The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

This is how my melanarus, and yellow coris acted toward each other. They never actualy fought, but I think it was just a show of dominance. My melanarus would always back down to the larger coris, and they would swim away like nothing happened.


On another note......

The moyers has not come out today. Not concerned, just didn't think she would hide after being such a boisterous fish at the LFS, and being out and about on her first day in the tank.
Interesting, possibly just acclimating to the parameters? Or maybe it was just out to eat yesterday?
 
It did get chased a bit, just new fish chasing, nothing aggressive. So may just be hiding for now. I'm not worried about it eating, as it was nice and fat at the LFS.

Just kind of surprised. Pretty sure it will come out tomorrow or in a couple days. I just hate the waiting......Cause with sand wrasses, you just never know.
 
It did get chased a bit, just new fish chasing, nothing aggressive. So may just be hiding for now. I'm not worried about it eating, as it was nice and fat at the LFS.

Just kind of surprised. Pretty sure it will come out tomorrow or in a couple days. I just hate the waiting......Cause with sand wrasses, you just never know.
Truth. I was freaked out about my leopard, didn't see it at lights on for a week+. Came home from work after lights out @ 11:30 p.m. and it was out swimmingly!
 
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Yes, that is what it looks like.
They'll turn around and look at their own tail fins when something is irritating them. Sometimes it's nothing more than an itch, but sometimes it's the early signs of ich on a wrasse. Are they still doing this today? Have you noticed them flashing or scratching themselves on the rocks?
 
Hey guys I'm posting here as well as the main forum, I was sold this guy as a adorned (cometus)wrasse but he looks a lot like a melanarus to me! Can anyone confirm?
 

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Hey guys I'm posting here as well as the main forum, I was sold this guy as a adorned (cometus)wrasse but he looks a lot like a melanarus to me! Can anyone confirm?
Verdict was melanarus on the main forum! He's a great worker and looks amazing so im happy
 
Spike along with my other fish are not doing well. Can anyone tell whats going on?
I started dosing ployplab reef safe medic yesterday but it doesn't seem to be dissolving. I've been adding it per directions.
I've already lost a clown goby, clown fish, anthiese and 2 dart fish this week.
Water test all look normal ( but they are the API test...I know)
Salinaty is at .27
All the corals looks fine but not the fish.
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Spike along with my other fish are not doing well. Can anyone tell whats going on?
I started dosing ployplab reef safe medic yesterday but it doesn't seem to be dissolving. I've been adding it per directions.
I've already lost a clown goby, clown fish, anthiese and 2 dart fish this week.
Water test all look normal ( but they are the API test...I know)
Salinaty is at .27
All the corals looks fine but not the fish.
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Potentially internal parasites - those wrasses (Wetmorella) are known for this. Could also be a case of ich, velvet, anything if I’m honest.
 
Verdict was melanarus on the main forum! He's a great worker and looks amazing so im happy
Definitely a Halichoeres but which species labelled as “Melanurus” is hard to tell - Any white light pictures?
 
What causes this?
We copper treat all of our fish in a QT for 3 weeks when we get them.
Anything, ich, brook and velvet can all lay dormant on coral frags. There’s no 100% way of keeping disease out of a tank unless you quarantine EVERYTHING for several months.
 
Spike along with my other fish are not doing well. Can anyone tell whats going on?
I started dosing ployplab reef safe medic yesterday but it doesn't seem to be dissolving. I've been adding it per directions.
I've already lost a clown goby, clown fish, anthiese and 2 dart fish this week.
Water test all look normal ( but they are the API test...I know)
Salinaty is at .27
All the corals looks fine but not the fish.
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To me, this fish looks like it has flukes, along with secondary bacterial infection. It may have either brooklynella or velvet as well, hard to see with these very blue pics. I would pull all fish, bathe in Ruby Reef Rally Pro, then transfer to quarantine for treatment with copper sulfate and praziquantel (I've had no issues using prazipro and cupramine together in the past). This fish may unfortunately be too far gone. :( Good luck.
 
Copper won’t help with flukes.
It will not, but if this fish has velvet or ich as well (hard to tell with these pics), it will help with that.

Based on the description he provided and the pics, it definitely has flukes, looks like secondary bacterial, and probably brooklynella and/or velvet based on how fast all the fish are dying.
 
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