Help With Wrasse

[Luke Schnabel]

I have a Wrasse and in the last 2 days it has developed a white mark on its top fin that seems to be growing in size and causing the fin to rot away.

He is in a QT tank along with a bunch of snails as well. Can I get an ID and treatment that hopefully is safe for snails as well...

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Sorry for your troubles. The photos aren't very clear and hard to identify really. A few thoughts is lympho, which is a viral infection but it doesn't cause fin rot. It could also be bacterial related.

Read these threads below.

Lymphocystis

Lymphocystis What You Need To Know: * This is a virus that many fish carry for life. The white nodules (cauliflower-like growths) can grow both externally and internally; so symptoms are not always visible. * There is no known cure for Lympho. However, feeding vitamin-enriched foods and...

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Bacterial Infections

Why fish get bacterial infections What You Need To Know: * Infections can be caused by either Gram‐positive or Gram-negative bacteria. Gram-negative infections are typically more virulent, and more common in marine fish. * Bacterial infections are often "secondary" to a preexisting parasitic...

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[Luke Schnabel]

@pathot984

It’s gottwn worse in just 6 hrs

 

[LAReefer4Life]

@pathot984

It’s gottwn worse in just 6 hrs

Do you have a QT ready?

 

[ChadmRoman]

Had the same issue with three wrasse's, two of which died very quickly. Learned my lesson on the third. Did an hour dip in malachite green and formalin every few days for a week, and fed soaking food in Selcon. Wrasse doing great for four months now.

Good Luck

 

[Arthacker87]

Will wrasse fight being that close in smaller tank?

 

[Luke Schnabel]

@pathot984
They are in the quarantine tank now. Mind you the Sixline is in this tank till Tuesday because it goes to my father in laws QT tank since this weekend was his last days of QT for his fish in there.
There are snails in this tank as well just a FYI. I can’t tell what it is but I have furan 2 in hand

 

[Luke Schnabel]

Bump, I’m afraid of loosing him over night

 

[LAReefer4Life]

So I apologize but I can't tell be the images posted. Even when I zoom in on them it just becomes blurry.

Most medications will kill inverts so they will need to be removed prior to treating.

Furan 2 is effective against many bacterial issues so if that is the only medication you have on hand I suggest using it. It wont hurt anything if administered properly.

Also what are you're current water parameters and hold it the QT tank?