New wrasse has a spot on his eye. Protocol?

[eqbal9947]

I just got him. He is in an acclimation box.
His eye is not big, moves totally fine. He’s alone in the box and hasn’t hurt himself from what I can tell.
He has this spot on his eye.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I just got him. He is in an acclimation box.
His eye is not big, moves totally fine. He’s alone in the box and hasn’t hurt himself from what I can tell.
He has this spot on his eye.

This is a tag from a minor injury and should fall off by itself in a few days

 

[eqbal9947]

This is a tag from a minor injury and should fall off by itself in a few days

Should I let him out with the other fish?

 

[tbrown]

This is a tag from a minor injury and should fall off by itself in a few days

You positive it's not flukes?

 

[vetteguy53081]

You positive it's not flukes?

I see a lot of debris on the glass and flukes often not visible with naked eye. This is a skin tag for sure

 

[tbrown]

I see a lot of debris on the glass and flukes often not visible with naked eye.

Looks like bumps on the face as well though.

Just curious. I'm on my phone so not the best screen size.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Should I let him out with the other fish?

You can - I see no indicators of aggression. Can be netting damage from the place of purchase

 

[eqbal9947]

Thank you guys!

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Looks like bumps on the face as well though.

Just curious. I'm on my phone so not the best screen size.

Generally, healthy flukes on a fish are invisible. When you kill/harm them with some medication, you can see their bodies turn opaque, and even hanging off of the fish, especially on their eyes.

You can however, see the damage that flukes do to the fish - tattered fins and skin.

I think, given that this showed up on the fish on the transport home, that it is net damage from being captured....the fish *could* still have flukes, but this visually isn't confirmation of that.

 

[tbrown]

Generally, healthy flukes on a fish are invisible. When you kill/harm them with some medication, you can see their bodies turn opaque, and even hanging off of the fish, especially on their eyes.

You can however, see the damage that flukes do to the fish - tattered fins and skin.

I think, given that this showed up on the fish on the transport home, that it is net damage from being captured....the fish *could* still have flukes, but this visually isn't confirmation of that.

Sounds good! Thanks for the reply!

 

[eqbal9947]

Hey guys,
The situation has gotten worse. I think he may have scraped it or have been bullied
He isn’t using it to look but it’s moving. Very cloudy
I’m in Canada and don’t have the same options for meds in the states.
Im going to try and catch him. What are your suggestions

 

[tbrown]

@Jay Hemdal

 

[resortez]

Hey guys,
The situation has gotten worse. I think he may have scraped it or have been bullied
He isn’t using it to look but it’s moving. Very cloudy
I’m in Canada and don’t have the same options for meds in the states.
Im going to try and catch him. What are your suggestions

My personal opinion, I would treat with prazi pro if you have access to it, in a QT tank. Would go with hypo salinity treatment & bump the temperature to 82. In my personal experience, wrasse seem to be a bit more sensitive to prazi, so I always start with 1/2 a dose & work my way up from there, again, my personal experience.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hey guys,
The situation has gotten worse. I think he may have scraped it or have been bullied
He isn’t using it to look but it’s moving. Very cloudy
I’m in Canada and don’t have the same options for meds in the states.
Im going to try and catch him. What are your suggestions

Is it still only the right eye that is cloudy? The left eye is fine? Flukes almost always involve both eyes.

Is the fish still feeding?
Do you see it scratch at all?

It does look to be infected, as it is obviously getting worse. Generally, our recommendation for eye infection is treatment in a hospital tank with erythromycin (Maracyn 1). However, you likely won’t be able to get that in Canada.

 

[eqbal9947]

Is it still only the right eye that is cloudy? The left eye is fine? Flukes almost always involve both eyes.

Is the fish still feeding?
Do you see it scratch at all?

It does look to be infected, as it is obviously getting worse. Generally, our recommendation for eye infection is treatment in a hospital tank with erythromycin (Maracyn 1). However, you likely won’t be able to get that in Canada.

Just one eye.
He has scratches for sure.
He’s in a hospital tank. And I shed some britswell fish recover M

 

[eqbal9947]

He’s seems lethargic. I don’t think he’s going to make it.
He isn’t really breathing heaving but he’s not moving alot when I touch him.
He kind of sliming like he’s trying to sleep.
I turned off the light to see if he needs to de stress

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Just one eye.
He has scratches for sure.
He’s in a hospital tank. And I shed some britswell fish recover M

Yes, keeping it dim will reduce stress.

The brightwell product is just an herbal tonic, but that’s probably the only sort of treatment you’ll have available to you. Fingers crossed!

 

[eqbal9947]

It died shorty after the last update.
Thanks for the advice jay