Wrasse in trouble

Reefer350Lighting · Mar 30, 2021

Wrasse has a bit off side fin. I think it's growing back which is a good sign but it's been a couple days and ive put him in an acclamation box to stop any bullying that might be going on. Ive now noticed pop eye on one side. I got told to do a fresh water dip. I put him back in the tank and the wrasse just constantly spins. He is eating. But misses the food most of the time. But eats.
Even though I've had the fish for 2 weeks it's heart breaking to see it like this.
Any advise would be seriously appreciated
Here's a photo of the eye and the video of the fish right after the fresh water dip

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Jay Hemdal · Mar 30, 2021

I’ve seen this sort of odd neurological issue in these wrasses when newly acquired: they spin or swim at odd angles, but still try to eat. I’ve not been able to resolve it since I can’t figure out the cause. It doesn’t seem to be contagious to other fish though.
Jay

Reefer350Lighting · Mar 31, 2021

Jay Hemdal said:
I’ve seen this sort of odd neurological issue in these wrasses when newly acquired: they spin or swim at odd angles, but still try to eat. I’ve not been able to resolve it since I can’t figure out the cause. It doesn’t seem to be contagious to other fish though.
Jay

Thanks for your input, good news is the popeye swelling has reduced to half and the fish seems to be more "incontrol" I did do a 5 minutes fresh water dip about 20 minutes after I made the post. Not completely sure if that's what helped it. Had an lfs tell me it could have been a parasite in the eye

Jay Hemdal · Mar 31, 2021

Reefer350Lighting said:
Thanks for your input, good news is the popeye swelling has reduced to half and the fish seems to be more "incontrol" I did do a 5 minutes fresh water dip about 20 minutes after I made the post. Not completely sure if that's what helped it. Had an lfs tell me it could have been a parasite in the eye

Possibly the popeye was pressing on a nerve going to the brain?
Jay