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Okay so I've had this fish close to two weeks or so, and at first it swam almost normal, hardly noticeable. Fairy wrasses have strange behaviors sometimes so I overlooked it.
First week he swam at the top of the water column which struck me as a bit odd and behaved somewhat strange but let's face it fairy wrasse are odd characters sometimes. Figured that's just his wheelhouse. Now he's at the bottom.
Progressively, he swims as if his tail gets heavier and heavier. He's having obvious balance issues although still "upright" he acts like his tail has an anchor hanging off of it. Head up tail down. When he uses his fins he temporarily rights himself but just behaves strangely.
Appetite still great, looks otherwise healthy, my other 8 or so fairy wrasses, 6 leopards and 2 halichoeres are all perfectly fine. No symptoms of anything on any of them except for the lineatus swimming strangely.
Does this guy have a swim bladder issue? Something else?
Here's a video (switch to 720P HD)
First week he swam at the top of the water column which struck me as a bit odd and behaved somewhat strange but let's face it fairy wrasse are odd characters sometimes. Figured that's just his wheelhouse. Now he's at the bottom.
Progressively, he swims as if his tail gets heavier and heavier. He's having obvious balance issues although still "upright" he acts like his tail has an anchor hanging off of it. Head up tail down. When he uses his fins he temporarily rights himself but just behaves strangely.
Appetite still great, looks otherwise healthy, my other 8 or so fairy wrasses, 6 leopards and 2 halichoeres are all perfectly fine. No symptoms of anything on any of them except for the lineatus swimming strangely.
Does this guy have a swim bladder issue? Something else?
Here's a video (switch to 720P HD)
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