I’ve had a sixline wrasse for a good bit now, and when I got him he was very big and fat. He is now almost a good 4 inches long and still very fat, but now he is acting weird. He is moving very slow around in the sand bed when usually he is all energetic and darting around the rocks. He is still eating, breathing fine, and shows no sign of any parasite. There has been no new additions to the tank at all, the last one being him. I’m guessing he is just dying of age? Is this normal for old fish? Any ideas would help.
Old Sixline Wrasse?
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I've had mine 8 years and it was a good size when I got it. I think these type of wrasse are much longer lived than flashers or fairy wrasse that do seem to live only 3-5 years, or maybe I'm just lucky.
If it was old age I think you would likely have seen a loss of condition over a period of time rather than a fairly quick death. Tbh there is probably something that went on which could of just been natural for that fish and it was simply it's time. Fish can get tumours and other ailments we don't see or die from things we'd never notice unless we were experts in fish necropsy.
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Approaching lifespan but has no significance if it is eating. Try small pellets and meaty foods to see if it regains mass and I assume still eating well ?
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Postmortem?
