Royal Gramma's

zma21 · 02/17/2007, 12:07 AM

Are they usually shy in the beginning? Mine has crawled into a rock, and i'm worried because i was almost sure he was going to die during acclimation.

If i catch him i'm trading him in for a firefish. I just hope he doesn't die where he's at because i'll have to tear down my rocks to get him.

loafiedb · 02/17/2007, 12:09 AM

Goodluck with that , he seemed fine earlier today

mosesbrown · 02/17/2007, 12:11 AM

They tend to hide a lot until they are comfortable. Even then they will quickly hide if they are startled. I would say, be patient. I have had fish swim into a rock where I could not get them to come out. Yet they come out on their own. Hope everything works out.
Keep your tank covered with fire fish, they are real jumpers.

motlot77 · 02/17/2007, 12:56 AM

just took my royal back to my lfs. sucker was an a$$ to my clown and all of my shrimp.

if you're looking to catch it wait until it goes into a rock to hide. pick up the rock and throw it in a bag.

DaveAngie79 · 02/17/2007, 01:46 AM

fire fish are just as bad about hiding, i have had one for 2 months an although he doesn't hide he has his own little corner in the tank were he stays. feeding him is a pain he will hide when i feed the tank and its hard to make sure he gets some

Bmgrocks · 02/17/2007, 06:27 AM

i have a royal, he hid for the first 2 weeks, and is still somewhat shy, but they do come out more with time, Firefish are worse though. Stay with the Gramma, he'll come out

FLReefGirl · 02/17/2007, 07:47 PM

My gramma hid most of the time for the first month. Would only come out to eat and in between bites would go back in her hole. Now she's out most of the time with the rest of the community. She goes to her hole when the lights go out. She's real friendly, when I go up to the tank she come over to me and hangs out. She stares at me right in the face. I like her a lot.

aquarius77 · 02/18/2007, 01:18 AM

I like my gramma alot as well. They do like to hide but once comfortable they are really cool.

PallidSilversky · 02/18/2007, 07:11 AM

My royal gramma hid so much at first that I thought he had died. After about two weeks he is out and about and not shy at all.

davocean · 02/18/2007, 09:47 AM

Love my gramma.
He did the same as others, hide at first.
Not shy at all now.
Agree, firefish are about the same, or more shy.
Give him time.

02/17/2007, 12:07 AM	#1
zma21 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NOLA Posts: 1,453	Royal Gramma's Are they usually shy in the beginning? Mine has crawled into a rock, and i'm worried because i was almost sure he was going to die during acclimation. If i catch him i'm trading him in for a firefish. I just hope he doesn't die where he's at because i'll have to tear down my rocks to get him. __________________ SCA 50 Starfire: In Progress Current Tank Info: 20 High -> 40 Cube -> Nanocube 12 DX -> 25 Gallon Rimless -> 10 Gallon AGA Temporary Tank -> JBJ 24 LED -> SCA Starfire 50 Cube

02/17/2007, 12:11 AM	#3
mosesbrown Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 165	They tend to hide a lot until they are comfortable. Even then they will quickly hide if they are startled. I would say, be patient. I have had fish swim into a rock where I could not get them to come out. Yet they come out on their own. Hope everything works out. Keep your tank covered with fire fish, they are real jumpers. __________________ "I just want to be loved is that so wrong" -John Lovitz Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Reef; Leather Coral, Xenia, Star Polyps, Button Polyps, Mushrooms, Tounge Coral. Clown, Six Line Wrasse, Chromis, Clnr Shrimp Peppermint Shrimp, Sand Sifting Star, Misc Snails & Hermits.

02/17/2007, 12:56 AM	#4
motlot77 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bay area Posts: 355	just took my royal back to my lfs. sucker was an a$$ to my clown and all of my shrimp. if you're looking to catch it wait until it goes into a rock to hide. pick up the rock and throw it in a bag. __________________ "I don't trust or love anyone. Because people are so creepy. Creepy creepy creeps. Creeping around. Creeping here and creeping there. Creeping everywhere. Crippity crappity creepies." Current Tank Info: 25 gal tall, 2 x 65w pc, aqua c remora hob skimmer, fluval for flow and carbon

02/18/2007, 07:11 AM	#9
PallidSilversky Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 139	My royal gramma hid so much at first that I thought he had died. After about two weeks he is out and about and not shy at all. __________________ I reject your reality and substitute my own! ><((((º>

02/18/2007, 09:47 AM	#10
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Love my gramma. He did the same as others, hide at first. Not shy at all now. Agree, firefish are about the same, or more shy. Give him time. __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

02/17/2007, 12:09 AM	#2
loafiedb Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 10	Goodluck with that , he seemed fine earlier today

02/17/2007, 01:46 AM	#5
DaveAngie79 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenwood, IN Posts: 662	fire fish are just as bad about hiding, i have had one for 2 months an although he doesn't hide he has his own little corner in the tank were he stays. feeding him is a pain he will hide when i feed the tank and its hard to make sure he gets some

02/17/2007, 06:27 AM	#6
Bmgrocks Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,006	i have a royal, he hid for the first 2 weeks, and is still somewhat shy, but they do come out more with time, Firefish are worse though. Stay with the Gramma, he'll come out

02/17/2007, 07:47 PM	#7
FLReefGirl Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lake Mary, FL Posts: 514	My gramma hid most of the time for the first month. Would only come out to eat and in between bites would go back in her hole. Now she's out most of the time with the rest of the community. She goes to her hole when the lights go out. She's real friendly, when I go up to the tank she come over to me and hangs out. She stares at me right in the face. I like her a lot.

02/18/2007, 01:18 AM	#8
aquarius77 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Highland, Il Posts: 2,198	I like my gramma alot as well. They do like to hide but once comfortable they are really cool.