I've had a new six-line wrasse and royal gramma in QT for two weeks (today is day 15). When I brought them home I did a freshwater dip and treated with General Cure per package instructions (2 doses 48 hours apart, carbon + partial water change 48 hours after 2nd dose). After a couple of days of shyness while settling in, both have been very active and have been eating well. I feed frozen mysis shrimp and Omega One Marine Flakes, small amounts several times during the day.
Until today, the RG is out and about first thing in the morning, with the wrasse just poking his head out of his little ceramic cave until the lights come on. This morning, both fish were (and still are) hiding. I was able to get the photo below of the wrasse and he has a white sac hanging off the end of a string from the anus. There is plenty of information regarding the white poop string, but I haven't found any references to the sack attached to it.
Any suggestions for what may be causing this? Do I need to start any sort of treatment?
The RG has left his cave but is in his other hidey-hole, wedged between the bottom of the filter sponge the filter base. I can't see if he has any problems, but it's unusual for him to spend the entire morning (10:00 am as I write this) in hiding. I tried to lure both of them out with some flakes, which they always quickly eat (especially the RG), but neither one has an appetite this morning and remain in hiding.
Until today, the RG is out and about first thing in the morning, with the wrasse just poking his head out of his little ceramic cave until the lights come on. This morning, both fish were (and still are) hiding. I was able to get the photo below of the wrasse and he has a white sac hanging off the end of a string from the anus. There is plenty of information regarding the white poop string, but I haven't found any references to the sack attached to it.
Any suggestions for what may be causing this? Do I need to start any sort of treatment?
The RG has left his cave but is in his other hidey-hole, wedged between the bottom of the filter sponge the filter base. I can't see if he has any problems, but it's unusual for him to spend the entire morning (10:00 am as I write this) in hiding. I tried to lure both of them out with some flakes, which they always quickly eat (especially the RG), but neither one has an appetite this morning and remain in hiding.