Stone? Stuck in Wrasses Throat

[watdachuck]

I don't know what to do about this. It looks like my Leopard Wrasse has a stone stuck in his mouth. It has been in there for at least 24 hours preventing it from feeding. Really hoping it pops out, I have no idea how I would catch it in my tank.

 

[watdachuck]

Well he is able to eat frozen foods so hopefully it will be able to eject the stone sooner than later.

 

[Jgg12002]

I feel your pain, that’s a bummer big time. I had a clown with a fiber stuck in its mouth and couldn’t eat. After waiting a couple of days I decided to catch him with some yummy brine shrimp and a net. It was a pain trying to get this nearly invisible fiber out of its mouth and unfortunately I had to manhandle the poor fish to get it out. The next day he looked terrible with white eyes surely blind. However luckily it started feeding and completely healed in a few days. I had to do something or it would have starved. It seems your in the same boat with your fish and I hope things work out for you as they finally did for me and the clown. He’s been a pig ever sinc.
good luck and keep us posted.
John

 

[Jgg12002]

Well if it can eat that’s another story,Not sure what I would do.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Yikes! What kind of substrate do you have? Those wrasses absolutely cannot be in a tank with large grain coarse substrate

 

[tautog83]

By the pic that isnt sand ...

 

[xxkenny90xx]

By the pic that isnt sand ...

That's what I think I see too. Bad news for a wrasse that dives into the sand at full speed every night....

 

[watdachuck]

I've had my Leopard Wrasse pair for almost 3 years in this tank with crushed coral substrate. I know it isn't ideal for them but they have been very happy until this incident.

 

[Crabby48]

Good it’s eating but don’t have advice for the blockage. Had a pintail chock on piece of frozen but it cleared in a few hours.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

I've had my Leopard Wrasse pair for almost 3 years in this tank with crushed coral substrate. I know it isn't ideal for them but they have been very happy until this incident.

I don't doubt that they can survive with crushed coral but injuries are bound to happen. Any luck getting him to spit it out? I'd probably try to catch him and manually remove it (but that will not be fun)

 

[Crabby48]

I don't doubt that they can survive with crushed coral but injuries are bound to happen. Any luck getting him to spit it out? I'd probably try to catch him and manually remove it (but that will not be fun)

Not to side track but is somewhat in line with topic. What size gain do you recommend

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Not to side track but is somewhat in line with topic. What size gain do you recommend

Very fine sand. You should see the speeds my wrasses charge into the sand at. Crushed coral would seriously injure them. I collected my sand a long time ago at the beach here in the pacific northwest. It's a very small grain

 

[Tcook]

I use the Caribe sea Fiji pink in my tanks. Wrasses like it. Small grain but doesn't blow around much. Oolite is smaller but would be all over the place. High flow sps tank, forget about either of these.

Standard fish trap with the glass drop door will catch anything. I was skeptical at first but was able to trap every fish in my 120- tangs, wrasses, anthias.

 

[Wen]

How’s the wrasse? Hopefully, it has been able to dislodge the pebble.

 

[watdachuck]

Its still in his mouth but he is still able to eat small pellets and frozen food per usual. In fact his behavior overall is no different than any other day.

I am considering getting a fish trap, but still concerns over the stress in either case.

 

[watdachuck]

Quick update, he/she is free of the mouth-stone!!! Not sure when but it's gone!!

 

[Tcook]

Did you get rid of that coarse gravel bed?

 

[watdachuck]

I did not. I have a very established tank that they have lived in for nearly three years. I know exactly where each of my Leopard Wrasses and Corris Wrasse sleep. They are doing just fine.