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Breed · 11-11-2006, 06:51 PM

Hey everyone!

Ive had my Christmas Wrasse for about two months now and he was going really really well fitting in until a few days ago when i noticed him acting weird. He wouldn't come out into the light and would sit under shadows of rocks and lay on the sand. He wouldn't eat and the only movement he would make is when my lemonpeel would come around and scare him off. Yesterday i noticed the top of his face to be rubbing away and all loose but he was too hard to catch and buried in the sand like he does to sleep. This morning when i woke up to clean the tank, i noticed him out again, hiding under the shadows of the rocks, but this time the top of his face was all gone and the bone had been revealed of the top of his mouth. I felt really sorry for the poor fish, as he was such a great guy who would always come up to see what was going on when i would put my hand in the tank. He would really playful and would always come up to the glass to see me when i would come past.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what could have happened? I didnt notice him cut his lip, but the only explanation i could have thought is that he had a cut on his lip, and because he would burrow in the sand, the organisms in the sand would eat away at his face when he was asleep.

Im really sad about this as he was one of my favourite fish. I managed to get him out and put him in my quarantine tank, but do you guys think it is best to put him into a freezer bag and freeze him, as i dont think he will make it through this all, and its a terrible thing to have to go through.

Thanks...

11-11-2006, 06:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Breed Feather Duster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 241 Karma: 173	Christmas Wrasse Hey everyone! Ive had my Christmas Wrasse for about two months now and he was going really really well fitting in until a few days ago when i noticed him acting weird. He wouldn't come out into the light and would sit under shadows of rocks and lay on the sand. He wouldn't eat and the only movement he would make is when my lemonpeel would come around and scare him off. Yesterday i noticed the top of his face to be rubbing away and all loose but he was too hard to catch and buried in the sand like he does to sleep. This morning when i woke up to clean the tank, i noticed him out again, hiding under the shadows of the rocks, but this time the top of his face was all gone and the bone had been revealed of the top of his mouth. I felt really sorry for the poor fish, as he was such a great guy who would always come up to see what was going on when i would put my hand in the tank. He would really playful and would always come up to the glass to see me when i would come past. Does anyone have any suggestions on what could have happened? I didnt notice him cut his lip, but the only explanation i could have thought is that he had a cut on his lip, and because he would burrow in the sand, the organisms in the sand would eat away at his face when he was asleep. Im really sad about this as he was one of my favourite fish. I managed to get him out and put him in my quarantine tank, but do you guys think it is best to put him into a freezer bag and freeze him, as i dont think he will make it through this all, and its a terrible thing to have to go through. Thanks... _________ 135 Gallon Reef Tank 1x Pink-Tail Triggerfish 1x Blue or Hippo Tang 1x Purple Dottyback 2x Ocellaris Clownfish 1x Blue/Green Reef Chromis 1x Bullethead Wrasse 2x Harkwick's Wrasse 75 Gallon Reef Tank 1x Blue/Green Reef Chromis 2x Pink Skunk Clownfish 1x Koran Angel 1x Tail Ring Tang 1x Yellow Assesor 1x Picasso Triggerfish 1x Royal Dottyback 1x Yellow Tang 2x Firefish Total - One Awesome Looking Display!!