Six-line wrasse barely moving

[smokey667]

I've had him around a week now, he's been doing great so far.. Except this morning. I found him laying on his side between two of my LR and he has this reddish patch on his side. I haven't changed anything in my tank or added any new livestock.. Anyone know if he's going to survive whatever happened?

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Hey hows it doing now?

 

[smokey667]

Hey hows it doing now?

Unfortunately he didn't survive the next hour.. I'm thinking something got a hold of him, but all I have are a few crabs..

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Sorry to hear that, that always sucks. What kind of crabs are in there?

 

[smokey667]

Sorry to hear that, that always sucks. What kind of crabs are in there?

I have 4 hermits and two emerald. Although one of my emeralds have mysteriously disappeared

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Sorry for your loss my friend. It’s never easy

that almost looks like it could have been bacterial, kinda reminds me of what the chromis I lost to uronema looked like..

I’m by no means an expert however. Let’s get @ReefSquad in here for some more experienced opinions

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Emeralds are usually safe with fish but you can never really trust a crab. With hermits some types are safe some aren't.

I will add that when a fish is sick or injured it is my opinion that netting them for pictures, ext is very stressful and counterproductive (of course sometimes it's necessary for treatment)

 

[smokey667]

Sadly I honestly thought he had kicked the bucket when I first got him out, then I realized he was still breathing.. Would've felt a bit bad leaving him to be crab food