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Hello all,
So last night i come home to my splendid (isoceles) wrasse doing his thing- he is very active and just the star of my tank. Anyhow, i began to feed, when i clearly hear what sounds like a jumping fish. Now i do have screens- and this fish has been in my tank now for close to 6 months and while he has jumped into the corner overflow- he had yet to jump out of the tank- and i was going to assume that he just bumped into the screen and fell back into the tank- when i thought i heard what sounded like a fish on the ground. I quickly looked behind my tank- found him (he must have jumped right through this area of the screen that while covers the edge of the tank might still allow a fish to get through because i run a couple of cords for powerheads into the tank). I scoop him up and put him back into the tank. The total time out of the water was likely 1-2 minutes.
He seemed to be in shock, floated towards the bottom, but after about 30 seconds, was breathing, and then maneuvered himself (without apparent difficulty) into the dark and hidden area of the tank. This was about 6:30pm and his usual sleep time is about 7:30 or so.
He didn't come out again last night. This morning i thought i spotted him cruising in the back of the tank- but there was a storm last night and my apex got knocked out of whack- and while my return was still running, my powerheads and my heaters were knocked off line for about 6 hours. (Tank temp dropped to about 74 before i fixed everything). I couldn't find the fish again even after feeding.
I get this is a bit of a shock to the fish, and he is likely hiding for a little while, (in the past when he jumped between the overflow and main tank, he would hide for a few hours) but i am a nervous nelly by nature. Does anyone have any reassuring thoughts for me?
In order of concern-
1) he got a spinal injury (i lost a rhomboid in QT to this, which i am convinced happened after he jumped into the lid covering my QT tank)
2) he had some other injury that can cause infection
3) an unknown lot of things.
I know there isn't much i can do except wait. ( I am getting a new tank in a couple of weeks that is plumbed and will be using Ecotech pumps so i don't have to run wires or have an over the top return so i can use much tighter screens). But if anyone has thoughts or things to share that is great.
I really love the fairy wrasses and essentially getting the new tank set up in such a way that i can stop worrying about them jumping all the time. I have lost 3 during QT (2 died on arrival or died within a day of arrival due to shipping one died due to spinal injury) as above, and one who made it out of QT(a bathyphus) died by jumping within 20 seconds that i had moved the screen- to the top of the screen.
The A. neoguinaicus is a real beauty. My first Anampses wrasse. I saw her in the LFS and just cannot resisted buying her. She was eating, and already eat frozen mysis and was hunting pods in my QT. I a a little worry that she did not go into the sand tonight Was still swimming even when the light goes out. I turn on a little light for her so she can see her way to get into the sand. The LFS she came from did not have much sand for her. They don't turn their light on until early afternoon so I think her day/night is kinda mixed up. I hope she will adjust well
I'm looking at stocking some Wrasse to my 70gal. I've had some losses in qt so will be using copper power this time around. Any suggestions here please let me know.
General questions. Should I look at getting smaller non terminal fish? Should I get 1 terminal? Should they all be the same size etc. Should I start with least aggressive and work my way down to most. (I'll be using acclimation boxes. Should I add them all at the same time?
I saw a beauty terminal (I think) pintail isosceles today they also had a female (once again I think had a rounded tail and much smaller) I'd love one of these but want to make sure I won't hand cuff my options like I had done with a Naoko (dead).
I'd like a group of 3 or 4 if anyone has some suggestions. I like the looks of hooded, exquisite, pintail and then perhaps a flasher?
From a compatibility position, it really does not matter much in regards to those questions.Should I look at getting smaller non terminal fish? Should I get 1 terminal? Should they all be the same size etc.
Yes, you'll definitely want to do that and use an acclimation box each time.Should I start with least aggressive and work my way down to most.
Just stick with on specimen of the species, but otherwise isosceles will be just fine. Don't forget about this too : https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/c...feriority-need-not-apply-1st-revision.322326/I saw a beauty terminal (I think) pintail isosceles today they also had a female (once again I think had a rounded tail and much smaller) I'd love one of these but want to make sure I won't hand cuff my options like I had done with a Naoko (dead).
There are still some on the market, but the prices have certainly gone up. However, please stick with only one - not a pair. https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/pairing-wrasses-thats-not-how-any-of-this-works.3/Anyone know where I can still get a Hawaiian Flame wrasse pair from?
Not a wrasse though.Large Wrasse Bass. Got a large one today. Such a rare and pretty fish.
Pistol shrimp should be fine, sexy shrimp will likely be snacks.Hey all, I’m wondering if you think think a radiant wrasse will behave having a pistol shrimp/goby pair in the tank with him? And possibly some sexy shrimp.
I’m guessing the sexy shrimp will end up being a snack and possibly the pistol?