Disappearing wrasses

doch · #1 02-12-2012, 06:49 PM

I'm not sure how your tank is set up, but check your sump if there's any way that they could get in there... I found my Solar in there, starved to death long after he'd gone missing. This would not however explain the chunks missing from the wrasse you still have.

Coralgurl · #2 02-12-2012, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by doch

I'm not sure how your tank is set up, but check your sump if there's any way that they could get in there... I found my Solar in there, starved to death long after he'd gone missing. This would not however explain the chunks missing from the wrasse you still have.

No sump on this tank, just a canister filter and there's no way it got sucked up. I haven't found the crab....yet. My other tank is cycling now, going to pull out a large piece of lr and move it over to give me a bit of room to look around.

Coralgurl · #3 02-13-2012, 12:53 AM

Found the radiant wrasse in the sand, he came out for 3seconds then dug back in. Guess he's not ready to come out yet but glad he's still in there!

Myka · #4 02-13-2012, 01:42 AM

Wrasses are like that. Provided there is no crab or other devil-like critter in there, it is very common for wrasses to disappear for even a week when first introduced. They just hide...even if you look for them everywhere. Wrasses are very emotional...

When I put my 3 McCosker's Wrasses in the reef I didn't see any of them for about 6 days, then I saw one, and an hour later they were all out swimming about like nothing happened. When I added the Yellow Coris Wrasse he hid for 3 days. Some wrasses hide in the sand, some hide in the rocks.

Bblinks · #5 02-13-2012, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Coralgurl

Found the radiant wrasse in the sand, he came out for 3seconds then dug back in. Guess he's not ready to come out yet but glad he's still in there!

Nice the radiant is still alive. I was gonna suggest to keep an eye out for worms. Eunice worms are nasty little buggers. If you are switching tanks make sure you freshwater(RO) dip all the live rock that you are gonna transfer, you will be amazed on what you will find. Just a thought.

Coralgurl · #6 02-13-2012, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Bblinks

Nice the radiant is still alive. I was gonna suggest to keep an eye out for worms. Eunice worms are nasty little buggers. If you are switching tanks make sure you freshwater(RO) dip all the live rock that you are gonna transfer, you will be amazed on what you will find. Just a thought.

Thanks for the info on dipping the rock, I know I've got bristle worms (i think thats what they are) in the one I moved to the sump tonight, ammonia is at 2, hoping to kill a few off...I have corals attached to a lot of the rocks, when I transfer will have to figure that out...

I probably pi$$ed the wrasse off again, I hope he comes out, he's so pretty! I didn't know these guys were so "emotional", my solar wrasse never hid when I first got him.

Myka · #7 02-13-2012, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Coralgurl

ammonia is at 2

Did I miss something or are you saying that the tank that the wrase are in has an ammonia reading of 2 ppm?