How good are flashers at hiding?

allabout · Jun 3, 2012

How long can they hide in a tank? I recently purchased my first wrasses ever, a longfin flasher wrasse and a McCosker's Flasher. The McCosker's was shy for a day or two and is now totally acclimated but I haven't seen the longfin since I put him in the tank. That was last Wednesday (May 30). I've been checking around the tank, haven't seen that he jumped and I have 2 shrimp, 2 sallie lightfoots and lots of hermits so usually if something is dead I find a congregation around it.

So is it possible he's still hiding or should I just give up hope?

dallas reefer · Jun 3, 2012

May be hiding.
I haven't seen my flasher in over a month.

I'm guessing mine is dead.

Zoanthkid · Jun 3, 2012

Mine just got eaten by the maxi-jet that runs my Bak pak Skimmer, mine was a carpenters ... but it hid in my tank very very well when I first got him. I hope yours shows up soon for you... even a glimpse of him sticking his head out of the rocks for a second so you know he's still there.

blackx-runner · Jun 3, 2012

My only experience is with a McKoskers flasher wrasse. Like yours it hid and was shy for a couple days, then was out and about as normal. Hopefully your other guy is still in there and only hiding.

btkrausen · Jun 3, 2012

I've had two LongFin Fairies - they are good hiders :) Its very possible he's still hiding, depending on how small he is.

Word of caution, LongFins can be very aggressive to newcomers once he's established. My last one was a stud, beautiful colors but was very aggressive to anything new, consistently chasing the new guy around.

Good luck, I hope he turns up for you

allabout · Jun 3, 2012

Well good to know it's still possible he's hiding. I hope he turns up, but I haven't seen a peak of him even at feeding time. We'll see. It's a bummer if he died first of all but if he died and I can't find it it's a double bummer since I can't even get credit... but I'm holding out hope that he's in there somewhere lol.