Diamond tail flasher help

[musaabi]

I’ve had this fish for about 6 months. It was doing fine yesterday. This morning when going to work, found it laying in the sand before lights on. I figured maybe it drifted from its sleeping place or something. Came home and noticed it near the surface getting tossed by pumps. But it was trying to swim. Even looked it like might have jumped out and hit the mesh netting. I setup acclimation box and went to grab it. It tried flailing away and was flailing in my hand as I put it in the box. Now still just laying there although heavy breathing. Any ideas? All the other fish seem completely fine including my other wrasse.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I’ve had this fish for about 6 months. It was doing fine yesterday. This morning when going to work, found it laying in the sand before lights on. I figured maybe it drifted from its sleeping place or something. Came home and noticed it near the surface getting tossed by pumps. But it was trying to swim. Even looked it like might have jumped out and hit the mesh netting. I setup acclimation box and went to grab it. It tried flailing away and was flailing in my hand as I put it in the box. Now still just laying there although heavy breathing. Any ideas? All the other fish seem completely fine including my other wrasse.

Video was very short and hard to tell if anything on body with fish laying down. I see what looks to be large euphyllia coral, capable of stinging but will not rules out a known neurological issue with Wrasses known as UNWD which shows neurological symptoms where it either cannot swim well, swims tail down or swims with a bent spine and despite all this, the wrasse will still attempt to feed and display no damage such as crashing into objects.

 

[musaabi]

Video was very short and hard to tell if anything on body with fish laying down. I see what looks to be large euphyllia coral, capable of stinging but will not rules out a known neurological issue with Wrasses known as UNWD which shows neurological symptoms where it either cannot swim well, swims tail down or swims with a bent spine and despite all this, the wrasse will still attempt to feed and display no damage such as crashing into objects.

I don’t see anything such on the wrasse although the skin looks as if it’s dying. Color is bleached out. So far it’s laying on its back and breathing heavy. Nothing to indicated flukes so wondering if it’s a neurological disease. Eyes don’t seem foggy either.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I don’t see anything such on the wrasse although the skin looks as if it’s dying. Color is bleached out. So far it’s laying on its back and breathing heavy. Nothing to indicated flukes so wondering if it’s a neurological disease. Eyes don’t seem foggy either.

UNWD as mentioned is a good possibility as would be aggression. What other fish in with it?

 

[musaabi]

Blotchy, 2 clowns, candy basslet, Cuban basslet, Madagascar wrasse, blotchy, white tail bristletooth, and captive yellow tang.

It might be aggression, I had a trap for 2 weeks to catch the blotchy but this seems off. Not hiding, more unable to swim. It got itself into the pvc pipe when trying to record.

 

[musaabi]

Update. Might have passed. Not seeing mouth or gills move.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Update. Might have passed. Not seeing mouth or gills move.

Sorry to hear and would be likely outcome. With the skin, aggression has become a suspect. What other fish were in with it?

 

[musaabi]

Sorry to hear and would be likely outcome. With the skin, aggression has become a suspect. What other fish were in with it?

Blotchy, 2 clowns, candy basslet, Cuban basslet, Madagascar wrasse, blotchy, white tail bristletooth, and captive yellow tang.

It might be aggression, I had a trap for 2 weeks to catch the blotchy and the blotchy has not been caught. Wanted to catch due to its aggression. The wrasse wasn’t hiding, more unable to swim.

 

[musaabi]

Sorry to hear and would be likely outcome. With the skin, aggression has become a suspect. What other fish were in with it?

Do you think possibly broken spine?

 

[vetteguy53081]

either bent spine or defor

Do you think possibly broken spine?

mity once it weakened and fish looks awfully thin

 

[vetteguy53081]

Suspects=

Blotchy, 2 clowns, candy basslet, Cuban basslet, Madagascar wrasse, blotchy, white tail bristletooth, and captive yellow tang.

It might be aggression, I had a trap for 2 weeks to catch the blotchy and the blotchy has not been caught. Wanted to catch due to its aggression. The wrasse wasn’t hiding, more unable to swim.- clowns . Cant say its them but likely cuplrits

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Sorry to hear.

This fish didn’t have the full group of symptoms for UNWD, I think it was just actively dying when you noticed the issue.

The concern is of course, was it contagious? Trouble is, I don’t see any definitive symptoms that would say one way or another. So - just watch the remaining fish very closely for the next two weeks.