Did you let know Afnan about the syndrome and the fish? He’s super good at standing behind his fish. At $500 per, that’s a lot of money in dead fish.
I can’t see the video but I suspect your 20G isn’t rimless. If that’s the case, I would seriously consider taking him out carefully and giving him another tank that’s larger & rimless so he has nothing to hit when he jumps. All fairy wrasses jump upwards when spooked.
Ya he was able to give me a refund on some of them. After 4x, I coudln't take another risk with where he got the Rhomboids. I mentioned it to him that wherever he was getting the rhomboids seem to all have this issue.
That is a bummer. I just saw a picture of it now. I have never seen that wrasse before. It looks so colorful. How much do those usually go for?
He paid $180 for it. Lasted 3 weeks. He said the last week it seemed to have a bent spine and wasn't using his tail at all to swim. Lethargic but trying to eat.
Ah sorry to hear man. For some reason wrasses are so finicky. I feel that most of these wrasses these days are super weak. Like if they get harrased or tail bent. It has almost no chance of recovery.
Hey Jay, Has any of the wrasses you had or experinced this ever recovered?
I’m still waiting to hear of a case. I had one wrasse that I kept alive for a month by feeding it by hand, but my staff finally had me euthanize it because they felt it was cruel to keep it going like that.
Ah bummer. I wish we can find out what causes this and how we can fix it. Is it only the Lineatus and Rhomboids that experience this the most?
It’s mostly:
I’ve seen a few cases here with Halichoeres wrasses. Then, most of the fairy and some flashers will show it. Nobody has done a statistical analysis of affected species yet.
Interesting, because I know you mentioned that this had happened back in 2008. I know Polo Reef has alot of type of fish. I wonder if he collects wrasse and has experienced this before. It seems like just a small amount of stress can bring that symptom up for these wrasses.
Man I know the super male Lineatus wrasse looks beautiful and they cost just as much as the Rhomboids. I would like to try a Lineatus one day. Seems all the bottom dweller fairy wrasses are exposed to this.
How did this start for it and how long did you have your pintail for? Its strange that this is the first time I have seen it happen to a pintail.Add another fatality to this disease. Lost my pintail this morning
Honestly, don’t fall for the “supermale” trap - go with some gorgeous females and watch the transition!
Wrasse can’t recover from spinal injuries but they can survive and thrive with minor injuries. Major injuries will often result in fish that are likely to be dead.
