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Alright, so i purchased a Melanarus wrasse about a month and half ago. for the first 3 -4 weeks he seemed pretty happy. Usually coming out from the sand bed at about 11, and staying out till about 8pm ish.. my light schedule ramps up from very subtle blue at about 9am and then hits whites at about noon. and those stay on till about 8pm(whites max out at 30% and blues stay on and max at 50%) and then ramps down with blues till about 11pm.
So getting to the point, the melanarus seems to be staying in the sand more and more. Today i noticed him out at 7am this morning before any of the lights came on just laying on top of the sand bed.. i watched him for about 15 min and he ended up shooting back down to the bottom of the bed. but im just worried hes not eating much and i never get to see him. I work 7-5. Usually i go home for lunch at about noon every day and catch him swimming out and about in the water column. but then after work at 5 hes already gone. In the sand bed somewhere. Is this normal behavior for a melanarus? Im just worried because he used to be out all the time and it seems like hes changed his schedule on me now.
Any input will help me! Thanks guys.
So getting to the point, the melanarus seems to be staying in the sand more and more. Today i noticed him out at 7am this morning before any of the lights came on just laying on top of the sand bed.. i watched him for about 15 min and he ended up shooting back down to the bottom of the bed. but im just worried hes not eating much and i never get to see him. I work 7-5. Usually i go home for lunch at about noon every day and catch him swimming out and about in the water column. but then after work at 5 hes already gone. In the sand bed somewhere. Is this normal behavior for a melanarus? Im just worried because he used to be out all the time and it seems like hes changed his schedule on me now.
Any input will help me! Thanks guys.