My red coris wrasse has had a lumpy gut for a month or two. I've had for about 2 1/2 years. I feed pellets in the morning and whole shellfish in the evening. It seems fine but I'm concerned. It's not quite as bad as this picture shows it to be.
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I did not treat any fish with anything.
I've had this wrasse for about 2 1/2 years, he's had that lumpy gut for maybe a couple months.
Ph 7.8-8.0, temp 77-79, salinity 35 ppt. I have not checked alk or calcium or mag lately, I don't have corals yet. I can check if you want me to.
The wrasse seems fine but the lumpy gut concerns me. All other fish, lieutenant tang, purple tang, copper band butterfly, foxface, flameback angel, pair of adult blue ring angels, three clowns and a diamond goby all seem fine. 700 gallon tank with tons of hiding spots.
The lumpiness is symmetrical.
It has a bit of blue at the tail but it has for months. It was tiny when I got it, not much longer or thicker than a small willow leaf, and the white ran top to bottom.
I also wondered what's taking so long to transition, I did read on R2R about a red coris that took 4 years! He thought it died because it suddenly disappeared, then after 3 or 4 days it came out and transitioned.
My wrasse still has a swollen gut, so probably organ damage or blockage.
Is this from poor diet? I feed New Spectrum and TDO pellets in the morning and whole shellfish in the evening. I dose 1 1/2 liters phyto daily, there is a fair amount of bugs and worms. I occasionally feed live white worms. I also feed nori but I've never seen the wrasse eat nori.
The wrasse is acting normally, flipping over shells looking for bugs, etc. If the problem is constipation, do you think feeding oily food might help?