Wrasse twitching, not acting normal

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  1. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    I'm worried about my McCoskers Flasher Wrasse, he keeps on doing these CRAZY twitches, swims crazy throughout the tank, swims on his side, dives down to the bottom of the tank and repeates, h'es never done this before im gettting worried
     
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  3. Dingo

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    he is "flashing" check it out on youtube
     
  4. jhawkor

    jhawkor Millepora

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    Sounds like somethings irritating it. Has you ever noticed Ich in your aquarium?
     
  5. Puffer Chick

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    ok, i hope thats all it is, when someone's picking on him he'll show his fins and kind of float on his side, but this is totally different and no one is picking on him.

    ill go youtube it
     
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  6. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Sounds like something is bothering him. When's the last time you checked your params?
     
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    jhawkor Millepora

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    I wouldn't exactly associate flashing with erratic twitching and swimming...from what I've seen flashing is more....finesse.
     
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  9. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    well he's had white specks on him, in the past and i had made a thread about it because he would get it really bad and it would go away and quickly come back. But ich was ruled out and it was decided that it was probaby sand getting stuck to him, but he doesnt have any white dots on him now, and before when he had the white dots he never did this
     
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    idk, mine flashes like that... my tank's params are perfect and i havent had a speck of ich since i can remember. my mccoskers is happy as can be
     
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    i checked them sunday after the water change, ammonia, nitrate, nitrite were all 0
     
  12. wfb2270

    wfb2270 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    my melanurous and yellow wrasse have both acted the way you describe. the yellow i determined had some sort of injury it kinda just went away one day. my melanurous was fighting his reflection in the back glass. he still does this from time to time