Wrasse swimming at surface

[gmcgarry]

I have a silver bellied coris wrasse that I introduced into the tank about 2 weeks ago. For the past day or so it has been swimming at the surface of the water in flow. I don’t think this is normal for wrasses, and I would appreciate any feedback on what anyone thinks this is. I added a blend to the tank yesterday but I thought it had either flukes or inch so I took it out this morning. Do you think it caught something?

 

[gmcgarry]

It’s also important to say that it is eating really well

 

[fachatga]

Is it doing anything else unusual? Does it still bury in sand to sleep?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I have a silver bellied coris wrasse that I introduced into the tank about 2 weeks ago. For the past day or so it has been swimming at the surface of the water in flow. I don’t think this is normal for wrasses, and I would appreciate any feedback on what anyone thinks this is. I added a blend to the tank yesterday but I thought it had either flukes or inch so I took it out this morning. Do you think it caught something?

Can you post a short video taken under white light? Linking a video to YouTube works best.

Thanks,

Jay

 

[gmcgarry]

It’s still sleeping in the sand bed and acting like normal besides this. Honestly, I think I’m just paranoid since I’ve lost a pair of clowns to brook

 

[Classroom Reef]

Interesting, mine is doing the same thing since I got it last week.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Interesting, mine is doing the same thing since I got it last week.

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

If you want to, post a video and we can evaluate the fish for you. There is also this issue:

Unknown Neurological Wrasse Disease (UNWD)

Unknown Neurological Wrasse disease (UNWD) There is a disease that afflicts newly acquired wrasses, usually Cirrhilabrus fairy wrasses or flasher wrasses, Pseudocheilinus, but occasionally other species as well. The gross visual symptoms are always the same; the fish shows a rapid onset of...

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Jay

 

[Saltyanimals]

Interesting, mine is doing the same thing since I got it last week.

Did your fish eventually recover and how long if it did? I just noticed my 15 day QT blue-side wrasse starting to swim at the top. Wasn't doing this before. Doesn't appear to be gasping for air or anything either. Just a limp swim behavior which doesn't fair well in a 40B QT with 4 other wrasse.

 

[mcgullen]

Did your fish eventually recover and how long if it did? I just noticed my 15 day QT blue-side wrasse starting to swim at the top. Wasn't doing this before. Doesn't appear to be gasping for air or anything either. Just a limp swim behavior which doesn't fair well in a 40B QT with 4 other wrasse.

Does it appear to be aimlessly swimming in circles near the surface? Any sign of its body becoming bent or rigid?