Is my yellow coris wrasse sick or just beat up?

[marcosnano]

Hello reefers,

Here is the video of my yellow wrasse in my tank, I got it yesterday from LFS.


The fish didn't seem that beat up over there but it was under white lights. In my tank under blue lights it looks pretty beat up as you can see. I switched to white lights in my tank and most of those damages are not visible.

FIsh is doing good, she was in substrate only first night and after that swimming around tank, eating. There is no agression in tank.

Substrate is 3 inch deep, 0.5-1.5mm sand granulation. LFS had similat substrate.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello reefers,

Here is the video of my yellow wrasse in my tank, I got it yesterday from LFS.


The fish didn't seem that beat up over there but it was under white lights. In my tank under blue lights it looks pretty beat up as you can see. I switched to white lights in my tank and most of those damages are not visible.

FIsh is doing good, she was in substrate only first night and after that swimming around tank, eating. There is no agression in tank.

Substrate is 3 inch deep, 0.5-1.5mm sand granulation. LFS had similat substrate.

Will need a video of at least 20 seconds as 7 seconds is just not enough. The stuff on tail appears to be either lymphocystis or fin ray damage but again need more time of video to clearly see

 

[marcosnano]

Will need a video of at least 20 seconds as 7 seconds is just not enough. The stuff on tail appears to be either lymphocystis or fin ray damage but again need more time of video to clearly see

Here it is, under flashlght. Minute before she went into sand.

 

[Slocke]

Seems to be a wound or at least some serious scale loss just behind the pectoral. It’s acting healthy and if it’s lymphocytis then simple observation is the best course

Will need a video of at least 20 seconds as 7 seconds is just not enough. The stuff on tail appears to be either lymphocystis or fin ray damage but again need more time of video to clearly see

You get a good view if you go through frame by frame.

 

[Slocke]

Here it is, under flashlght. Minute before she went into sand.

Looks perfectly fine there?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Here it is, under flashlght. Minute before she went into sand.

The fraying looks like fin rot opposed to injury or aggression. Assure ammonia and nitrate are not elevated. f ot worsens, may need to be treated with Seachem neoplex or kanaplex

 

[marcosnano]

The fraying looks like fin rot opposed to injury or aggression. Assure ammonia and nitrate are not elevated. f ot worsens, may need to be treated with Seachem neoplex or kanaplex

Ammonia is 0 in my tank but it was prob high in LFS tank because tank was over crowded.

Can fin rot be healed, regereted?

 

[marcosnano]

Looks perfectly fine there?

Yeah as I said it looks fine under white lights, under blue looks beat up.

Thanks for the reply!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ammonia is 0 in my tank but it was prob high in LFS tank because tank was over crowded.

Can fin rot be healed, regereted?

Healed , yes with medication mentioned

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I agree - it has minor fin damage due to tankmate aggression. I see some dislodged scales as well.

This species is REALLY prone to Uronema though. Look for vertical lesions on its body that start off white and then turn red.

Jay

 

[marcosnano]

I agree - it has minor fin damage due to tankmate aggression. I see some dislodged scales as well.

This species is REALLY prone to Uronema though. Look for vertical lesions on its body that start off white and then turn red.

Jay

Thank you Jay.

I believe he had a rough time in LFS tank and maybe in transport while getting there.

Should I treat him in QT or just let him for a while?

As I said, he is very active now and he is eating good.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Thank you Jay.

I believe he had a rough time in LFS tank and maybe in transport while getting there.

Should I treat him in QT or just let him for a while?

As I said, he is very active now and he is eating good.

There are other diseases that can crop up on newly acquired fish, so you should consider a proactive quarantine:

Current Quarantine Protocol

2023 Quarantine Procedures Jay Hemdal David Scarborough Protozoans (Cryptocaryon/ich, Amyloodinium/velvet) and Metazoan trematodes/flukes are by far the most common parasites found on newly acquired fish. A carefully managed quarantine process can effectively eliminate these parasites before...

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Jay

 

[marcosnano]

Fish now developted red sore


What should I do?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Fish now developted red sore


What should I do?

That could just be a bump, or it could be the start of that Uronema I mentioned. Time will tell. There really is not any treatment for internal uronema in these fish. Here is an article that I wrote on it:

Uronema / Red Band Disease - Hemdal

Red Band Syndrome in Marine Fishes: Caused by the Protozoan; Uronema sp. Jay Hemdal Introduction: This moderately common disease of certain species of marine fish is so often misdiagnosed that most aquarists apply incorrect treatment methods...

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Jay

 

[marcosnano]

To my surprise I found fish dead this morning.

So, it was uronema.

What is the fallow period for uronema? Is it contagious for other fish I have in a tank?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

To my surprise I found fish dead this morning.

So, it was uronema.

What is the fallow period for uronema? Is it contagious for other fish I have in a tank?

Sorry to see - it does look like Uronema.

Uronema has no fallow period - it normally is a free living protozoan that feeds on bacteria. It can be found in many/most established aquariums. For some unknown reason, it becomes an internal parasite of certain fish species during their travels through the supply chain. Most often seen in green chromis, yellow wrasse and anthias, it can also be found in butterflyfish and a few others.

Jay