Rhomboid EMERGENCY

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

Just noticed my rhomboid laying upside down in the rock work. I pulled him out and hes in a 5 gal bucket with an airstone.
He can't swim upright so im thinking it may be swim bladder related? I have 28g needles on hand in case I need to vent. Any ideas??
@Humblefish @melypr1985 @4FordFamily @

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

Not sure how to post a video but ill upload one to youtube

Hemmdog · Mar 31, 2019

Oh no! I hope you get it figured out, beautiful fish.

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

Hemmdog said:
Oh no! I hope you get it figured out, beautiful fish.

One of my favorites... would hate to see him go
Been running through my house like a mad man trying to figure out what to do haha

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

@HotRocks @Frtdrmrose7

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

Hemmdog · Mar 31, 2019

What’s your salinity? How long have you had him?
@4FordFamily @HotRocks @ngoodermuth any tips to help fix this issue?

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

Hemmdog said:
What’s your salinity? How long have you had him?
@4FordFamily @HotRocks @ngoodermuth any tips to help fix this issue?

1.023
Had him almost two and a half years now.
No symptoms in any of the other fish.

Frtdrmrose7 · Mar 31, 2019

Typically wrasse I’ve seen with swimbladder issues float the top and are constantly trying to swim down.
Does he swim head up (vertically)?

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

Frtdrmrose7 said:
Typically wrasse I’ve seen with swimbladder issues float the top and are constantly trying to swim down.
Does he swim head up (vertically)?

No, he stays horizontal for the most part.
I fed the tank and came back out about 5 minutes later to see him like this

Frtdrmrose7 · Mar 31, 2019

MMacro said:
No, he stays horizontal for the most part.
I fed the tank and came back out about 5 minutes later to see him like this

Any new additions to the tank?

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

Frtdrmrose7 said:
Any new additions to the tank?

Nothing new in the past 2 months.

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

Hes producing a ton of slime in the bucket

Gareth elliott · Mar 31, 2019

If have on hand perhaps a bath in methylene blue. Well tolerated and will get his gills working a bit less. Sounds like an injury if occurred in 5 minutes, wrasses can strike surfaces hard enough to cause.

JaimeAdams · Mar 31, 2019

Yeah, kind of sounds like a spinal injury.

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

I have methylene blue on hand. What concentration would you use?

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

JaimeAdams said:
Yeah, kind of sounds like a spinal injury.

I hope not

I have clove oil on hand if it comes to that

Gareth elliott · Mar 31, 2019

Spinal injuries in fish are a lot like humans. The body turns some stuff off as a protection during shock. Only after the effects of this wear off can you asess the real damage. Give the fish time before going to euthanasia [emoji4]

TvanB1 · Mar 31, 2019

Gareth elliott said:
Spinal injuries in fish are a lot like humans. The body turns some stuff off as a protection during shock. Only after the effects of this wear off can you asess the real damage. Give the fish time before going to euthanasia [emoji4]

Planning on doing anything I can before I resort to euthanasia.
Right now hes still in the bucket with an airstone. Haven’t dosed anything yet. If it is spinal im assuming he’ll have to stay in quarantine for a while.