aqualab
In Memoriam
I got up this morning to see my 4" mystery wrasse laying on its side with labored breathing and its dorsal fin spread out. Didn't make it. Trying to figure out what happened. Seemed perfectly healthy last night - swimming/eating. I had him for about 4-months. I did notice some white markings near the tail fin on both sides a couple of days ago, prior to the new additions. Not ick. More like white bruises or discoloration, the affected areas were not raised or fuzzy. Just looked like his scales were white/pale in those areas.
I added a hawk and a blue spotted jaw several days ago, no harrasment witnessed by either of them. They both appear fine, as well as a clown, brain, RBTA and a pair of coral banded shrimp. Parameters are fine. I'm wondering if the coral banded's pinched him - they are not that big but I do see them snap at anything that gets close enough. The wrasse would avoid them at all costs. Maybe the jawfish displaced him from his safe area when it started building its own burrow under the liverock, he had no place to hide? Maybe the shrimp attacked him during the night? The hawk is smaller than him, so doubt he did anything physical, they pretty much just ignored each other. Anemonie sting maybe?
Any ideas would be apreciated.
Beautiful fish, sorry to see him go.
I added a hawk and a blue spotted jaw several days ago, no harrasment witnessed by either of them. They both appear fine, as well as a clown, brain, RBTA and a pair of coral banded shrimp. Parameters are fine. I'm wondering if the coral banded's pinched him - they are not that big but I do see them snap at anything that gets close enough. The wrasse would avoid them at all costs. Maybe the jawfish displaced him from his safe area when it started building its own burrow under the liverock, he had no place to hide? Maybe the shrimp attacked him during the night? The hawk is smaller than him, so doubt he did anything physical, they pretty much just ignored each other. Anemonie sting maybe?
Any ideas would be apreciated.
Beautiful fish, sorry to see him go.
