The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[iLMaRiO]

https://youtube.com/shorts/HDOA8eaWCzs?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/MGcrZsZHHAY?feature=share

 

[homer1475]

I am certainly far from an expert. Lets see if we can call in a few of the "experts".

@Crabby48 @SaltyT @Fishfreak2009 @i cant think

 

[homer1475]

https://youtube.com/shorts/HDOA8eaWCzs?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/MGcrZsZHHAY?feature=share

Great videos! Other then the odd swimming(looks to me like she's very lethargic), she looks to be in good health(no jaw/beak issues, and she actually doesn't look very thin at all).

I have no idea to be honest. Maybe the others will have some ideas.

Might even want to post those videos down in the fish disease section for @Jay Hemdal to peek at.

 

[iLMaRiO]

I'm thinking it has eated too much dinos, that are toxic. It's always feeding from sand and rocks even near dinos...

 

[homer1475]

You might want to put a dish of sand in that acclimation box, just to cut down on any stress it might be dealing with from being in the box.

Just a thought I had when watching the videos.

 

[iLMaRiO]

To do that, I have to find a way to cover the bottom, as it's full of holes

 

[homer1475]

Mine is too. I just put a small tuperware container full of sugar sand, and don't worry about it falling out.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Unfortunately I can't tell much from that video. The mouth does seem a little blunt/flattened looking to me, but I don't see any obvious damage. If you have a lot of dinoflagellates, perhaps it is a reaction to a toxic metabolite being produced by those? Different dinoflagellates can produce different toxins, with varying effects on fish and inverts.

 

[homer1475]

Holy carp batman!

Lights on, fish came out of the sand like she was shot of a cannon, and looking for food already! All my other fish seem to be leaving her alone, with the exception of my lemonpeel. Think it's more curiosity then any aggression.

Not the best pics, but quick and dirty with the cell:

 

[homer1475]

Got a few better ones:

 

[i cant think]

Got a few better ones:

That’s a beautiful specimen!!

Also I think you got it spot on with the leopard above - I think these guys really need a fine sand to feel secure and not be stressed.

 

[homer1475]

Since I actually have a day off, I'm sitting on my couch doing some binge watching. My tank is right next to the TV so I've been able to keep an eye on it all day.

The moyers has dove back into the sand, since my melgaris, and pintail were chasing it. it was rather fat, so I'm not concerned if it doesn't come out for a while and eat.

 

[SaltyT]

Emergency here
my bipartitus doesn't have a good looking. it swim, sometimes, but most of the time it sit on the bottom.

can i do something other than placing in a QT like i did?

Have you noticed any of the other fish harassing her? Her tail is damaged. I see a green wrasse swim by in one of your videos.

 

[i cant think]

Have you noticed any of the other fish harassing her? Her tail is damaged. I see a green wrasse swim by in one of your videos.

I also see a sixline style body shape but it’s too quick to see if it is a pseudocheilinus species and if so which species due to it being so fast and looking more like a black shadow.

I wouldn’t say it’s a green wrasse but I only saw the head - Definitely not one of the nicer species though.

 

[SaltyT]

I also see a sixline style body shape but it’s too quick to see if it is a pseudocheilinus species and if so which species due to it being so fast and looking more like a black shadow.

I wouldn’t say it’s a green wrasse but I only saw the head - Definitely not one of the nicer species though.

I'm not saying it's H. chloropterus I just meant it looks green in coloration. I try not to use common names to avoid confusion. I cannot identify which species it is on the video. Hopefully the OP responds.

 

[i cant think]

I'm not saying it's H. chloropterus I just meant it looks green in coloration. I try not to use common names to avoid confusion. I cannot identify which species it is on the video. Hopefully the OP responds.

Yeah, I agree, common names are rather hard - It’s certainly got a similar head of H. chloropterus now I look at it more. The tail does for sure show a bit of damage, but I don’t think that could have it doing this.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

I'm not saying it's H. chloropterus I just meant it looks green in coloration. I try not to use common names to avoid confusion. I cannot identify which species it is on the video. Hopefully the OP responds.

Latin names make fish discussion so much simpler. There are at least 4 different wrasses sold as banana wrasses, but each is easily identified as a separate species in discussion by their latin names :)

 

[Tcook]

I like French names.

 

[SaltyT]

Yeah, I agree, common names are rather hard - It’s certainly got a similar head of H. chloropterus now I look at it more. The tail does for sure show a bit of damage, but I don’t think that could have it doing this.

The tail damage alone would not, but the damage came from someone in the tank so if this fish has been enduring harassment for a month it could be stressed to the point where it has become too weak. Macropharyngodon can perish under stress. The alternative is this bipartitus has something wrong with it and another fish has taken advantage of its weakened state and inflicted the damage. We won't know for sure unless the OP gives us more details.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

I like French names.

German names are pretty good as well.

Paracanthus hepatus (Hippo, Blue, Palette tang/surgeonfish). = Paletten Doktorfisch.