Sick scotts fairy wrasse?
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oscarinw
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Does not look normal. The fish is a somewhat hardy fish. There's definitely something wrong. Have you tested your water for ammonia and nitrites lately? How old is your setup and how big your tank? Any tankmates? All this might be able to give us more hints on what is going on.
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Looks like something is picking on him.
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myclang
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Tank is a 180 gallon I set up roughly 2 months ago. Lightly stocked with a Melanaurus wrasse, 4 chromis, potters angel, and percula clown. A levels 0. No fish picking on him. It's just the outline of his scales. Never seen this and I've Googled heavily without finding anything like this.
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He looks like he has been diving in the sand bed. It does not look like it has developed into anything to serious yet. Just needs a little time. His slime coat will improve. I find the Scotts wrasse to be one of the more timid of wrasses.
It is always a good idea to isolate new fish for a couple of weeks but when that is not possible, an acclimation box works. It allows the fish to adapt without being chased or picked on.
It is always a good idea to isolate new fish for a couple of weeks but when that is not possible, an acclimation box works. It allows the fish to adapt without being chased or picked on.
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myclang
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Ah, so the markings are being caused by the sand on the scales? Never even thought of that. Well luckily I'm running an ats and have no skimmer. I think I'll add some stress coat tonight to hopefully get his slime coat up again.
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Had a member on a next forum that I'm on AA and he used it put to much next day all his fish where dead. If you do a search you will also find info on the over dosing of it and what can happen if over dosed.
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He will recover on his own. The more addatives you add to your tank, the more you upset your chemistry.
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Hey that's good to know. I did end up doing a search for over dosing stress coat. Saw a lot. Thanks for the heads up! I'll leave it be and just wait.
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Except Cirrhilabrus don't dive into the sand, and Scott's are typically very aggressive. That aside, I agree with you. But I don't really know what we're looking at here either.
And I think that's a wise decision.
Keep an eye on things, but I bet this is just some collateral damage from transit, and therefore should improve with a little time. I wouldn't necessarily take any action unless things degraded.
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Anytime bro happy that I can help out. We need each other in this hobby.
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Got home to find the fish dead. Pretty bummed. Both the male and female didn't make it. They're not cheap either. I guess I'll just have to chalk it up to bad shipping. When I got them, they didn't look good in the bags, but I was hoping that they would settle in just fine.
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Greenstreet.1
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Sorry to hear that and no there most def not cheap at all.
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I am very sorry for your loss.
Perhaps the vendor that you purchased them from has a guarantee? If not there are many that do offer a replacement guarantee.
A little advice on future purchases of wrasses or a good practice for any fish that you purchase.
A quarantine tank is money well spent.
An acclimation box is a great tool for adding new fish to your tank.
Newly added fish, weather a wrasse or not, often do not always act as one expects from that breed. Their #1 priority is to get to a safe place no matter where that may be.
New fish have been through quite a lot of shipping to get to your final address. They are often shipped multiple times with not enough time to rest or eat in between. By the time you receive the fish it is often weak and stressed . There are vendors that take the time to quarentine fish before offering it up for sale. It is worth it to seek these out.
Perhaps the vendor that you purchased them from has a guarantee? If not there are many that do offer a replacement guarantee.
A little advice on future purchases of wrasses or a good practice for any fish that you purchase.
A quarantine tank is money well spent.
An acclimation box is a great tool for adding new fish to your tank.
Newly added fish, weather a wrasse or not, often do not always act as one expects from that breed. Their #1 priority is to get to a safe place no matter where that may be.
New fish have been through quite a lot of shipping to get to your final address. They are often shipped multiple times with not enough time to rest or eat in between. By the time you receive the fish it is often weak and stressed . There are vendors that take the time to quarentine fish before offering it up for sale. It is worth it to seek these out.
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