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Posted: November 01 2011 at 8:51pm |
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I bought a Christmas wrasse a few days ago and acclimated it into my 29 biocube. It swam around a bit and then dived into the sandbed. I have not seen it now for 3 days. should I be worried. does it surface in the middle of the night? Or could it be dead? Any insight would be appreciated, esp. from Tileman!
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Posted: November 01 2011 at 9:21pm |
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Hi Barbara,
We too have a Christmas Wrasse and he hides in the sand a lot. It took him a couple of days before he felt comfortable enough to come out and play for good. I hope he is ok :)
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Posted: November 01 2011 at 9:28pm |
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That's what my yellow wrasse did an he still disappears from time to time. Should be anything to worry about. Wrasse are funny like that.
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Posted: November 01 2011 at 9:51pm |
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Its very common for them to hide in the sand for a.couple days. I wouldnt worry just yet
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Posted: November 02 2011 at 8:33pm |
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Another day and no sighting. Could it be dead in the sand?
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Posted: November 02 2011 at 8:38pm |
One thing I've noticed about wrasses like the Christmas Wrasse is that when they are brought in, they're so stressed that they often don't eat. They'll go into the sandbed to destress, but often their point of starvation plus staying in the sandbed for several days on end leads to death. Do you know how long he was at the LFS before you got him, and was he eating? Or...more likely...he jumped. I found a wrasse 6 months after I lost him...living in my overflow pipe. I found others all the way across the room lying as carpet jerky. Any way he's living in the back part of your Biocube (the 29g still has the back sump, right?)
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Posted: November 02 2011 at 9:41pm |
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If you don't see them after 4 or five days, it's usually not good.
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Posted: November 03 2011 at 12:01pm |
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This is day 5 and no sighting. Any possibility it comes out at night to feed? I have a pseudochromis in the tank that's pretty dominant. Could that fish be an issue?
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Posted: November 03 2011 at 1:45pm |
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The pseudochromis could be the culprit. But it doesn't sound good.
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Posted: November 03 2011 at 5:01pm |
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My wrasses were definitely not nocturnal. In fact, they were all a bit like old people...in bed before lights out. My lights went off at 9, and they disappeared around 8.
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Posted: November 03 2011 at 5:56pm |
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My wrasses were definitely not nocturnal. In fact, they were all a bit like old people...in bed before lights out. My lights went off at 9, and they disappeared around 8. |
Same, my wrasses tend to hit the hay probably an hour before lights out.
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Posted: November 04 2011 at 5:29pm |
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Amazingly! my husband saw the wrasse out this morning. He fed the tank and it ate well. But, it was not out for long. When I got home in the afternoon it was hidden again. I think the psuedochromis is a deterrent to the wrasse. Will continue updates.
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Posted: November 04 2011 at 8:05pm |
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Oh I am so glad Barbara that he is alive.
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Posted: November 07 2011 at 6:41pm |
Wow! Glad he's OK! I keep finding my 6 Line in the overflow, such a pain to get her back out! 
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Posted: November 07 2011 at 6:51pm |
Pain in your wrasse? 
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Posted: November 08 2011 at 8:03am |
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Glad to hear that he is ok. It is so nice to have a spouse at home who is watchful and can help out.
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Posted: November 08 2011 at 9:53am |
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We took a little movie of the wrasse on Sunday as evidence. But we didn't see it yesterday. I have! to get rid of the vicious pseudochromis who chases it relentlessly. Any takers?
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