I wouldn't worry. They generally aren't nocturnal. With no sand bed....they will find a comfortable hole or spot within your rock work.

Observe it over time....and you will find that it has a distinct 'bedtime' and disappear (like most wrasses) :)

You guys talking about the wrasse / dragonette combo what size are your tanks & how full of rock are they?

Okay I blame this thread... I had to go buy one :neutral:

Definitely goes and disappears at night, not sure where but I don't have a deep sand bed so I'm sure he's got a spot. See him pick at the rock when he's hungry so he's gotta be doing something useful right? My bristle worms are far to large for him... But a fish that takes no BS anyway!

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...altFish058.jpg

Will these guys eat asterina stars? Got a population explosion happening here.

I sure love mine, he does the same thing, lights out hes gone..lol he's now my favorite fish in the tank:lol:

I had the melanarus and pair of mandarins in my 90 with about 75 lbs of live rock , and now they are in my 140 with the same rock.

Anyone have problems with your melanurus wrasse when it comes to cleaner shrimp? Or snails and crabs?

Got one, no issues that I have seen although it is difficult to do rolecall of CUC. Some do some dont. I keep mine well fed so he dont. Hopefully it works out for u cuz they are an absolute nightmare to get OUT of a system

my melarnus has eaten all my bristle stars.... he hates my leopard wrasse...... and the leopard is a pussy and seeds to stand up for himself..... otherwise a good guy...

I tried to catch my melarnus to trade him and just keep the leopard.. but it has proved impossible to catch.... so I wait...

Make sure u have jump proof lid on tank so u dont come home from work to an anchovie on the floor. My wrasse rocks by the way. Great fish.