Yellow Wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus) hiding?

falconut · 11/30/2007, 05:12 PM

I added a Yellow Wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus) on Monday (11/26) and he was swimming in the open. Occationally the locals would peck at him. He wandered into the corner, where the pair of clowns own. They wacked at him and gave him some minor injuries. Unfortunetly they don't like anything in their corner and it always seams that a newcomer has to learn this the hard way. Once my MH's turned off he went into the sand, I didn't see him but I know that is what they do at night.

As of today, he still hasn't come out. My sand is argonite (sorry about spelling) between 1" - 2" thick. It has been undisturbed my me for about 1 year. It does get occationally sifted by my Pinkspot Goby, but usually only in certain areas.

My question is: How long can I expect him to remain in the sand? He's been in there for 4 days now. Any feed back from others experience with these fish would be appreciated.

This isn't mine, but it is what mine looks like:

Thanks.

falconut · 11/30/2007, 09:59 PM

Doesn't anybody have one? I would just like an idea of how long he might hide for.

mg426 · 11/30/2007, 11:20 PM

I have one. Its called a corsi wrasse, spends a lot of time in the sand.

jeweldamsel · 12/01/2007, 12:21 AM

Mine hided for a while, a week may be. At first I only saw it after the light was out. Now it is out all the time.

Blown 346 · 12/01/2007, 12:22 AM

Its normal for new additions to hide until the feel comfortable with their new surroundings. Just give it time.

vanmo92 · 12/01/2007, 12:32 AM

Mine hid for a while, but it always jumped into the overflow, like 3 times a day, then I finaly moved him to his own tank. If you have an overflow, check it. Also whenever I am missing a fish, even if I suspect I am missing a fish, I look arrount on the floor arround the tank. Especialy since tose little guys sure can jump! But I wouldnt worry, they can hide pretty well for a long time, so I would not worry.

new_world_disor · 12/01/2007, 06:59 AM

i have a cleaner wrasse that seems to hide for hours ( days ) on end sumtimes

coryjac0b · 12/01/2007, 09:04 AM

i had one chased out of my tank, i put him back in, good thing i was there watching. I didn't see him for about 3 weeks, the one day he just came out and started swimming in the water column again.

falconut · 12/01/2007, 04:06 PM

He finally came out and was eating today. A little skinny, but doing good. So, it appeared he just needed about 4 - 5 days.

45commando · 12/01/2007, 04:52 PM

Good to hear.They sometimes are on a different time schedule & so have to adjust to your own tank's lighting period.Once they are settled in,you can almost set your watch by these fish.Mine goes into the sand the exact same time each night.

11/30/2007, 05:12 PM	#1
falconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blackwood, NJ Posts: 3,813	Yellow Wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus) hiding? I added a Yellow Wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus) on Monday (11/26) and he was swimming in the open. Occationally the locals would peck at him. He wandered into the corner, where the pair of clowns own. They wacked at him and gave him some minor injuries. Unfortunetly they don't like anything in their corner and it always seams that a newcomer has to learn this the hard way. Once my MH's turned off he went into the sand, I didn't see him but I know that is what they do at night. As of today, he still hasn't come out. My sand is argonite (sorry about spelling) between 1" - 2" thick. It has been undisturbed my me for about 1 year. It does get occationally sifted by my Pinkspot Goby, but usually only in certain areas. My question is: How long can I expect him to remain in the sand? He's been in there for 4 days now. Any feed back from others experience with these fish would be appreciated. This isn't mine, but it is what mine looks like: Thanks.

11/30/2007, 09:59 PM	#2
falconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blackwood, NJ Posts: 3,813	Doesn't anybody have one? I would just like an idea of how long he might hide for. __________________ 180 Gallon FOWLR, 40 Gallon Sump and 10 Gallon Refuge. (2) OceanRevive S026 LEDs, ASM G2 Skimmer & SCA-302 Skimmer. Setup since July 2017.

11/30/2007, 11:20 PM	#3
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	I have one. Its called a corsi wrasse, spends a lot of time in the sand. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

12/01/2007, 12:32 AM	#6
vanmo92 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Silverthorne, CO. Posts: 2,045	Mine hid for a while, but it always jumped into the overflow, like 3 times a day, then I finaly moved him to his own tank. If you have an overflow, check it. Also whenever I am missing a fish, even if I suspect I am missing a fish, I look arrount on the floor arround the tank. Especialy since tose little guys sure can jump! But I wouldnt worry, they can hide pretty well for a long time, so I would not worry. __________________ PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 72 gallon bow Mixed Reef 1 fw tank

12/01/2007, 04:06 PM	#9
falconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blackwood, NJ Posts: 3,813	He finally came out and was eating today. A little skinny, but doing good. So, it appeared he just needed about 4 - 5 days. __________________ 180 Gallon FOWLR, 40 Gallon Sump and 10 Gallon Refuge. (2) OceanRevive S026 LEDs, ASM G2 Skimmer & SCA-302 Skimmer. Setup since July 2017.

12/01/2007, 12:21 AM	#4
jeweldamsel Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 385	Mine hided for a while, a week may be. At first I only saw it after the light was out. Now it is out all the time.

12/01/2007, 12:22 AM	#5
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	Its normal for new additions to hide until the feel comfortable with their new surroundings. Just give it time.

12/01/2007, 06:59 AM	#7
new_world_disor Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: cardiff, wales Posts: 1,393	i have a cleaner wrasse that seems to hide for hours ( days ) on end sumtimes

12/01/2007, 09:04 AM	#8
coryjac0b Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 823	i had one chased out of my tank, i put him back in, good thing i was there watching. I didn't see him for about 3 weeks, the one day he just came out and started swimming in the water column again.

12/01/2007, 04:52 PM	#10
45commando Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,321	Good to hear.They sometimes are on a different time schedule & so have to adjust to your own tank's lighting period.Once they are settled in,you can almost set your watch by these fish.Mine goes into the sand the exact same time each night. __________________ "It's not the size of the dog in the fight;It's the size of the fight in the dog!" -Sir Winston Churchill. Current Tank Info: 92G Corner tank, 250 wt 14K MH, 20G sump, 5G fuge, mixed reef