Poor little wrasse rescued

[HKfshkpr1]

The little Christmas Wrasse had been in the quarantine tank for 3 months. Why so long? No he's not sick or anything. The only reason's that I got it online and did not expect it to be so "tiny". At less than 2" I can't put it in my large show tank where it could slip through bulkhead strainers. So I kept quarantining other new fish with it.

Then the last new fish seemed to have ich and I dosed copper. Since I did that the poor little wrasse would not come out from the sand for 5 days. Fearing that he could be dead I dug him out and happy to see it pretty alive. I set up a temp Rubbermaid for it and it's back to normal in 2 days. Now doing very well after 5 days and I don't see any ill effects, thank god!

Lesson learned: no copper for wrasses!
Question: will he be safe to go into a 60 gal. tank with a much larger 4" Wardley's Wrasse?

 

[USMC 4 LIFE]

Sorry I cannot answer your question.

However, I would highly recommend you putting him in an acclimation box so he doesn’t go through unnecessary medication which will take its toll rather quickly.

Also, it’s best not to go searching for a buried wrasse.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Never dip up a buried wrasse. There may have been other reasons for burying other than copper. I have had wrasses go through copper successfully numerous times, though it was ramped up over a few days.

QT procedures revert to the last fish added. If an affected fish was added before meds were administered you must wait the prescribed period of time. Wrasses in particular are good at not showing symptoms, but still being carriers.

 

[HKfshkpr1]

Sorry I cannot answer your question.

However, I would highly recommend you putting him in an acclimation box so he doesn’t go through unnecessary medication which will take its toll rather quickly.

Also, it’s best not to go searching for a buried wrasse.

Of course I thought of an acclaimation box. But he would have been very stressed without sand on the bottom. With sand on the bottom the circulation would be poor.

 

[eatbreakfast]

They can be kept in a social acclimation box for a few days without sand.

 

[HKfshkpr1]

Never dip up a buried wrasse. There may have been other reasons for burying other than copper. I have had wrasses go through copper successfully numerous times, though it was ramped up over a few days.

QT procedures revert to the last fish added. If an affected fish was added before meds were administered you must wait the prescribed period of time. Wrasses in particular are good at not showing symptoms, but still being carriers.

Ok Thanks TJ! I'm sure you're right but at least this time I see no harmful effect on the little fella at all. As a fish lover I just can't stand to see a fish( beside lionfish and groupers) not eating for days..........I'll use TTM on most fish from now on esp. wrasses

 

[HKfshkpr1]

They can be kept in a social acclimation box for a few days without sand.

Too bad in my case it has been 3 months. It seems OK to keep it in a clear Rubbermaid by itself until he grows bigger. He has been eating and not hiding...............worry if he'll get bullies by the Wardley's W............

 

[Idoc]

Never dip up a buried wrasse.

I don't have any wrasses yet...but curious. Why shouldn't you dig up a wrasse? Does it cause harm to them somehow?

 

[4FordFamily]

I don't have any wrasses yet...but curious. Why shouldn't you dig up a wrasse? Does it cause harm to them somehow?

Immense stress. Wrasse are parasite hardy (aside from internal) by and large but very susceptible to negative effects from stress. A wrasse is hiding for good reason, it’s always best to leave it be.