Wrasse swimming in one spot

dominicpowell955 · Nov 12, 2023

Hello, My pintail wrasse has been swimming in one spot for hours. The pintail is eating, but not active like he once was. I got him around 2 weeks ago, he was swimming eating and chasing the smaller wrasses. He has a dusty like substance near the tail, but no other fish seems to have this.

KrisReef · Nov 13, 2023

Looks like the clowns, the bicolor blenny, and the yellow tang may have decided to take a few bites out of this fishes tail. It might need to be put in isolation to prevent more damage. The aggression level of the tank may indicate that you have maxed out the space needed for these fish to live without fighting with their neighbors after bumping into them every time they take a lap around the tank?

dominicpowell955 · Nov 13, 2023

If it is aggression what’s the odds of the fish surging the ripped fins ?

Crabby48 · Nov 13, 2023

I can see its tail been nibbled on and betting most of the bidding is because of aggression. Pintails don’t take much aggression

dominicpowell955 · Nov 14, 2023

I have been observing the tank and nothing chases the pintail, he’s actually the one chasing a small flasher around the tank lol. The pintail is always out and eating heavily but no swimming around as active as when I got him.

Erric78 · Nov 14, 2023

dominicpowell955 said:
Hello, My pintail wrasse has been swimming in one spot for hours. The pintail is eating, but not active like he once was. I got him around 2 weeks ago, he was swimming eating and chasing the smaller wrasses. He has a dusty like substance near the tail, but no other fish seems to have this.

poor guy :crying-face: try isolating him for a while