wrasse dead or playing dead

[nanonøkk]

ok so i know some wrasses play dead when shipped and mine is on it side floating on the top dose that mean it’s dead or just playing dead

 

[nanonøkk]

here’s a terrible picture cuz i don’t wanna accendently light shock him

 

[nanonøkk]

ok looking at him closely he seems to be breathing is that a good sign i’m sorry i’m kinda freaking out right now

 

[TriggerFinger]

Acclimate as normal and see how it goes. It might be in shock.

 

[nanonøkk]

Acclimate as normal and see how it goes. It might be in shock.

ok i just temp acclamated it for 15 minutes and now i’m drip acclamation has for 40 should i do less or more because i know live aquaria ships fish in lower salinity

 

[nanonøkk]

Acclimate as normal and see how it goes. It might be in shock.

is it also normal for it to be swimming really weird and should i take my blood shrimp out of my tank for a while so it can get used to my tank

 

[slojim]

too long - I've done that before and it was a mistake - once you open the bag and start dripping, you run the risk of the ammonia being toxic - next wrasse for me, its float and release. I'll try to adjust salt in advance.

 

[nanonøkk]

too long - I've done that before and it was a mistake - once you open the bag and start dripping, you run the risk of the ammonia being toxic - next wrasse for me, its float and release. I'll try to adjust salt in advance.

oh i didn’t know that

 

[nanonøkk]

update i added him to the tank but he can’t really swim well is that just a shock thing or should i be worried

 

[dadnjesse]

I would contact the seller.

 

[nanonøkk]

I would contact the seller.

is it gonna die and i’m going to

 

[nanonøkk]

I would contact the seller.

it’s says they are away right now

 

[Cesteban721]

I did something similar in the past. Does the fish seem dazed while it is swimming around?

 

[Uncle99]

What does not swim well mean.....swimming on side, head standing, twisted, or normal but slow.

Do nothing.....let’s see what the next hours bring.

 

[nanonøkk]

I did something similar in the past. Does the fish seem dazed while it is swimming around?

he looks like this rn and he’s swimming in little bursts

 

[nanonøkk]

What does not swim well mean.....swimming on side, head standing, twisted, or normal but slow.

Do nothing.....let’s see what the next hours bring.

ok i moved him into a box just to make sure he’s gonna be ok

 

[Cesteban721]

he looks like this rn and he’s swimming in little bursts

Based on what happened with mine, he would swim but it was erratic. He would swim in very slow looping circles, like he was stunned/dazed. He did this for almost 24 hours. Then his slime coat started to deteriorate. I had to euthanize when his swimming became so erratic that he swim towards to top of the tank, stop and nose dive into the rock work bouncing on everything as he went down. Continue to watch him in the box and see how he does over a few hours.

 

[nanonøkk]

Based on what happened with mine, he would swim but it was erratic. He would swim in very slow looping circles, like he was stunned/dazed. He did this for almost 24 hours. Then his slime coat started to deteriorate. I had to euthanize when his swimming became so erratic that he swim towards to top of the tank, stop and nose dive into the rock work bouncing on everything as he went down. Continue to watch him in the box and see how he does over a few hours.

ok so if it goes past 24 hours then he’s dead?

 

[nanonøkk]

Based on what happened with mine, he would swim but it was erratic. He would swim in very slow looping circles, like he was stunned/dazed. He did this for almost 24 hours. Then his slime coat started to deteriorate. I had to euthanize when his swimming became so erratic that he swim towards to top of the tank, stop and nose dive into the rock work bouncing on everything as he went down. Continue to watch him in the box and see how he does over a few hours.

right now he seems to be in a corner of the box

 

[nanonøkk]

this is what he looks like right now