Red Head Wrasse swimming upside down

[hkgar]

I got him 4 days ago and is currently in the second set of TTM along with a Carpenters and a Hawkfish.
It almost seems that he may have a paralysis preventing him from using his bac fin and body. Spend mos of the time upside down.

See video

Also I am wondering if he has lost control of his swim bladder?

 

[outssider]

He's a goner...

 

[hkgar]

That I pretty much figured. Wondering about possible causes?

 

[Dmorty217]

Hard to tell what caused the problem to arise. Usually swim bladder issues cause the fish to float, this seems to be something else. I doubt the fish recovers from it, at least IME fish acting like this slowly die.

 

[power boat jim]

is it possible he is looking for a sand to bury himself in to sleep?

 

[nereefpat]

Following along...

I recently lost a Lubbock's in qt that started doing the same thing, minus the quick respiration, a few days in. I assumed bacterial and didn't get meds soon enough to save him.

 

[Kriegad]

I had a lubbocks as well that started swimming vertically, upside down, and just doing flips. Was getting blown all over the tank by any kind of flow. After about 3 or 4 days, he died. I probably had him 3 or 4 weeks before it happened.

 

[hkgar]

He went carpet surfing last night. The tank is covered with egg crate, but he went through the 1/2 sq openings.