Try very hard not to disturb the wrasse, fairy wrasses can be a bit more sensitive to freshwater dip in my experience. Usually they tolerate it ok, but once or twice I’ve pulled one around the 3-minute mark because their breathing slowed dramatically. I’d try to keep the tank quiet and dark and hope for the best.
Was the dip matched to the temp of the tank they were coming from, and aerated? You can also splash a bit of tank water in right before adding the fish to better match ph.
The clean up crew should be able to dispose of the bodies, but it wouldn’t hurt to put an ammonia alert badge on the tank just as a precaution.
As for lighting, I actually don’t like to use lights on my QT... as they seem to encourage pesky algae/bacterial blooms. If you need lights to be able to see the fish clearly for inspection, I’d just turn them on for a couple of hours to feed... give them a good look over, and then shut them back off.
I have enough ambient light where my tanks are, that I don’t use lights at all.
Was the dip matched to the temp of the tank they were coming from, and aerated? You can also splash a bit of tank water in right before adding the fish to better match ph.
The clean up crew should be able to dispose of the bodies, but it wouldn’t hurt to put an ammonia alert badge on the tank just as a precaution.
As for lighting, I actually don’t like to use lights on my QT... as they seem to encourage pesky algae/bacterial blooms. If you need lights to be able to see the fish clearly for inspection, I’d just turn them on for a couple of hours to feed... give them a good look over, and then shut them back off.
I have enough ambient light where my tanks are, that I don’t use lights at all.
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