’re all brand new and haven’t been nipping. I took him out and put him in a hospital tank. Wondering what the best treatment is.

I bet its the Basslet. I had a Black Cap and Carpenters get into it over a sleeping spot. The Black Cap ripped his fins up pretty good.

I'd separate them, and treat with Triple Sulfa or Sulfaplex to help heal the damaged fins.

 

[Katrina71]

Sorry to see this. I have some NLS probiotic food that absolutely aided in the recovery of our watchman. Glad you caught it quickly!

 

[Sarah24!]

Sorry to see this. I have some NLS probiotic food that absolutely aided in the recovery of our watchman. Glad you caught it quickly!

Hello,

Hey it’s good to see you again @Katrina71 how is your tank (sorry been quiet) and how’s your kiddo. Same with @Bleigh how are things other than (what we are ) addressing here. I hope things are well

 

[Bleigh]

Hello,

Hey it’s good to see you again @Katrina71 how is your tank (sorry been quiet) and how’s your kiddo. Same with @Bleigh how are things other than (what we are ) addressing here. I hope things are well

Going well.how are you dear?

Just dosed the hospital tank with metroplex. All the fish stores are closed and that was all petco had that I thought would be helpful. I’ll order something better and hope he holds on until it come in.

if the bad delete were picking on anything, I would have thought it was the file fish. Well. Hopefully they’ll calm down and the wrasse will heal up now that he’s separated.

 

[Bleigh]

Sorry to see this. I have some NLS probiotic food that absolutely aided in the recovery of our watchman. Glad you caught it quickly!

I’ll see if I can get some of that. He looked so bad earlier I thought for sure he was going to die any minute. But he hasn’t. Hopefully he pulls through. I hate feeling like I killed an animal.

 

[Katrina71]

Any update? I'm hoping for good news.

 

[vetteguy53081]

In suspecting an aggression issue and not illness. I would net the basslet and see if behavior changes. Add garlic to its’ food 2x per week.
Does it have adequate hiding places and sand to burrow in? Can also be new tank shyness ( similar to kindergarten students first week of school)
It is Flasher as Melenarus is bright blue /green

 

[Bleigh]

It died. I haven’t seen an aggression and it continued to get worse after I put it in a tank by itself. Who knows.

 

[Mastiffsrule]

Bummer, Sorry to hear. Good it was in QT

 

[Jeff Jarry reef]

It died. I haven’t seen an aggression and it continued to get worse after I put it in a tank by itself. Who knows.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[Katrina71]

I'm really sorry.

 

[vetteguy53081]