Six line wrasse

[iczko]

Hi it’s Christmas morning I woke up to see my fish like this I don’t know what’s wrong please help what can I do is it dying I don’t know it was healthy up until I came down stairs this morning

 

[iczko]

Hi it’s Christmas morning I woke up to see my fish like this I don’t know what’s wrong please help what can I do is it dying I don’t know it was healthy up until I came down stairs this morning

It also let out a long string of white poop

 

[Zionas]

Looks like an anal lapse. I’ll let the others weigh in.

 

[RedReefer]

That’s crazy I woke up with my six line wrasse dead on top of my overflow box cover this morning. I have a screen top on my tank and then inside as a center overflow with a plastic lid. Found my six line dead on top the over lid. RIP. Maybe I should leave the overflow lid off so if it happens again the fish will end up in the overflow alive. Good luck! I don’t know what to say about the fish looks like he’s having butt problems.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Some causes are constipation, internal bacterial or form of dropsy. Poor water quality or diet are contributors also.
My best guess is a bladder infection, often a common problem with wrasses that burrow in the substrate. In this case maracyn 2 would be the treatment if that is what it is.

@Jay Hemdal

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi it’s Christmas morning I woke up to see my fish like this I don’t know what’s wrong please help what can I do is it dying I don’t know it was healthy up until I came down stairs this morning

Hi, Welcome to Reef2Reef!

That indeed looks like an anal prolapse. On small fish like this, there is nothing that can be done for them. In larger fish, I've had veterinarians put in a stitch or two to hold the opening closed a bit more, then things can heal up.

Sorry, but there is no medication for this sort of issue. So how did it come about? IDK - could be from passing eggs, or a large feces, or even from a systemic internal bacterial infection....nothing you could have done to prevent it though.

Jay

 

[iczko]

It also let out a long string of white poop

Looks like an anal lapse. I’ll let the others weigh in.

It sadly died over the last hour hot it from big als didn’t even have it for a week

 

[Zionas]

Sorry to hear that. I don’t know maybe it had some kind of internal condition that was beyond saving. Sigh.