Wrasse quarantine

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I believe I bought a melanarus wrasse for my 55 and hes undergoing quarantine. My question is, should I put a large bowl of sand in there so he can hide if he gets scared or when he wants to sleep? I'm not treating for anything atm. Purely observation.

 

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I always put a little container of sand in my holding tanks for wrasses that burrow. The more comfortable you can make em the better

 

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I always put a little container of sand in my holding tanks for wrasses that burrow. The more comfortable you can make em the better

How big should his bowl be?

 

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How big should his bowl be?

How big is the wrasse? I usually cut the bottom off of a 1 Gal milk jug or 2 litter bottle at about 2” tall. But I’m usually dealing with a fish 3” or less

 

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How big is the wrasse? I usually cut the bottom off of a 1 Gal milk jug or 2 litter bottle at about 2” tall. But I’m usually dealing with a fish 3” or less

It's about 3" maybe less, you reccomend 2 inches of sand?

 

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Yeah about. I usually just fill it about 1.5” or so, somewhere in there. It’s not super critical. With a 3” wrasse I’d go with something the size of the bottom of a gallon milk jug and fill about 2” or so. I try to leave a little bit of a lip to keep the sand contained. About 1/2” taller than however deep the sand is

 

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Yeah about. I usually just fill it about 1.5” or so, somewhere in there. It’s not super critical. With a 3” wrasse I’d go with something the size of the bottom of a gallon milk jug and fill about 2” or so. I try to leave a little bit of a lip to keep the sand contained. About 1/2” taller than however deep the sand is

Aight man thank you very much!!!