Wrasse swimming funny

[Reefpro]

i have an xl christmas wrasse from hawaii that ive had for 6-7 months and has been doin great tonight when i fed he was hiding and swimming funny not upside fdown yet but kinda in spirals any thoughts ? Only fish acting like this

 

[Robink]

@evolved

 

[Maritimer]

If you can catch a video of the behavior, that'd be very helpful in diagnosing what's going on.

~Bruce

 

[Reefpro]

Ill see what i can do on video he isnt coming out much

 

[eatbreakfast]

Spinning is not good. I've not seen fish come back from that. It can come from jumping and hitting a hard object or a fish version of a heart attack.

 

[DracoKat]

depends on the spinning, my wrasses spin before going to bed, like a dog would before lying down. Is that the spinning?

Yes, a video would help!

 

[eatbreakfast]

depends on the spinning, my wrasses spin before going to bed, like a dog would before lying down. Is that the spinning?

Yes, a video would help!

That is true. But I think of that as more of circling, whereas when I think of a fish spinning it is more of a spastic barrel roll.

 

[4FordFamily]

Spinning is not good. I've not seen fish come back from that. It can come from jumping and hitting a hard object or a fish version of a heart attack.

X2 unfortunately

 

[Salty1962]

I have also lost fish like this. I had a Flame push the screen up on my cover and he swam in a spiral before dying. Sorry.

 

[evolved]

Spinning is not good. I've not seen fish come back from that. It can come from jumping and hitting a hard object or a fish version of a heart attack.

Agree, provided we're talking about haphazard motions/rolls.

 

[Reefpro]

So update on the xmas wrasse. He was laboring really bad fir a few days, stomach looked very pinched. A few days ago he began swimming to top of water column and yrstetday and today he has ate fairly well still does not swim normally but looks to be making a slow recovery

 

[Reefpro]

And another update. Starting to swim more and a bit more normal