Six Line Wrasse issue

Kirbysd77j · May 8, 2018

Hi guys!!! New to R2R, and happy to find an awesome forum for reefing!! I have a Six Line Wrasse that is now showing some signs that I am concerned about. The main thing I am concerned is a blemish on one side that looks like skin “scales and coloring “ are peeling off. Can anyone help with identifying what this is and what would be best to take care of it? I’ll add the best pic I have. Also I do normal and frequent water changes and all my parameters are the best they can get! Thanks for the help!!!

Crabs McJones · May 8, 2018

Kirbysd77j said:
Hi guys!!! New to R2R, and happy to find an awesome forum for reefing!! I have a Six Line Wrasse that is now showing some signs that I am concerned about. The main thing I am concerned is a blemish on one side that looks like skin “scales and coloring “ are peeling off. Can anyone help with identifying what this is and what would be best to take care of it? I’ll add the best pic I have. Also I do normal and frequent water changes and all my parameters are the best they can get! Thanks for the help!!!

Welcome to R2R!!

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Can you start us off with some info. What are your water parameters. What are the fishes other tankmates. Is it eating and swimming normal. Did you run it through any kind of quarantine before putting it in your display. And how secure is your rockwork?

Lovemyreef2015 · May 8, 2018

Welcome to R2R

Kirbysd77j · May 8, 2018

Here are the actual parameters when I last tested.
Salinity = 1.025
Ph = 8.4
Ammonia = 0
Nitrites = 0.025 ppm
Nitrates= 0

Also tests at the my lfs have told me alkalinity, and magnesium have all been good. As far as other fish mates,I only have 3 clown fish that are eating and swimming great! And the wrasse is eating and swimming around awesome as well! Currently do not have a quarantine set up. And the rock work is pretty solid. Thanks for helping Crabs_Mcjones!!!!

savetheocean · May 8, 2018

What do you feed ?

Kirbysd77j · May 8, 2018

savetheocean said:
What do you feed ?

Flake, pellets, mysis, and brine shrimp. I mix it up day by day and by feedings,

Crabs McJones · May 8, 2018

Kirbysd77j said:
Here are the actual parameters when I last tested.
Salinity = 1.025
Ph = 8.4
Ammonia = 0
Nitrites = 0.025 ppm
Nitrates= 0

Also tests at the my lfs have told me alkalinity, and magnesium have all been good. As far as other fish mates,I only have 3 clown fish that are eating and swimming great! And the wrasse is eating and swimming around awesome as well! Currently do not have a quarantine set up. And the rock work is pretty solid. Thanks for helping Crabs_Mcjones!!!!

What size tank do you have? Depended on size you may want to eventually consider rehoming one of the clowns. Generally what happens is two of them will pair up, and beat up on the odd man out until hes dead. And your detecting nitrites but not nitrates? How did you cycle your tank and what did you use to cycle it?

Fudsey · May 8, 2018

Welcome to R2R ! ! !

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Sabellafella · May 8, 2018

Kirbysd77j said:
Hi guys!!! New to R2R, and happy to find an awesome forum for reefing!! I have a Six Line Wrasse that is now showing some signs that I am concerned about. The main thing I am concerned is a blemish on one side that looks like skin “scales and coloring “ are peeling off. Can anyone help with identifying what this is and what would be best to take care of it? I’ll add the best pic I have. Also I do normal and frequent water changes and all my parameters are the best they can get! Thanks for the help!!!

Hey! Do you have a heater in your display? Is the little fella acting funny?

Sabellafella · May 8, 2018

I had a heater in my qt setup when I first got my sixline, had almost the same exact blemish on him. I litterally chalked it up to being the heater, still till this day I believe so.

Kirbysd77j · May 8, 2018

crabs_mcjones said:
What size tank do you have? Depended on size you may want to eventually consider rehoming one of the clowns. Generally what happens is two of them will pair up, and beat up on the odd man out until hes dead. And your detecting nitrites but not nitrates? How did you cycle your tank and what did you use to cycle it?

36 gallon tank, I had nitrates go up, but they came back down. All 4 fish in the tank have been getting along very well from what I have observed. They will swim together all over the tank, except in between the rocks, I have never seen the clowns go thru any of the swim holes yet

Kirbysd77j · May 8, 2018

Sabellafella said:
Hey! Do you have a heater in your display? Is the little fella acting funny?

I do have a heater, and doesn’t act funny at all.

Crabs McJones · May 8, 2018

Kirbysd77j said:
36 gallon tank, I had nitrates go up, but they came back down. All 4 fish in the tank have been getting along very well from what I have observed. They will swim together all over the tank, except in between the rocks, I have never seen the clowns go thru any of the swim holes yet

They'll act fine now, but once they reach maturity and start asserting dominance and deciding which one will be dominant and pair up with another, the third one will be beat up on.

Kirbysd77j · May 8, 2018

crabs_mcjones said:
They'll act fine now, but once they reach maturity and start asserting dominance and deciding which one will be dominant and pair up with another, the third one will be beat up on.

Thanks! I will definitely keep an eye on their behaviors in the future!!

Crabs McJones · May 8, 2018

As far as the sixline. My guess is he got wedged between some rocks or something and squirmed to get out. I'd recommend just keeping a close eye on him. Keep him well fed with good water parameters

Kirbysd77j · May 8, 2018

crabs_mcjones said:
As far as the sixline. My guess is he got wedged between some rocks or something and squirmed to get out. I'd recommend just keeping a close eye on him. Keep him well fed with good water parameters

Thanks crabs_mcjones

savetheocean · May 8, 2018

Keep us updated, and good luck!

JMF2324 · May 8, 2018

Welcome!!!

I've had similar injuries on my coris wrasse and also my melanurus wrasse (which passed away due to the injury) and I think #crabs_mcjones is right that it is an injury caused by it running into a rock or getting stuck between rocks. This has happened to my coris wrasse twice and he pulled through both times, but my hovens wrasse didn't make it. I would recommend vitamins with it's food and also look out for infection.

Jesterrace · May 8, 2018

Kirbysd77j said:
Here are the actual parameters when I last tested.
Salinity = 1.025
Ph = 8.4
Ammonia = 0
Nitrites = 0.025 ppm
Nitrates= 0

Also tests at the my lfs have told me alkalinity, and magnesium have all been good. As far as other fish mates,I only have 3 clown fish that are eating and swimming great! And the wrasse is eating and swimming around awesome as well! Currently do not have a quarantine set up. And the rock work is pretty solid. Thanks for helping Crabs_Mcjones!!!!

The nitrites are a little bit concerning. You shouldn't have any in a properly cycled tank. The presence of any is potentially harmful to fish. Or did you get the nitrates and nitrites mixed up?

Kirbysd77j · May 8, 2018

Juan Fontana said:
Welcome!!!

I've had similar injuries on my coris wrasse and also my melanurus wrasse (which passed away due to the injury) and I think #crabs_mcjones is right that it is an injury caused by it running into a rock or getting stuck between rocks. This has happened to my coris wrasse twice and he pulled through both times, but my hovens wrasse didn't make it. I would recommend vitamins with it's food and also look out for infection.

Thanks for the information!!! I will keep an eye for infection and look into some vitamins