Six line wrasse missing

[ytpmzy]

I bought a six line wrasse yesterday and it went to hide within the rocks. Should I be worried? or does this happen to every new six line wrasse?

[solasido]

Not to worry. It happens to all wrasses. When they feel safe, they will come out.

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[ytpmzy]

Not to worry. It happens to all wrasses. When they feel safe, they will come out.

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Good to hear.. Thanks.

How long will it usually take ?

[RayL]

Usually less than a day if the fish has been accliminized at lfs and your water parameter are good.

Otherwise... pray that it is at least eating

[Solo77]

Six line well known for terror. Once stable, u can add small fishes. Lol

[solasido]

Yeah. Mine was a bully. It is a beautiful fish, but unfortunately a bully, need to add it last to the tank.

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[reef garden]

Yes, I have a love hate relationship with this fish. The sixline wrasse is such a beauty and I added it for this reason alone. The downside is it whacks all the pods in the aquarium too.

But it's really a big big bully! Every other wrasse, goby and small fishes I added after that got chased around and exterminated by it. Some died jumping out of the aquarium to evade it's pursuits. Now it's big and fat and still pretty but I have to wait till it dies a natural death before I can add other smaller fishes that I fancy.

[ytpmzy]

Yes, I have a love hate relationship with this fish. The sixline wrasse is such a beauty and I added it for this reason alone. The downside is it whacks all the pods in the aquarium too.

But it's really a big big bully! Every other wrasse, goby and small fishes I added after that got chased around and exterminated by it. Some died jumping out of the aquarium to evade it's pursuits. Now it's big and fat and still pretty but I have to wait till it dies a natural death before I can add other smaller fishes that I fancy.

Now I am worried for my gobies.

But I still don't see it ... What happens if it dies in the rocks .. o.o

[reef garden]

Now I am worried for my gobies.

But I still don't see it ... What happens if it dies in the rocks .. o.o

It's just missing for a day. Just give it a few more days. If it dies, do consider some other more docile and less territorial fishes to add to your aquarium first.

All the best.

[ytpmzy]

It's just missing for a day. Just give it a few more days. If it dies, do consider some other more docile and less territorial fishes to add to your aquarium first.

All the best.

Hahaha, it feels like an eternity.

Thanks for the advice btw.

[ytpmzy]

It is still missing. Quite a few days have passed.

My hopes are dwindling.

[ytpmzy]

Bought a new one ... It disappeared for the whole day again ..

[Sherilyn91]

It's normal for a wrasse.. It might hide in ur sand. They are tough fishes..

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[ytpmzy]

But it was lying flat on the bottom... Then it entered a rock... I don't know hmmm . is this normal?

[ytpmzy]

Would it be better if i buy a wrasse from a fellow reefer in sgreefclub? If so does anyone have any cheap (<$10) wrasse that they want to let go?

[Guest]

Would it be better if i buy a wrasse from a fellow reefer in sgreefclub? If so does anyone have any cheap (<$10) wrasse that they want to let go?

Wrasse are cheaper than 10, just proper acclimate it and it won't die the first day

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[ytpmzy]

Wrasse are cheaper than 10, just proper acclimate it and it won't die the first day

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I usually acclimate for a full hour before adding them ... Is that long enough?

[ydolphin]

I have a wrasse that buried itself and managed to evade my efforts to find it, even after I cleared up the whole tank off rocks and me digging through the sandbed. The next day morning, it was swimming around!! Now it disappeared again thus this could be a case of your wrasse hiding deep in the sandbed and appearing only when it wants to

[Guest]

I usually acclimate for a full hour before adding them ... Is that long enough?

Depend how you acclimate , usually I use drip drop method , put in isolation box to observe and release when it start eating. To allow me to observe is my parameter good enough for it? Or will it start eating . So when it die I can take it out immediately and not confuse whether it's hiding or dead

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[Sherilyn91]

Depend how you acclimate , usually I use drip drop method , put in isolation box to observe and release when it start eating. To allow me to observe is my parameter good enough for it? Or will it start eating . So when it die I can take it out immediately and not confuse whether it's hiding or dead

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Yes I use this method too. It's very good..

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[ytpmzy]

Depend how you acclimate , usually I use drip drop method , put in isolation box to observe and release when it start eating. To allow me to observe is my parameter good enough for it? Or will it start eating . So when it die I can take it out immediately and not confuse whether it's hiding or dead

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Okay if I get another wrasse I will do that. Found that guy's body. A hermit crab dragged it out

[Guest]

Another advice is buy 1 wrasse per bag, slime produce by fish always get into their gill making them suffer in acclimate process

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[ytpmzy]

Another advice is buy 1 wrasse per bag, slime produce by fish always get into their gill making them suffer in acclimate process

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I see where did I go wrong now... I was acclimating 3 fishes at once ... Noted

Thanks a lot haha.

[Guest]

I see where did I go wrong now... I was acclimating 3 fishes at once ... Noted

Thanks a lot haha.

Haha good luck ,update to us if you manage to keep one survive. We will be happy to know HAHA (kpo) . Oh YA don't get it on the day of the shipment , wait a few day then get if not they will stress due to many parameter change in a day

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[ytpmzy]

Haha good luck ,update to us if you manage to keep one survive. We will be happy to know HAHA (kpo) . Oh YA don't get it on the day of the shipment , wait a few day then get if not they will stress due to many parameter change in a day

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Okay. I will keep you guys updated... I getting a wrasse this week from a fellow reefer. Wish me luck.