Ordered 2 six line wrasses online. One arrived dead with spots and a web like film peeling off.
The second appeared fine, added him to the tank. (Didn’t have a quarantine tank set up but working on one now) the next afternoon he seemed uninterested in eating and also had a film peeling off him. Within a few hours he was laying on the bottom of the tank. I removed him and put him in a container with water from the tank. Noticed the film had completely came off and all that was left was a bunch of white spots, bloated belly on one side and what looks like part of his lip missing. I do have another six line wrasses in the tank that is much smaller. Saw them near each other a few times but never saw them mess with each other. We watched them closely and a few other fish we had added to the tank (all tangs). Online supplier suggested the smaller six line had possibly been attacking it but it looks like it was infected with something the same as the one that arrived DOA. Any thoughts or suggestions?
6line in cut water bottle was the DOA.
The second appeared fine, added him to the tank. (Didn’t have a quarantine tank set up but working on one now) the next afternoon he seemed uninterested in eating and also had a film peeling off him. Within a few hours he was laying on the bottom of the tank. I removed him and put him in a container with water from the tank. Noticed the film had completely came off and all that was left was a bunch of white spots, bloated belly on one side and what looks like part of his lip missing. I do have another six line wrasses in the tank that is much smaller. Saw them near each other a few times but never saw them mess with each other. We watched them closely and a few other fish we had added to the tank (all tangs). Online supplier suggested the smaller six line had possibly been attacking it but it looks like it was infected with something the same as the one that arrived DOA. Any thoughts or suggestions?
6line in cut water bottle was the DOA.