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Melenarus Wrasse Acting Weird

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Topic: Melenarus Wrasse Acting Weird

Posted By: Nails12
Subject: Melenarus Wrasse Acting Weird
Date Posted: July 28 2012 at 8:33pm

My tank has been set up for about 8 months... Everything always seems perfect! 75 gallon, all params are in check besides alk being a little low, but nothing out of the ordinary... My melenarus wrasse was doing fine this morning... And when i got home later in the day... He was swimming vertical and not using his back half at all. Also his tail almost looks as if it was burnt... Turned a little black... Any ideas? Trying to get a pic, but the little booger still swims fast... Thanks...

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Posted By: Nails12
Date Posted: July 28 2012 at 8:41pm

Recently Added a blue jaw trigger, but he is very docile and skiddish... Although my two clowns have been chasing others around the tank. Other than that, nothing new...

Ammonia ~ 0

Nitrite ~ 0

Nitrate ~ <5

Phosphate ~0

Ph 7.9 (I know a little low... Slowly bringing it up)

DKH ~ 80 ppm

Calcium ~ 420

Salinity 1.025

Im really only concerned with alkalinity.. But i would think that would effect the corals more so than a wrasse. My tank always seems good, im even growing dendropthya wich i am surprised by... But yeah i was just stumped when i saw him today acting like that.

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Posted By: Molli
Date Posted: July 28 2012 at 10:03pm

Do you have a coral that may have stung him?

Posted By: Nails12
Date Posted: July 29 2012 at 10:21am

Not that i know of. But it is possible i guess... Still dont know.. Almost looks as if he is a hunch back now.. Hopefully he pulls through..

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Posted By: tfmreefs
Date Posted: July 29 2012 at 1:30pm

So i was thinking about some of the possibilities and Mollie allready mentioned corals, but do you have a heater in your display?? If so and its one that suctions to the glass, your wrasse may have tried to squeez behind it and got stuck for a while, possibly small burn or just hurt the fin badly...... or do you have any strong filters or pumps that he may have hurt his fins on? Theres a couple things that may have gone wrong, but please post a pic of your display set up and the wrasse him self so we can see everything and maybe find out what happened to the poor little guy!

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Posted By: Nails12
Date Posted: July 29 2012 at 5:55pm

Nope everything is in the sump, nope no power heads or nothing that could of harmed him. It's nearly impossible to get a good pic of him he still swims fast just swims weird. I'm not to worried about him, I was just curious he will snap out of it I'm sure. And melenarus wrasses are strong swimmers. Doubtful he got injured by a power head. My guess is he got fond of some coral, took a nip, and it stung him on the way down. Either that or has a parasite. Planning on taking him out soon if I can catch him and put him in qt

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Posted By: tfmreefs
Date Posted: July 29 2012 at 7:03pm

K, yea i am just trying to come up with any scenerio that just pops in my head, but yea they are pretty strong swimmers, but just in case:P any ways yea, god luck!

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"The early bird might get the worm, but only the second mouse gets the cheese."

Posted By: Nails12
Date Posted: July 29 2012 at 9:05pm

Thanks, i dont think he will make it oh well... Sometimes things just dont work.

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This is more than a hobby; its a lifestyle.