The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Fishfreak2009]

Happy Friday everyone!

 

[Naekuh]

he jump when you crack the lid to feed the tank. My Naoko did the same

Nah he didn't because i didn't crack the lid open the entire day.

I went to feed them... then stepped out...
Came back to feed them again... found dead.

Im like 90% sure he threaded that needle, probably used velocity and forced his way though that hole.

Im very careful of that lid and other fishes....

 

[i cant think]

Here they are!

And a feeding video of the wrasses

 

[tbrown]

he jump when you crack the lid to feed the tank. My Naoko did the same

Not necessarily though... I had a Garnoti jump overnight through the egg crate. Not sure how she fit through, but she did.

 

[ESABOE]

Here they are!

And a feeding video of the wrasses

Wow / the full fin extension! Is that flashing? Who is that green one? I couldn’t quite see with my small iPhone screen

 

[i cant think]

Wow / the full fin extension! Is that flashing? Who is that green one? I couldn’t quite see with my small iPhone screen

Yep, the Rubri was happily flashing! He’s one of the more energetic flashers I’ve kept, definitely tied with the Diamond Tail for personality.

I have 2 greener species - The Mombasa Pencil and Jade.

 

[ESABOE]

Yep, the Rubri was happily flashing! He’s one of the more energetic flashers I’ve kept, definitely tied with the Diamond Tail for personality.

I have 2 greener species - The Mombasa Pencil and Jade.

Like I said, get out the popcorn on this one!

 

[i cant think]

Like I said, get out the popcorn on this one!

Definitely! I don’t even need a TV, just sit in-front of the tank and watch the wrasses in display.

 

[Crabby48]

Not necessarily though... I had a Garnoti jump overnight through the egg crate. Not sure how she fit through, but she did.

Happy fish don’t jump except if spooked but still if they are happy they tend not to spook that bad. Most want out because they live a life of anxiety.
Most Full size wrasse fit through eggcrate. Bigger ones will rub few scales off that’s about it

 

[tbrown]

Happy fish don’t jump except if spooked but still if they are happy they tend not to spook that bad. Most want out because they live a life of anxiety.
Most Full size wrasse fit through eggcrate. Bigger ones will rub few scales off that’s about it

Mine was happy, always out and came to the glass to see me. It was always eating any food I fed including nori, and always grazing at the rocks and sand. Fat and active.

I do have a Melanurus that may have chased it. I never saw any aggression but can't say for sure.

 

[Tcook]

OMG... can we thread the needle anymore then this?

I am completely lost how he got though those gaps.

True i did not like him very much because he would pick on my anthias... but i did not wish him to commit suicide and litterally jump out of a hole smaller then his size.

Been there with a Vivien that jumped during a feeding. Top is at over 6 feet so I didn’t see it. Is your top the BRS kit? Had an iridis shoot through the BRS screen so got rid of it.

 

[JoJosReef]

Been there with a Vivien that jumped during a feeding. Top is at over 6 feet so I didn’t see it. Is your top the BRS kit? Had an iridis shoot through the BRS screen so got rid of it.

How is that possible?

I guess I'll have to get one of the solid acrylic lids, but then I get worried that they'll slam into it head-first. At least the mesh has a bit of give to it.

 

[Tcook]

How is that possible?

I guess I'll have to get one of the solid acrylic lids, but then I get worried that they'll slam into it head-first. At least the mesh has a bit of give to it.

I had the top slid back for feeding. She jumped out. I slid it back without getting on the step stool to look. Found her the next morning.

 

[Naekuh]

Been there with a Vivien that jumped during a feeding. Top is at over 6 feet so I didn’t see it. Is your top the BRS kit? Had an iridis shoot through the BRS screen so got rid of it.

nope.... its the one from Innovative Marine that came with my tank.

The thing is I don't unlid it.
There is no gaps in the lid either, as i am running MP's so i have no wires in the tank or wires coming out to ajar the lid.

I feed dried though the screen into a feeder ring.
And i feed the frozen though a feeder pipette, so the screen never comes off unless i need to do work inside the tank.

When i last fed the fishes, i saw them all, and when i went out and came back, the wrasse was on top of the screen.

So unless someone came into the room and lifted the screen without me knowing, which i highly doubt, unless its a poltregiest, or some super natural being haunting the room, it had to have threaded the needle hole on the screen.


Welp at least i can start over again with wrasses.
I was worried that guy would murder any new wrasse i put into the tank.
I need to plan out a order this time in what to introduce, and what wrasse i want.

But I still have a Orchid Dotty that is pretty much hostile to new members, and my Tomini Tang is beginning to plant flags saying this is the new Republic of Tangtopia.

 

[Tcook]

nope.... its the one from Innovative Marine that came with my tank.

The thing is I don't unlid it.
I feed dried though the screen into a feeder ring.

And i feed the frozen though a feeder pipette, so the screen never comes off unless i need to do work inside the tank.

When i last fed the fishes, i saw them all, and when i went out and came back, the wrasse was on top of the screen.

So unless someone came into the room and lifted the screen without me knowing, which i highly doubt, unless its a poltregiest, or some super natural being haunting the room, it had to have threaded the needle hole on the screen.

I have to correct my post about the iridis. It was in my IM Nuovo 20 which had the IM lid, basically the same width grid as the BRS. The iridis shot through that screen O/N. Can’t imagine anything other than a slim halichoeres doing that though.

 

[JoJosReef]

I have to correct my post about the iridis. It was in my IM Nuovo 20 which had the IM lid, basically the same width grid as the BRS. The iridis shot through that screen O/N. Can’t imagine anything other than a slim halichoeres doing that though.

I'm fairly certain my brunneus did the same with an IM lid. I was working on the tank a bit the night before, so it's also possible it jumped while I wasn't looking, but I usually hear them when they come out of the water, so I suspect it was a successful torpedo jump through the net.

 

[OrionN]

nope.... its the one from Innovative Marine that came with my tank.

The thing is I don't unlid it.
There is no gaps in the lid either, as i am running MP's so i have no wires in the tank or wires coming out to ajar the lid.

I feed dried though the screen into a feeder ring.
And i feed the frozen though a feeder pipette, so the screen never comes off unless i need to do work inside the tank.

When i last fed the fishes, i saw them all, and when i went out and came back, the wrasse was on top of the screen.

So unless someone came into the room and lifted the screen without me knowing, which i highly doubt, unless its a poltregiest, or some super natural being haunting the room, it had to have threaded the needle hole on the screen.

It cannot jump through a hole that is smaller than it so either the screen came off or else there is a hole on the screen it can jump through. When you eliminated everything else, the reminder must be it, however unlikely.
You seem to eliminated everything except the lid came off or the wrasse jumped through a hole smaller than it. The second is impossible so it must be the first or else something you overlooked.

 

[Naekuh]

When you eliminated everything else, the reminder must be it, however unlikely.

So then i need to call over my priest to exorcize the evil spirit then.
Because no one really comes into my aquarium room except me.
That is the only possible recourse.

The lid seriously never comes off, and on top its eurobraced.

 

[ESABOE]

How is that possible?

I guess I'll have to get one of the solid acrylic lids, but then I get worried that they'll slam into it head-first. At least the mesh has a bit of give to it.

I got the Top Lids brand. Acrylic on frame, “mesh” is so tight, there is no concern of fish getting through. Two feed holes with lids included in price and you can choose the size - they have it big enough for men’s large hands too.

extremely breathable- I don’t get condensation buildup or salt buildup. Was it cheap, no. But neither is purchasing fish multiple times because they escaped.

Photos for those interested :

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-grateful-journeys-tank.1013672/post-12074990

 

[JoJosReef]

Mr. Pinkie is getting much more bold and coming out to stare at me.

New video by Joseph Campo

photos.app.goo.gl

Yes, I need to clean the glass. I love the bits of blue on his fins!