Sixline Wrasse and his bedtime.

Cyanohater · Mar 4, 2023

My six Line wrasse seems to et very very upset when I turn on my room light when he is sleeping. The tank lights go off, and he finds a cave and goes to sleep. But then when I'm in my room and the light comes on he wakes up, greyer, and swimming erratically. He hits the walls and rocks. He surfs the glass l, and sometimes jumps.

LAReefer4Life · Mar 4, 2023

He’s startled and probably blinded by the light.

Matty Ice · Mar 4, 2023

Why are you turning the lights on after its bedtime? Haha

Cyanohater · Mar 4, 2023

Matty Ice said:
Why are you turning the lights on after its bedtime? Haha

It's my room light, tank light is off at 5:30pm.

Tcook · Mar 4, 2023

They can injur themselves like that. Probably better to leave a low wattage lamp on in the evening before lights out and only turn it off when you no longer will use the lights in that room.

Cyanohater · Mar 4, 2023

LAReefer4Life said:
He’s startled and probably blinded by the light.

makes sense. but sometimes I've monitored his behavior tk see if he adjusts, he doesn't, he just lays in a corner almost unconsciously after awhile.

Cyanohater · Mar 4, 2023

Tcook said:
They can injur themselves like that. Probably better to leave a low wattage lamp on in the evening before lights out and only turn it off when you no longer will use the lights in that room.

Thank you, I have a copepod culture with a light on it across the room maybeill leave it on in the later hours. It's very dim to the other tank.

LAReefer4Life · Mar 4, 2023

Probably from stress after the chaotic event that took place.

Cyanohater · Mar 4, 2023

I will also add none of the other fish (mandarin, clowns, or goby) react this way

52728299 · Mar 4, 2023

Wrasse are a bit different in that they have a strong internal clock. He may be blinded by the light, but also he's prolly super confused. Use that copepod tank light, he should be fine.