I just got in today a purple firefish, yellow watchman goby and melanurus wrasse. They were shipped from a full QT vendor, so I put them right in acclimation boxes in my DT after temp floating. The firefish and goby are in separate clear plastic ones. The wrasse is in a white mesh one. All tank lights are off.
All three seem to be doing ok. Wrasse is going back and forth (not sure if normal or stressed behavior?). The firefish and goby are just chilling laying on the bottom of their boxes.
How long do you think I should keep them in there? Should I put a tiny bit of sand in with the wrasse to help it get comfortable?
I planned to release them tomorrow evening at lights out if the blenny wasn't showing interest. Should I have the lights go on normal schedule tomorrow and just shield their boxes? Or should I turn the lights off all day tomorrow too?
Current inhabitants are 2 perc clowns, a royal gramma, a lawnmower blenny and a bangaii cardinal. The only one I'm slightly worried about having some aggression is the blenny. He's fine with all the other current fish but he was also the last one added. The goby and firefish are also quite little.
Help is much appreciated! Thank you!
All three seem to be doing ok. Wrasse is going back and forth (not sure if normal or stressed behavior?). The firefish and goby are just chilling laying on the bottom of their boxes.
How long do you think I should keep them in there? Should I put a tiny bit of sand in with the wrasse to help it get comfortable?
I planned to release them tomorrow evening at lights out if the blenny wasn't showing interest. Should I have the lights go on normal schedule tomorrow and just shield their boxes? Or should I turn the lights off all day tomorrow too?
Current inhabitants are 2 perc clowns, a royal gramma, a lawnmower blenny and a bangaii cardinal. The only one I'm slightly worried about having some aggression is the blenny. He's fine with all the other current fish but he was also the last one added. The goby and firefish are also quite little.
Help is much appreciated! Thank you!