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Ohhh poor guy. Could be a spinal injury..they spook easy...
I agree - a spinal injury looks most likely.
Sometimes they recover ... sometimes they don't. Give him time, and food if he'll take it.
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Sometimes they recover ... sometimes they don't. Give him time, and food if he'll take it.
~Bruce
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Agreed with above.
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Agree that’s a spinal injury. It’ll get worse before it gets better, if it gets better. IME it’s been 25% to 75% fail 
They’ll lie down for a week or more without moving or eating and sometimes they come back, other times they succumb to their wounds. It’s tragic but there’s not much you can do. Feed it while it eats so the down time it can pull through.
Epsom salt 1 tablespoon per 5 gal may reduce swelling, which I suspect is the biggest issue during healing.
They’ll lie down for a week or more without moving or eating and sometimes they come back, other times they succumb to their wounds. It’s tragic but there’s not much you can do. Feed it while it eats so the down time it can pull through.
Epsom salt 1 tablespoon per 5 gal may reduce swelling, which I suspect is the biggest issue during healing.
Wow this is so sad. Just bout him and 2 other wrasses and was qting them all but this guy has been the most friendly of the bunch.Agree that’s a spinal injury. It’ll get worse before it gets better, if it gets better. IME it’s been 25% to 75% fail
They’ll lie down for a week or more without moving or eating and sometimes they come back, other times they succumb to their wounds. It’s tragic but there’s not much you can do. Feed it while it eats so the down time it can pull through.
Epsom salt 1 tablespoon per 5 gal may reduce swelling, which I suspect is the biggest issue during healing.
Its especially sad because I am an ICU nurse who knows all too well about spinal injuries. But in humans of course.
I wonder if could transfer him to a smaller tank (that is set up) so I can do epsom salt bath on him and not do prazipro on him just yet (and continue treatment on other fish in qt.
Do you think this is an omay idea or should I u leave him there. I have a clean 20l cycled ready for fish that I could mkve him to.
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
I’d leave it, epsom salt won’t hurt anything it’s basically magnesium. We aren’t really sure how (or even if) it works, it’s strictly anecdotal. I’d keep stress down and leave the wrasse in the same tank.
It is sad, sorry
How long would the course usually take? I want to keep stress down but would also like to put the other fish in dt.I’d leave it, epsom salt won’t hurt anything it’s basically magnesium. We aren’t really sure how (or even if) it works, it’s strictly anecdotal. I’d keep stress down and leave the wrasse in the same tank.
It is sad, sorry
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
You can only do two doses without water changes, a week or so?
The article below explains how to vent a fish's swim bladder ... as this fellow's already got challenges, I'd tend to err on the side of caution when considering such a technical emergency procedure:
~Bruce
~Bruce
With my apologies:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/venting-a-swim-bladder-black-cap-basslet.219954/
~Bruce
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/venting-a-swim-bladder-black-cap-basslet.219954/
~Bruce
