Wrasse is swimming odd, just got him recently

[fatarw05]

Is there something wrong with him? Anything I can do? Parameters aren’t terribly off, nitrates are a little low (0.9) and PH is 7.8.

 

[W31Olds]

Your Wrasse appears Paralyzed which is not good. Probably due to an injury. Did he dive into the sand?

 

[fatarw05]

Your Wrasse appears Paralyzed which is not good. Probably due to an injury. Did he dive into the sand?

I’m not entirely sure. He still uses his back tail a little bit and will swim normally (like if my gramma goes into his territory).

 

[vetteguy53081]

Is there something wrong with him? Anything I can do? Parameters aren’t terribly off, nitrates are a little low (0.9) and PH is 7.8.

This may be a neurological issue known as UNWD which shows neurological symptoms where it either cannot swim well, swims tail down or swims with a bent spine and despite all this, the wrasse will still attempt to feed and display no damage such as crashing into objects. Other could be depending where fish is from, cyanide capture which is delayed but the fish ends up in this state

 

[fatarw05]

This may be a neurological issue known as UNWD which shows neurological symptoms where it either cannot swim well, swims tail down or swims with a bent spine and despite all this, the wrasse will still attempt to feed and display no damage such as crashing into objects. Other could be depending where fish is from, cyanide capture which is delayed but the fish ends up in this state

Is there anything I can do? Can they live happily?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Is there anything I can do? Can they live happily?

If it is UNWD, they typically don't get better and often die (sorry!). One key characteristic of UNWD is the odd swimming behavior, BUT the fish still tries to eat. Here is the main thread on this issue:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/unknown-neurological-wrasse-disease-unwd.901856/

 

[fatarw05]

If it is UNWD, they typically don't get better and often die (sorry!). One key characteristic of UNWD is the odd swimming behavior, BUT the fish still tries to eat. Here is the main thread on this issue:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/unknown-neurological-wrasse-disease-unwd.901856/

Dang…. Well thank you for your help, I really appreciate it. I’ll read up on it some more.