Odd flasher wrasse swimming behavior

[HiImSean]

I noticed a few days ago my line-spot flasher wrasse swimming oddly. At first I didn't think much of it but yesterday I was doing a bit of maintenance and noticed it even more then today the same behavior. It's like he's just getting pushed around and not trying to swim. You'll notice it more towards the end of the video where his head is pointed downwards while hit tail is still up, kind of like a headstand then gets pushed with the current almost like a death spiral I've seen in dying fish. He also looks a bit bloated. I'm not sure if it's a swim bladder issue or something else. I've had the wrasse for about a year and never had any problems. He always eats well and continues to do so. My clowns completely ignore him as does the melanurus wrasse. Any ideas?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ghw4w1tsag

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Have you added anything at all to the tank recently? His fins look a little worse for wear possible bacterial infection. Does he appear to have any changes in appetite?

 

[HiImSean]

No new fish additions. He's still eating with gusto but I did notice his anus looked a little red. I went and got some metro and focus and I'll try to get him in QT ASAP.

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Sounds like a great plan

 

[HiImSean]

He's looking pretty rough this morning, I'm not sure if its from the stree of be caught last night but he made a mucus cocoon but is upright and his lower half is a different color from his top half.

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Could be from the stress but a cocoon is a good sign. When mine was sick he didn't do that for days. Keep us updated

 

[HiImSean]

Unfortunately he looks like he's on his last leg. He's very bloated, can hardly swim and laying on his side. I dosed metro so we'll see but he doesn't look like he'll be alive by the time I go to bed.

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Aww man, sorry...let's keep a good thought.

 

[HiImSean]

Thanks guys. He was alive when I went to sleep but unfortunately didn't make it through the night

Maybe someone can chime in and say what I could have done differently. He seemed to take a turn for the worse when I caught him to put him in QT and never seemed to recover after that. I was able to net him out pretty easily. After capture he never ate.

Also is there a way to prevent swim bladder problems? Is it diet related or just something that happens? I mainly feed NLS pellets and Ocean Nutrition flakes with different Rods food 1-2x a week. After searching, I found it to be something that happens to wrasses quite a bit.

No other fish in the DT are showing any symptoms or behaving any differently.

 

[Deinonych]

Was the Linespot quarantined before introduction to the DT? If so, what is your quarantine protocol?

 

[HiImSean]

Yes he was QTed about a year ago when I got him. I purchased from a friend. He was QTed for 4 weeks before being released. Since he was in my friends tank for a year or so I didn't medicate, just fed and observed.

 

[Deinonych]

Could have just been old age. Wrasses have a max lifespan of 5 years, and you can't really determine how old terminal phase males are.