Injury/Disease ID on wrasse

[cidermaster]

Can anyone ID what’s on my wrasse?

 

[Highgrade]

Looks like an injury. Possibly from the wrasse burying in the sand an a rock shifting/sliding. Could be lympho. Need a clearer picture.

 

[4FordFamily]

Has this progressed slowly? Suddenly?

 

[cidermaster]

I noticed a bump on the top of his head the other day and from there it’s gotten worse down his body . He’s eating fine and acting normal which made me think it was just maybe a injury going in and out of the sand but more bumps have shown up .

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

I think I would try a FW dip if you can catch him. As much as that looks like an injury I’m wondering about flukes (spot on his head).

 

[cidermaster]

I think I would try a FW dip if you can catch him. As much as that looks like an injury I’m wondering about flukes (spot on his head).

Catching him would be a task !

 

[cidermaster]

Not sure if these pictures are any clearer . Tough getting a pic of him

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Did anything happen in your tank that could e caused an injury like that? Rock falling over? I have a wrasse that swam up into a HOB pump in QT and came out with some weird marks.
I think injury because of the notch in his dorsal fin, I think parasite because of the swollen symmetrical lines. This is a tough one.

You could try a dose of Prazipro in your DT to see if it clears up. It is generally Reef safe.

 

[cidermaster]

Nothing has happened that I’m aware of .i noticed the notch in his fin one day then the next day or two later I noticed a bump on the top of his head then all theses another bumps showed up.

My lights just shut off and he went into the sand where I could possible grab him do you think it would be a good idea to Fw dip him ?

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Nothing has happened that I’m aware of .i noticed the notch in his fin one day then the next day or two later I noticed a bump on the top of his head then all theses another bumps showed up.

My lights just shut off and he went into the sand where I could possible grab him do you think it would be a good idea to Fw dip him ?

If he wasn’t injured or a victim of aggression I would do a FW dip. It can’t hurt and it would help rule out a possible parasite.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/


Have you added any new fish? Any fish chasing him?

 

[cidermaster]

Well that was a swing and a miss . The net touched the sand and he was gone like a rocket !