Wrasse is dying

scopas12 · Jan 31, 2024

My silver belly wrasse, which I have had for about 3 years stopper swimming. When I got home today he was lying on his side breathing heavily. This seems to have happened suddenly because he was swimming around normally in the morning. He moves if you try to touch him but

he goes right back to sitting on the sand and breathing heavily. The only thing I see is a small budge in the area of his anus. I think he is probably going to die. Help would be great. Haven’t seen this bulge before, he has also been eating normally until now

fishguy242 · Jan 31, 2024

#fishmedic

scopas12 · Jan 31, 2024

All my other fish are doing fine and the water Parameters are also in order. The wrasse has been in this 120 gallon since 1 and a half years.

MnFish1 · Jan 31, 2024

Were there any other fish/coral, etc additions - and are there any other symptoms? It is unclear to me from the pictures - is there some kind of prolapse - or is the fish just thinner in the front. If it is behaving the way you are suggesting - its not a good prognosis unfortunately

scopas12 · Feb 1, 2024

It’s still alive, it moved spots and is still lying on the floor breathing fast. No other fish have ever done this. If you try to touch it it swims away but very slowly. #f#fishmedic

Jay Hemdal · Feb 1, 2024

scopas12 said:
It’s still alive, it moved spots and is still lying on the floor breathing fast. No other fish have ever done this. If you try to touch it it swims away but very slowly. #f#fishmedic

Sorry, this looks like a systemic internal problem - there just isn't any treatment for this sort of an issue in fish. The prolapsed area of its anus implies a possible blockage or tumor, while the lethargy and rapid breathing means that the issue is affecting the whole fish.

Jay