Help: Pink Streaked Wrasse - wound?

[boxofsaltedwater]

I have a recent addition to the tank and it's a Pink Streaked Wrasse. I'm noticing he has some sort of white spot on his left side that looks like a cut/wound. Any idea what this might be? His behavior appears to be the same (and improving as he becomes more confident in the tank). No spots on any of the other fish.

Depending on what the diagnosis is, is it something that can spread to my other fish?

Long fin clown (x2)
Fiji Blue Devil Damsel
Hi fin red banded goby
Pistol shrimp
Pink streaked wrasse

 

[Jekyl]

Need white light pics. All we see is blue

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have a recent addition to the tank and it's a Pink Streaked Wrasse. I'm noticing he has some sort of white spot on his left side that looks like a cut/wound. Any idea what this might be? His behavior appears to be the same (and improving as he becomes more confident in the tank). No spots on any of the other fish.

Depending on what the diagnosis is, is it something that can spread to my other fish?

Long fin clown (x2)
Fiji Blue Devil Damsel
Hi fin red banded goby
Pistol shrimp
Pink streaked wrasse

This is just that and should heal on it own. Keep an eye on the spot for healing and not getting red or infected. If so, treatment is seachem Neoplex

 

[NanoNana]

Agreed wound.
Watch the damsel and the clowns for bullying. Pink streaks are peace loving fish. Clowns and damsels are not and one of those may be the source of the wound. How large is your tank?

 

[MnFish1]

I have no clue as to what recommendations in this thread mean. Picture-wise its difficult to see the white lesion (enough for me to suggest a diagnosis)

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I have a recent addition to the tank and it's a Pink Streaked Wrasse. I'm noticing he has some sort of white spot on his left side that looks like a cut/wound. Any idea what this might be? His behavior appears to be the same (and improving as he becomes more confident in the tank). No spots on any of the other fish.

Depending on what the diagnosis is, is it something that can spread to my other fish?

Long fin clown (x2)
Fiji Blue Devil Damsel
Hi fin red banded goby
Pistol shrimp
Pink streaked wrasse

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

While that might be a wound, it could also be Uronema. Pictures under white light would help us diagnosis it.

Here is an article on Uronema:

Uronema / Red Band Disease - Hemdal

Red Band Syndrome in Marine Fishes: Caused by the Protozoan; Uronema sp. Jay Hemdal Introduction: This moderately common disease of certain species of marine fish is so often misdiagnosed that most aquarists apply incorrect treatment methods...

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Jay

 

[boxofsaltedwater]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

While that might be a wound, it could also be Uronema. Pictures under white light would help us diagnosis it.

Here is an article on Uronema:

Uronema / Red Band Disease - Hemdal

Red Band Syndrome in Marine Fishes: Caused by the Protozoan; Uronema sp. Jay Hemdal Introduction: This moderately common disease of certain species of marine fish is so often misdiagnosed that most aquarists apply incorrect treatment methods...

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Jay

 

[boxofsaltedwater]

I have no clue as to what recommendations in this thread mean. Picture-wise its difficult to see the white lesion (enough for me to suggest a diagnosis)

Above I’ve uploaded non-blue images

 

[boxofsaltedwater]

Need white light pics. All we see is blue

White light uploaded above

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

The lesion looks larger to me today, does it to you also? If so, that lines up with the aggressive nature of Uronema infections.....

 

[boxofsaltedwater]

The lesion looks larger to me today, does it to you also? If so, that lines up with the aggressive nature of Uronema infections.....

He’s had this for at least a week. At first I didn’t think anything of it and he was relatively hiding. But over the week he’s been feeding, more active and behavior has been stable and improving. I don’t think its grown overnight (likely camera angle/zoom has caused distortion of size/shape).

How long will the fish last? Then next would be setting up a QT. If it is uronema, can it host on my coral:
GSP
Mushroom
Torch
BT anemone
Green chalice
Zoa


Can it host on my other fish/CUC:
Long-fin clowns
Fiji Blue Devil Damsel
Hi fin red banded goby
Pistol shrimp
Pink streaked wrasse

ghost shrimp
Hermit crab
Emerald crab
Nassarius snails
Turbo snail

Lastly transferring them to a QT tank is there any medicine/chemicals I need to include in it? Do I transfer coral + fish into QT as well?

Sorry for all the questions. Any help/references greatly appreciated.

 

[MnFish1]

He’s had this for at least a week. At first I didn’t think anything of it and he was relatively hiding. But over the week he’s been feeding, more active and behavior has been stable and improving. I don’t think its grown overnight (likely camera angle/zoom has caused distortion of size/shape).

How long will the fish last? Then next would be setting up a QT. If it is uronema, can it host on my coral:
GSP
Mushroom
Torch
BT anemone
Green chalice
Zoa


Can it host on my other fish/CUC:
Long-fin clowns
Fiji Blue Devil Damsel
Hi fin red banded goby
Pistol shrimp
Pink streaked wrasse

ghost shrimp
Hermit crab
Emerald crab
Nassarius snails
Turbo snail

Lastly transferring them to a QT tank is there any medicine/chemicals I need to include in it? Do I transfer coral + fish into QT as well?

Sorry for all the questions. Any help/references greatly appreciated.

Uronema can grow in a tank without fish. It only causes disease rarely some species - for example chromes - are more susceptible. The best thing to do is to keep the tank as clean from debris as possible. I don't know what you mean by hosting on, but I don't believe that it's possible to know whether it can be found on inverts (it can be found in sand). There is no way to really sterilize the tank/inhabitants. You would not need to transfer all of your fish to a QT tank for uronema. If it's in an infection you can transfer the wrasse to a tank with an antibiotic as Vetteguy said - such as neomycin. If its internal uronema it is not really curable.. Hope this helps.

 

[IJustThinkItsNeat]

If he is eating, I would get some metroplex and focus to fix in with the food.

Also if this is a new QT, pick up an ammonia badge and some prime to make sure you don't end up with an ammonia spike.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

If he is eating, I would get some metroplex and focus to fix in with the food.

Also if this is a new QT, pick up an ammonia badge and some prime to make sure you don't end up with an ammonia spike.

Just to clarify - you need to dose medicated food accurately: for metronidazole, the dose is 1% by weight in the food. You can’t just guess at this - to low and it won’t help, too high and it makes the food bitter and the fish won’t eat it.

 

[IJustThinkItsNeat]

Just to clarify - you need to dose medicated food accurately: for metronidazole, the dose is 1% by weight in the food. You can’t just guess at this - to low and it won’t help, too high and it makes the food bitter and the fish won’t eat it.

I've had great success mixing 1 scoop of metroplex, 1 scoop of focus, and then one tablespoon of frozen food. After mixing, it can be refrozen and used as needed. This is also a standard recipe many others use. Like most things in this hobby, nothing is guaranteed, but this is worth a try.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I've had great success mixing 1 scoop of metroplex, 1 scoop of focus, and then one tablespoon of frozen food. After mixing, it can be refrozen and used as needed. This is also a standard recipe many others use. Like most things in this hobby, nothing is guaranteed, but this is worth a try.

Without knowing the relative weights of the medication versus the food, I cannot tell you if you are within normal limits for metronidazole, but the following is pretty standard information for people who are going to use medicated foods:

Proper Dosing of Medicated Foods

Proper Dosing of Medicated Foods Jay Hemdal c. 2020 Oral medications are an excellent way to target internal diseases of fishes. Marine fish absorb aquarium water, so in certain cases, they “drink” enough medication from the water to effect a cure. However, freshwater fish actively export...

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Jay

 

[boxofsaltedwater]

Update: he’s alive and well and the wound is healing slowly but surely. I haven’t pursued the medication route

 

[NanoNana]

Update: he’s alive and well and the wound is healing slowly but surely. I haven’t pursued the medication route

So glad to hear this!