I bought a longfin fairy wrasse almost three months ago now. He went into QT for four weeks before being moved into my DT. I never saw him again after that. I looked everywhere for this fish, checked the sump 3-4 times and even tore down my rockwork. Nothing. And after two months with no sign of him, I had decided he was a goner.
Well I was looking through my sump tonight and happened to notice a very faint pink reflection beneath my skimmer. So I moved it and guess who comes swimming out!! I can't believe it, he's been in the skimmer section of my sump for 8 weeks with no food. I guess he must have been living off of nothing but copepods.
Unfortunately this brings me to my question. I netted him and moved him to the DT but he hasn't moved much since. He's sitting on the bottom of the tank pretty much in the same place he floated down to after I moved him. He will occasionally shift positions or flutter a little to keep himself upright but that's it. It's late at night here and he would always put himself to sleep in his PVC pipe when he was in QT. Is it possible he's just sleepy or stressed from the move? Or is he a goner?
I've had a rough couple of months in the hobby and I could really use some good news, but I don't want to get my hopes up just yet. What do you guys think? Is there anything I can do for him other than leaving him alone to settle in? Thanks.
Well I was looking through my sump tonight and happened to notice a very faint pink reflection beneath my skimmer. So I moved it and guess who comes swimming out!! I can't believe it, he's been in the skimmer section of my sump for 8 weeks with no food. I guess he must have been living off of nothing but copepods.
Unfortunately this brings me to my question. I netted him and moved him to the DT but he hasn't moved much since. He's sitting on the bottom of the tank pretty much in the same place he floated down to after I moved him. He will occasionally shift positions or flutter a little to keep himself upright but that's it. It's late at night here and he would always put himself to sleep in his PVC pipe when he was in QT. Is it possible he's just sleepy or stressed from the move? Or is he a goner?
I've had a rough couple of months in the hobby and I could really use some good news, but I don't want to get my hopes up just yet. What do you guys think? Is there anything I can do for him other than leaving him alone to settle in? Thanks.