Is there anything i can do for this wrasse

Robert Ranciato · Nov 3, 2023

Hi. I purchased this wrasse last Friday
2 nights ago I noticed him swimming weird. It looks like his swim bladder. At least that's my guess. He is still eating. Is there anything at all I can do for him? I hate watching things suffer but I can't Euthanize him so please don't suggest it. He is in a 10 gallon qt tank. Any advice would be appreciated.

vetteguy53081 · Nov 3, 2023

Robert Ranciato said:
Hi. I purchased this wrasse last Friday
2 nights ago I noticed him swimming weird. It looks like his swim bladder. At least that's my guess. He is still eating. Is there anything at all I can do for him? I hate watching things suffer but I can't Euthanize him so please don't suggest it. He is in a 10 gallon qt tank. Any advice would be appreciated.

Can be swim bladder or neurological which is not uncommon with certain wrasses
It may or may not recover and assure good water quality and add oxygen via air stone

Robert Ranciato · Nov 3, 2023

Thanks

JoJosReef · Nov 3, 2023

@Crabby48 @Slocke @i cant think @SaltyT @Tcook
Is this UNWD?

Slocke · Nov 3, 2023

Can’t see the video. What species of wrasse and what is the behavior?

Robert Ranciato · Nov 3, 2023

Flasher wrasse. He is swimming upside down it looks like he can't control his air bladder. I checked the video is there.

Robert Ranciato · Nov 3, 2023

Video.

albano · Nov 3, 2023

Robert Ranciato said:
Flasher wrasse. He is swimming upside down it looks like he can't control his air bladder. I checked the video is there.

I’d say the dreaded wrasse neurological disease … usually fatal!

Slocke · Nov 3, 2023

Sounds like UNWD @Jay Hemdal

Sorry it is fatal

i cant think · Nov 4, 2023

Robert Ranciato said:
Hi. I purchased this wrasse last Friday
2 nights ago I noticed him swimming weird. It looks like his swim bladder. At least that's my guess. He is still eating. Is there anything at all I can do for him? I hate watching things suffer but I can't Euthanize him so please don't suggest it. He is in a 10 gallon qt tank. Any advice would be appreciated.

Going by it’s a 10G tank he’s currently in, I’m going to say it could be a spinal injury. but this could also be UNWD as they have both got similar signs.
The reason I think it may be Spinal Injury is due to flashers being in small tanks can cause them to dart into the walls or possibly jump and get hit with the lid and harm their spine.

Robert Ranciato · Nov 4, 2023

Thanks for the help

Jay Hemdal · Nov 4, 2023

Robert Ranciato said:
Thanks for the help

It does look like what I termed "UNWD" - it is a disease of unknown cause and is virtually always fatal, sorry.

Unknown Neurological Wrasse Disease (UNWD)

Unknown Neurological Wrasse disease (UNWD) There is a disease that afflicts newly acquired wrasses, usually Cirrhilabrus fairy wrasses or flasher wrasses, Pseudocheilinus, but occasionally other species as well. The gross visual symptoms are always the same; the fish shows a rapid onset of...

www.reef2reef.com

Jay

Robert Ranciato · Nov 4, 2023

Thanks jay

Robert Ranciato · Nov 4, 2023

Jay Hemdal said:
It does look like what I termed "UNWD" - it is a disease of unknown cause and is virtually always fatal, sorry.

https://www.reef2reef.com/thre

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Robert Ranciato said:
Thanks jay

Can other wrasse catch it ? Is it contagious?

Crabby48 · Nov 4, 2023

R2R won’t let me see videos of they aren’t on YouTube

albano · Nov 4, 2023

Crabby48 said:
R2R won’t let me see videos of they aren’t on YouTube

Is that the reason that I can’t see them either

Jay Hemdal · Nov 4, 2023

Robert Ranciato said:
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Can other wrasse catch it ? Is it contagious?

It doesn’t seem to be highly contagious. We see it only in newly acquired wrasses and while some in the same group may develop it, other existing wrasses in the tank seem immune.

Jay

Crabby48 · Nov 4, 2023

albano said:
Is that the reason that I can’t see them either

You have iPhone. Seems to be only with iPhones over the years.

albano · Nov 4, 2023

Crabby48 said:
You have iPhone. Seems to be only with iPhones over the years.

Soooo, you’re saying that I need a youPhone!

Crabby48 · Nov 4, 2023

I can’t see video but by the sounds of it there isn’t much you can do but say some words and hope.

A stressed wrasse will keep tail low and swim like injured. You or any fish could be stressing him. Not seeing the video I’m trying to say stress, swim bladder, spine or something neurological are things that it could be. All little different when you watch them swim.

Good luck I’m sending good vibes