Yellow Coris Wrasse help?

[skinz78]

I purchased a Yellow Coris Wrasse about a month ago and until yesterday I have only seen it in the tank once. Yesterday I noticed it's tail sticking out of the sand so I gently brushed the sand away and the fish swam up into the WC a few inch's and then darted back into the sand. I did notice that it was really skinny. I am wondering if I see it again what should I do, I am thinking of placing it in my frag tank and trying to get it to eat? The frag tank is bare bottom though.

 

[drainbamage]

something in the tank is scaring it into hiding-any ideas what?

Definitely try and get him some food, but moving him into the frag tank may just restress him all over and not help- but worth a try. Have a green coris in my BB frag tank, and he's never shown ill because of it-but he does get pleanty of food taking it from my corals that are getting target fed.

 

[dakotasreef]

What other fish are in the tank? What are the current tank parameters?

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[Paul_N]

Some other fish is harassing it. I lost a leopard wrasse the same exact way. It will just die in the sand if it continues. I have my yellow wrasse in my temp system with no sand bed. I just have a tupperware container with my clams in it that he sleeps in. I would put it in the frag tank with a container of sand.

 

[JGoslee]

I would put him in your frag tank until he is eating. This is another reason why quarantine tanks are a must. It just gives the new fish a few weeks to get settled and start eating without the stress of other fish.

 

[skinz78]

My current fish list is:

1 Red Sea Sailfin Tang
1 Kole Tang
1 Blue Head Fairy Wrasse
3 Firefish
1 Arc Eye Hawkfish
1 Scooter Blenny
1 Rabbitfish
1 Dottyback, not sure of the name, yellow body pink stripe down the back
1 Lawnmower Blennie