Odd wrasse behavior?..

[Kodock]

Often, these fish come from the Ocean into the LFS within a few days. Depends on the LFS and where they buy from. I know it's a pain in the rear end but I learned my lesson the hard way unfortunately... I used to do the same thing and only bought healthy looking fish. But Ich can hide itself pretty well. I brought home 3 Firefish and within a week all my tangs had Ich all over them. The Firefish brought it and died within a few days. I had to set up a tank in my sump room as a hospital tank to treat and keep my Tangs and other fish alive. HOB filter, heater, and a power head. All stuff I already had sitting around. I was able to save everything but my Anthias, as they don't seem to do well in copper (for me anyways...) I decided to do a long fallow period to get rid of the Ich in my display tank. It suuuked.

I put 2 small plastic tubs with some fine sand in the QT tank for wrasses, and also some PVC pipes for fish to hide out in. It works for me, as I never want to have to rip my tank apart again to remove all of the fish. It's a good piece of mind knowing that anything I add to my expensive collection of animals won't get them all sick. I'm lucky as I have the room for it though...

Very helpful, thank you!!!!

 

[i cant think]

QT'ing (treating) EVERY new fish ensures that I won't introduce disease into my system.

This is false. It reduces risk of disease coming in on your fish but what about new inverts, coral, (LIVE) rock you add in after these fish? Ich and disease comes in on all of this - your tank is never disease free unless you QT it all, and even then there’s a slim chance it’ll still reach through its why I gave up on QT and stick to reputable sources for my fish - and look at my tank! I’ve added new fish without issues

 

[vetteguy53081]

QT reduces risk and please Post a video0 of at least 25 seconds to see as still pics do not show behaviors you describe and video under white light intensity

 

[Rappa]

This is false. It reduces risk of disease coming in on your fish but what about new inverts, coral, (LIVE) rock you add in after these fish? Ich and disease comes in on all of this - your tank is never disease free unless you QT it all, and even then there’s a slim chance it’ll still reach through its why I gave up on QT and stick to reputable sources for my fish - and look at my tank! I’ve added new fish without issues

Yeah I probably used the wrong word. It REDUCES risk. Reduces by very high percentage.

 

[Kodock]

QT reduces risk and please Post a video0 of at least 25 seconds to see as still pics do not show behaviors you describe and video under white light intensity

I’ll see what I can do. I’ll have to clean the glass, make a youtube, etc.. but to summarize.. swims laps along the surface of the water and against the glass, occasionally bobbing mouth out of water. If it runs into the corner that it can “bob” it does a big open mouth action. As it passes the return grate, it pulls it against it. It sits there and looks around, eventually relieving itself of the pull, sometimes 1st/2nd attempt struggles to remove itself.

In the “laps”, it swims straight until it’s face runs into and object, a couple of times, to change direction - as if blind or unaware.

After 1-2 hours of this, it goes back into hiding under it’s rock/sand spot. It will come down mid level occasionally, but same swimming until hitting face against objects.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I’ll see what I can do. I’ll have to clean the glass, make a youtube, etc.. but to summarize.. swims laps along the surface of the water and against the glass, occasionally bobbing mouth out of water. If it runs into the corner that it can “bob” it does a big open mouth action. As it passes the return grate, it pulls it against it. It sits there and looks around, eventually relieving itself of the pull, sometimes 1st/2nd attempt struggles to remove itself.

In the “laps”, it swims straight until it’s face runs into and object, a couple of times, to change direction - as if blind or unaware.

After 1-2 hours of this, it goes back into hiding under it’s rock/sand spot. It will come down mid level occasionally, but same swimming until hitting face against objects.

Porpoising may be a lack of oxygen or velvet.

 

[Kodock]

Porpoising may be a lack of oxygen or velvet.

Well that sucks.. really hoping it’s not velvet.. I’m getting a QT setup today and doing the dip. If things turn bad, is there an socially ethical way to “put it down”? Don’t want to let it suffer if it is something painful for it.