emergancy wrasse question!!!

jnewman · 02/13/2008, 11:46 PM

I had lost a cleaner wrasse. Been 2 - 3 weeks now. I have a carpenters flasher now and I fed every body last night and it just vanished? I was thinking jumper, NO. Looked around the rocks, I have a chromis that is normally in a hole and was out more than normal, still no wrasse. Tonight I found him near the sand in a hole and is moving a little should i move the rock to get him out. he has been there for a full 24hr. I put a little more food in to see what would happen and he never came out.
WHAT SHOULD I DO???

Burbs · 02/14/2008, 12:06 AM

how long has it been in the tank? it ay still just be adjusting to new home give it a little longer

tanker · 02/14/2008, 12:29 AM

Leave him alone. Probably just adjusting to new tank.

eran · 02/14/2008, 01:13 AM

hes still aclimating

mouscacha · 02/14/2008, 02:08 AM

wrasse tend to hide in new enviornments. If he doesn't come out after 3 days, then he's probably dead. A whole day is not that long.

If you had a hawaiian cleaner wrasse, then those usually don't keep very well anywya. they feed off of mucus and other bacteria living on other fish.

jnewman · 02/14/2008, 10:06 AM

I have had the wrasse for 3 months. Like I said I had fed all the fish he ate and then disapeared. found in a hole still there this morning.

jnewman · 02/14/2008, 02:49 PM

Anything from anybody would be nice. I am going to move the rock tonight to get it out from under...

mouscacha · 02/14/2008, 03:05 PM

You can try. they like to dig a hole in the sand and stay there. THe only way i've been able to catch wrasse is by waiting until they come out.

02/13/2008, 11:46 PM	#1
jnewman Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: 661 & 818 Posts: 359	emergancy wrasse question!!! I had lost a cleaner wrasse. Been 2 - 3 weeks now. I have a carpenters flasher now and I fed every body last night and it just vanished? I was thinking jumper, NO. Looked around the rocks, I have a chromis that is normally in a hole and was out more than normal, still no wrasse. Tonight I found him near the sand in a hole and is moving a little should i move the rock to get him out. he has been there for a full 24hr. I put a little more food in to see what would happen and he never came out. WHAT SHOULD I DO???

02/14/2008, 01:13 AM	#4
eran Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mid west Posts: 397	hes still aclimating __________________ 265gal starfire, 90 gal. sump, 70gal. frag tank, 40gal. QT tank, Vertex Alpha 300 Cone Skimmer, calcium and kalk reactors, 5- tunze 6105's, 7069 controller, Apex, 3-400watt radiums w/galaxy ballasts in lumenbright larges, 2 super actinic VHO's Current Tank Info: 265gal starfire, 90 gal. sump, 70gal. frag tank, 40gal. QT tank, Alpha 300 Cone Skimmer, Geo 618 calcium and kalk reactors, 5- tunze 6105's, 7069 controller, Apex, 3-400watt radiums w/galaxy ballasts in lumenbright larges, 2 super actinic VHO's

02/14/2008, 12:06 AM	#2
Burbs Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Charleston,SC Posts: 324	how long has it been in the tank? it ay still just be adjusting to new home give it a little longer

02/14/2008, 12:29 AM	#3
tanker Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: sf bay area Posts: 3,522	Leave him alone. Probably just adjusting to new tank.

02/14/2008, 02:08 AM	#5
mouscacha Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 348	wrasse tend to hide in new enviornments. If he doesn't come out after 3 days, then he's probably dead. A whole day is not that long. If you had a hawaiian cleaner wrasse, then those usually don't keep very well anywya. they feed off of mucus and other bacteria living on other fish.

02/14/2008, 10:06 AM	#6
jnewman Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: 661 & 818 Posts: 359	I have had the wrasse for 3 months. Like I said I had fed all the fish he ate and then disapeared. found in a hole still there this morning.

02/14/2008, 02:49 PM	#7
jnewman Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: 661 & 818 Posts: 359	Anything from anybody would be nice. I am going to move the rock tonight to get it out from under...

02/14/2008, 03:05 PM	#8
mouscacha Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 348	You can try. they like to dig a hole in the sand and stay there. THe only way i've been able to catch wrasse is by waiting until they come out.