My leopard wrasse came out of the sand after one day

Leyth · Sep 20, 2018

So I added a leopard wrasse yesterday and she already came out today. I immediately fed the tank with frozen but she did not eat any. She's just swimming around and pecking at the sand right now. Fortunately none of my other fish are messing with her at the moment.

I heard its a bad sign if they come out too fast. Anything I can do to ensure success at this point?

4n2xtacy · Sep 20, 2018

Leyth said:
So I added a leopard wrasse yesterday and she already came out today. I immediately fed the tank with frozen but she did not eat any. She's just swimming around and pecking at the sand right now. Fortunately none of my other fish are messing with her at the moment.

I heard its a bad sign if they come out too fast. Anything I can do to ensure success at this point?

Hi, I personally think that myth is just that, a myth. Fishes have their individual personality and because one fish comes out early and the other does not, doesn't necessary mean one does better than the other.
I have a melanurus wrasse, I remember the first time she come home, she swam all day through the next day and then she disappeared the day after for two days, and now she comes out all day and goes to sleep at night. So far I've have a few unfortunate events in my tank, 3 deaths recorded within 2 months, my water parameters still seem perfect but however my wrasse still here, she's now the queen of the tank.
So that myth of wrasse coming out too early isn't a good sign is not totally true, they could come out because they feel the comfort of a good well kept tank home, after the perfect acclimation process, as soon as they come in, they might not be as shy and would love to survey the area of their new home or they could just come out because they want to... Enjoy your wrasse, they are an incredibly beautiful addition to any tank. Make her happy by focusing on her environment and stay away from myths, your baby has her own personality.