I bought a yellow flanked wrasse a few weeks ago and it’s been swimming with a curved/sagged tail since day one. She’s really healthy and can/does swim very fast when needed (occasional chasing, feeding, etc). Most of the time though, she won’t swim very far and she takes breaks here and there hiding/resting in crevices or on the sand.
Other than the bent spine and odd behavior, she seems very healthy, eats a lot and doesn’t show any lethargic/gasping behavior. I know with female guppies, lack of calcium can lead to a bent/sagging spine so I wonder if it’s a nutritional deficiency or an injury she sustained when first imported. Any ideas?
Edit: She came like this and my params are decent. My tank is all wrasses and they get along well, other than some occasional chasing from my Carpenter’s.
1.026
Am 0
NO2 0
NO3 14
PO .05
Alk 8.5-9
Ca 475
Mg 1460
Other than the bent spine and odd behavior, she seems very healthy, eats a lot and doesn’t show any lethargic/gasping behavior. I know with female guppies, lack of calcium can lead to a bent/sagging spine so I wonder if it’s a nutritional deficiency or an injury she sustained when first imported. Any ideas?
Edit: She came like this and my params are decent. My tank is all wrasses and they get along well, other than some occasional chasing from my Carpenter’s.
1.026
Am 0
NO2 0
NO3 14
PO .05
Alk 8.5-9
Ca 475
Mg 1460
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