Christmas wrasse

silver arrowana · #1 01-09-2009, 04:31 AM

I bought a royal gramma once only to see it in tank like 5 mins

since that time I never see it again !!! At first I thought it jumped out because I couldn't find anything in the tank??? but after a thorough search i still couldn't find it ???

I think my shrimp or hermit crab ate it after it die for some mysterious reason.

fdiddy · #2 01-09-2009, 04:34 AM

From what I understand this is normal with some wrasses. My carpenter's wrasse never did this, but I'm not sure if they bury themselves like that. GL!

mark · #3 01-09-2009, 04:38 AM

Problem was more the wife going on joking about buying a fish you never see, but eventually mine would only hide back in the sand at night or if I put my hand in the tank.

spanky · #4 01-09-2009, 04:42 AM

My fish was wife and twin brother buying a fish for me.....i told them a christmas wrasse but to my ignorance didnt know they all didnt look like a GREEN christmas wrasse haha. I was a little shocked when i saw the bag they were proudly showing me and said "what the hell is that" haha. Still a nice fish if it ever shows its face again.

untamed · #5 01-09-2009, 05:28 AM

Normal...but I would start to be concerned if he doesn't reappear in another day or so.

spanky · #6 01-09-2009, 05:38 AM

I was thinking the same thing. I guess if i start seeing the hermit crabs and the shrimps having a buffet in the sand bed, my christmas wrasse didnt make it.

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Originally Posted by untamed

Normal...but I would start to be concerned if he doesn't reappear in another day or so.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #7 01-09-2009, 06:15 AM

^^^I would look for it if you haven't seen it in a few more days...

justinl · #8 01-09-2009, 06:42 AM

you can really hurt a wrasse by digging in the sand for it. I would just leave it be for as long as it needs... should come out by then, if not it had already decided to die. if it comes down to you having to dig it out of the sand, then it's already too late for the fish.