Help please! Lineatus wrasse not looking good

[Punchanello]

Hi all,

I have a lineatus wrasse in qt. No ammonia, well aerated, no meds. He had been fine since Sunday but came home to him like you see him in the video. Is he ok or is something wrong? He didn't eat that I could see this morning but seemed ok before that.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Hi all,

I have a lineatus wrasse in qt. No ammonia, well aerated, no meds. He had been fine since Sunday but came home to him like you see him in the video. Is he ok or is something wrong? He didn't eat that I could see this morning but seemed ok before that.

Cant see the video.
With wrasses it is common they do not eat right away, and benefit from stress reducers, subdued or no lighting day or 2, numerous hiding spots etc. live brine shrimp are good feeding enticer, along with adding selco or fish oil to food.

Ime most wrasses come wit some kind of infection or parasite, most common for me has been flukes, but mileage probably varies.

After he is eating again medicating for with api general cure maybe in order.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/

This should help with best practices with qt as well

 

[Small triggers]

Wrasses like to hide. Just keep feeding and cleaning and doing water changes... what are you feeding and has he taken anything yet?

 

[Punchanello]

I was mostly concerned by the breathing/panting in the video. I saw him tentatively moving about the tank this morning but still breathing rapidly. Could this be an indicator of ich in the gills or something else?

 

[Small triggers]

Rapid breathing can be an indicator of low oxygenation... but as long as you have good surface agitation and water change over and you're making sure zero ammonia you should be good.