URGENT!!! Six line wrasse dying!

[Just a Wrasse.]

I got him about 2 hours ago, after a half our drive, I acclimated him:

10m float
Added a bit of water
10m
Added some more tank water
10m
Added some more water
10m
Let him and 2 corals into tank.

He was fine for the first half hour, checking out the scape. I added some flakes and he jumps out from behind my rocks, and immediately gets sucked onto my powerhead, so I turned it of and he fell to the floor barley able to move. And so I put him into a breeder box, he's lying on the bottom heavily breathing. All parameters great!

Thanks,

Just a wrasse.

 

[Just a Wrasse.]

All other inhabitants are fine and fed. @jay rednal

 

[Just a Wrasse.]

All other inhabitants fine, @Jay Hemdal

 

[fishguy242]

hi,sorry to hear, not much you can do for him rt now,make sure plenty of flow going through box.

 

[Lavey29]

No visible exterior injury? Hopefully it's just a shock response that he will overcome.

 

[fishguy242]

pictures, and a short video ,may help Experts.

 

[Just a Wrasse.]

hi,sorry to hear, not much you can do for him rt now,make sure plenty of flow going through box.

I'm afraid I can't get any more flow as all the holes are at the bottom.

 

[ying yang]

Maybe you mean to tag @Jay Hemdal

Edit: seen you edit an above post or did at same time as I tagged.

Like already said,there not much you can do except give him some time to hopefully come around and hopefully was just disorientated and got stuck on powerhead in new tank,ovbiously look for injuries and give him time .

Good luck ^_^

 

[Just a Wrasse.]

No visible exterior injury? Hopefully it's just a shock response that he will overcome.

No nothing, completely fine. He looks the exact same as when I got him.

 

[Just a Wrasse.]

Maybe you mean to tag @Jay Hemdal

Edit: seen you edit an above post or did at same time as I tagged.

Like already said,there not much you can do except give him some time to hopefully come around and hopefully was just disorientated and got stuck on powerhead in new tank,ovbiously look for injuries and give him time .

Good luck ^_^

Thanks

 

[Lavey29]

No nothing, completely fine. He looks the exact same as when I got him.

I would just make sure you have good 02 for him in the QT if he is lying still.

 

[fishguy242]

breathing fast ? moving fins ?
would suggest manually dumping 1/2 box ,and refilling about every hour.

 

[Just a Wrasse.]

pictures, and a short video ,may help Experts.

Can't as its took dark I'm afraid. There's not that much to show and the spines fine.

 

[Just a Wrasse.]

breathing fast ? moving fins ?
would suggest manually dumping 1/2 box ,and refilling about every hour.

Yes and no. OK I'll try my best.

 

[Just a Wrasse.]

Bump

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Bump

My first thought is some problem with acclimation. It happens that fish get knocked with a net when caught, and that damage shows up over a few hours or so. Another common issue is when a dealer holds their fish in low salinity to reduce stress and combat disease. Acclimating fish housed like that to normal salinity needs to be done more slowly, over 48 hours in some cases - by holding the fish in a receiving tank at a matching salinity and gradually raising it up. Do you know the salinity the wrasse was in compared to your tank? If the wrasse came from a tank that had corals in it, you can be pretty certain that this isn’t the issue. If it came from a fish-only system, that might be the trouble.
Jay

 

[moz71]

First thing I would suspect is salinity shock. Specifically increased too rapidly! I always test salinity of water fish is in and match

 

[Lavey29]

But he was fine the first half hour in the tank. It was the sudden impact with the powerhead that has now resulted in shock type injury. Salinity would have onset right away yes?

 

[Just a Wrasse.]

My first thought is some problem with acclimation. It happens that fish get knocked with a net when caught, and that damage shows up over a few hours or so. Another common issue is when a dealer holds their fish in low salinity to reduce stress and combat disease. Acclimating fish housed like that to normal salinity needs to be done more slowly, over 48 hours in some cases - by holding the fish in a receiving tank at a matching salinity and gradually raising it up. Do you know the salinity the wrasse was in compared to your tank? If the wrasse came from a tank that had corals in it, you can be pretty certain that this isn’t the issue. If it came from a fish-only system, that might be the trouble.
Jay

I'm afraid he's dead now. I don't know the salinity of the shop tank, and yes it was fish only.

 

[Yazannreef]

Sorry to hear.