HELP! Rhomboid wrasse has a swim bladder problem!

Mr. Brooks · 06/19/2009, 12:56 PM

My wrasse is hanging out in my fuge, can't keep his belly down. Could this be a bacterial infection? I have Furan-2, will this help?

will16 · 06/19/2009, 02:10 PM

I had a labouti with a swim bladder problem. Unfortunately I don't think there is much you can do. He may pull through on his own. I was advised to try to feed it a boiled peeled frozen pea. Supposed to help release gas build up. Couldn't get my guy to eat it. Hung on for a month in that state. Felt terrible for him.

http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...derProblem.flv

Good luck

Mr. Brooks · 06/19/2009, 02:41 PM

That's what I thought.. My Rhomboid isn't quite as bad as your Labouti in the video but I'm afraid he's headed that way.

chaderic26 · 06/19/2009, 03:12 PM

You might try grinding up the pea with some mysis or something to make it taste good.

spsfarmer09 · 06/19/2009, 07:15 PM

sorry to hear that, i have a golden rhomboid and they are not cheap, that would suck to loose him.

Bernie21 · 06/19/2009, 08:00 PM

My Rhomboid is doing the same thing, he's been fine for a week. I came home to find my fairy wrasse swimming wierd, it is swimming vertically & upside down. He is still swimming, but he's all over the place. He is still eating & he seems fine physically. I am going to do awater change tomorrow & also do a test to get the water params. All of my other fish seem fine. I just turned of all the lights to have all the fish go to bed & make sure no other fish messes w it until I can do the change of water. Is there anything else I can do today, please help.
Sorry to thread jack, but I figure we have the same prob, w the same expensive fish!!
Thanks in advanced

Bernie

nikon187 · 06/19/2009, 09:25 PM

Do either of you know where they came from? Wholesaler i mean? We got one in a week ago where i work that has developed the exact same problem and this is the third one i have heard of in the last couple weeks do this. I'm just curious how they were collected, seems kinda weird that we are all having the same problem at the same time.

chaderic26 · 06/19/2009, 10:02 PM

Probably brought them up to fast.

NCSUsalt · 06/19/2009, 10:58 PM

seems to be about of this lately, at work we've had a punctatus, 2 purple velvets, a lineatus, and a solarensis that all got the exact same thing. tried several things, but nothing worked. on the last purple velvet I actually pinned him and pulled several cc's of air from his swim bladder so he could stay down but he was back floating the next day.

Herb A Vore · 06/19/2009, 11:06 PM

I have treated lots of fish with the same problem simply by dipping in freshwater for 30 minutes. It doesn't always work but sometimes it does.

will16 · 06/20/2009, 06:45 AM

FWIW, mine was from Liveaquaria Diver's Den.

will16 · 07/01/2009, 08:25 AM

Just curious... How did your rhomboid make out?

FlyinggFish · 07/01/2009, 08:44 AM

Yeah, how is your wrasse doing now chad?

06/19/2009, 12:56 PM	#1
Mr. Brooks MASVC Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 3,477	HELP! Rhomboid wrasse has a swim bladder problem! My wrasse is hanging out in my fuge, can't keep his belly down. Could this be a bacterial infection? I have Furan-2, will this help?

06/19/2009, 03:12 PM	#4
chaderic26 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: OKC Posts: 1,064	You might try grinding up the pea with some mysis or something to make it taste good. __________________ Raoul Duke: There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. Current Tank Info: 220 Gallon Shined up Turd.

06/19/2009, 08:00 PM	#6
Bernie21 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, Fl... Posts: 2,161	My Rhomboid is doing the same thing, he's been fine for a week. I came home to find my fairy wrasse swimming wierd, it is swimming vertically & upside down. He is still swimming, but he's all over the place. He is still eating & he seems fine physically. I am going to do awater change tomorrow & also do a test to get the water params. All of my other fish seem fine. I just turned of all the lights to have all the fish go to bed & make sure no other fish messes w it until I can do the change of water. Is there anything else I can do today, please help. Sorry to thread jack, but I figure we have the same prob, w the same expensive fish!! Thanks in advanced Bernie __________________ Reefing is an addiction rehab doesn't work for... Current Tank Info: Downgraded to a 0 Gal non Mixed Reef - Direct sun watts & 1x moon Actinics. RIO 00 return, no skimmer Skimmer.

06/19/2009, 09:25 PM	#7
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	Do either of you know where they came from? Wholesaler i mean? We got one in a week ago where i work that has developed the exact same problem and this is the third one i have heard of in the last couple weeks do this. I'm just curious how they were collected, seems kinda weird that we are all having the same problem at the same time. __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.

06/19/2009, 10:02 PM	#8
chaderic26 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: OKC Posts: 1,064	Probably brought them up to fast. __________________ Raoul Duke: There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. Current Tank Info: 220 Gallon Shined up Turd.

06/19/2009, 02:10 PM	#2
will16 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 1,812	I had a labouti with a swim bladder problem. Unfortunately I don't think there is much you can do. He may pull through on his own. I was advised to try to feed it a boiled peeled frozen pea. Supposed to help release gas build up. Couldn't get my guy to eat it. Hung on for a month in that state. Felt terrible for him. http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...derProblem.flv Good luck

06/19/2009, 02:41 PM	#3
Mr. Brooks MASVC Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 3,477	That's what I thought.. My Rhomboid isn't quite as bad as your Labouti in the video but I'm afraid he's headed that way.

06/19/2009, 07:15 PM	#5
spsfarmer09 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: ft,lauderdale FLORIDA Posts: 326	sorry to hear that, i have a golden rhomboid and they are not cheap, that would suck to loose him.

06/19/2009, 10:58 PM	#9
NCSUsalt Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: raleigh, NC Posts: 619	seems to be about of this lately, at work we've had a punctatus, 2 purple velvets, a lineatus, and a solarensis that all got the exact same thing. tried several things, but nothing worked. on the last purple velvet I actually pinned him and pulled several cc's of air from his swim bladder so he could stay down but he was back floating the next day.

06/19/2009, 11:06 PM	#10
Herb A Vore Moved On Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 58	I have treated lots of fish with the same problem simply by dipping in freshwater for 30 minutes. It doesn't always work but sometimes it does.

06/20/2009, 06:45 AM	#11
will16 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 1,812	FWIW, mine was from Liveaquaria Diver's Den.

07/01/2009, 08:25 AM	#12
will16 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 1,812	Just curious... How did your rhomboid make out?

07/01/2009, 08:44 AM	#13
FlyinggFish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,042	Yeah, how is your wrasse doing now chad? __________________ Most women buy clothes, I buy corals Current Tank Info: Biocube 29