Leopard wrasse dying a slow death

[Rawsreef]

I've had this guy over a year now. He has been healthy, eating and swimming as normal.

A few weeks ago he got stuck in the overflow chamber of my 180g tank. I took him out and moved him into my 25g lagoon, which is a less ideal home for him. Especially since it doesn't have fine sand, instead it has crushed coral as substrate. Did find in there for a few weeks, eating, swimming etc. I noticed at lights out he would just lay next to some corals on the substrate, not burrowed as he usually would, obviously because the size of the substrate. I come home yesterday (lights on) and find him laying on his side breathing hard.

So I took him out and placed him back in my 180, where he's been slowly dying. The weird part about it is how slow he's passing. In my experience, once a fish starts acting like this, they're gone pretty quick. Is there anything I can do to help him besides putting him out of his misery? Maybe put him in my frag tank where he won't be bothered by other fish/cuc?Any chance he can recover from this?

Here's a video

 

[vetteguy53081]

I've had this guy over a year now. He has been healthy, eating and swimming as normal.

A few weeks ago he got stuck in the overflow chamber of my 180g tank. I took him out and moved him into my 25g lagoon, which is a less ideal home for him. Especially since it doesn't have fine sand, instead it has crushed coral as substrate. Did find in there for a few weeks, eating, swimming etc. I noticed at lights out he would just lay next to some corals on the substrate, not burrowed as he usually would, obviously because the size of the substrate. I come home yesterday (lights on) and find him laying on his side breathing hard.

So I took him out and placed him back in my 180, where he's been slowly dying. The weird part about it is how slow he's passing. In my experience, once a fish starts acting like this, they're gone pretty quick. Is there anything I can do to help him besides putting him out of his misery? Maybe put him in my frag tank where he won't be bothered by other fish/cuc?Any chance he can recover from this?

Here's a video

Video does not play - try you tube version under white light intensity, no blue. Additionally, is fish breathing normal or heavy when did it last eat?

 

[Rawsreef]

Video does not play - try you tube version under white light intensity, no blue. Additionally, is fish breathing normal or heavy when did it last eat?

It has not ate in at least 2 days now. Also yes breathing heavy

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I've had this guy over a year now. He has been healthy, eating and swimming as normal.

A few weeks ago he got stuck in the overflow chamber of my 180g tank. I took him out and moved him into my 25g lagoon, which is a less ideal home for him. Especially since it doesn't have fine sand, instead it has crushed coral as substrate. Did find in there for a few weeks, eating, swimming etc. I noticed at lights out he would just lay next to some corals on the substrate, not burrowed as he usually would, obviously because the size of the substrate. I come home yesterday (lights on) and find him laying on his side breathing hard.

So I took him out and placed him back in my 180, where he's been slowly dying. The weird part about it is how slow he's passing. In my experience, once a fish starts acting like this, they're gone pretty quick. Is there anything I can do to help him besides putting him out of his misery? Maybe put him in my frag tank where he won't be bothered by other fish/cuc?Any chance he can recover from this?

Here's a video

Sorry, your wrasse is moribund, actively dying. I don’t see any way to bring it back from that point.

 

[vetteguy53081]

It has not ate in at least 2 days now. Also yes breathing heavy

Agree on actively dying, reason for video request. Sorry to see

 

[bluemon]

Sorry about the wrasse.

Why did you place him in the 25g that as you stated yourself was not the ideal condition for it, instead of putting it back in its home?