Yellow Corris Wrasse Disappeared

[ajremington68]

Bought a 1.5in Yellow Corris Wrasse, and added it straight to my tank with a pair of clowns, melanarus wrasse (3.5-4in), a Yellow watchmen goby, and a new coral beauty. He got chased immediately by the melanarus wrasse and I didn't see him for a week straight. Last night He was up in between my nem basket and the glass and popped his head out for two seconds and the melanarus went after him and disappeared again. Should I be worried that the Yellow Corris won't be able to live in the tank, or should it settle down over time? I havent visibly seen it eat since I got it is why I'm slightly spooked but I feed HEAVY multiple times a day, so I assume if he peaks out he can get something.

 

[Slocke]

There is obvious bullying so you need to either pick one Halichoeres wrasse and return the other or get an acclimation box (with a tub of sand in it). The yellow can potentially survive for a good month in the sand without food but the sooner you solve the problem the better.

Also there is no such thing as a yellow “coris” wrasse.

Not Coris wrasse! This is becoming my biggest pet peeve...

This is Halichoeres chrysus. A small, reef safe, and very peaceful wrasse known for being beautiful, eating pests, and as a good community member. Credit @JoJosReef This is Halichoeres chloropterus. A larger and more aggressive wrasse but still fairly reef safe and good for bigger tanks and...

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[UMALUM]

They should have never sold you those two fish together. Pick witch one you like better if it's not to late.

 

[Slocke]

They should have never sold you those two fish together. Pick witch one you like better if it's not to late.

You can easily keep them together if you introduce the second one carefully. I keep three Halichoeres in a 110 with no issues, H iridis, H marginatus, and H timorensis. However I’d never add another without an acclimation box.

 

[ajremington68]

They should have never sold you those two fish together. Pick witch one you like better if it's not to late.

dang dang dang, I asked the guy 5 times if they would be fine together and he said yes so many times he was getting irritated...

 

[ajremington68]

In terms of finding it, I have a lot of rock, and a deep sand bed due to goby and watchmen. So if I see it come out again I should try to catch it?

 

[ajremington68]

In terms of finding it, I have a lot of rock, and a deep sand bed due to goby and watchmen. So if I see it come out again I should try to catch it?

Might be an impossible task, ugh wish I didn't get misguided.

 

[ajremington68]

You can easily keep them together if you introduce the second one carefully. I keep three Halichoeres in a 110 with no issues, H iridis, H marginatus, and H timorensis. However I’d never add another without an acclimation box.

If it's already in the tank, is there any hope of catching it and trying to put it in an acclimation box?

 

[UMALUM]

Might be an impossible task, ugh wish I didn't get misguided.

If you can scoop it cool if not lesson learned. The shop should have known better.

 

[UMALUM]

How big is your system?

 

[ajremington68]

If you can scoop it cool if not lesson learned. The shop should have known better.

UGH, and it's so incredibly fast, Deng deng deng. Need to get all my consulting from here. Yall don't lie to me

 

[ajremington68]

How big is your system?

55 display 65 gallons in total

 

[Slocke]

If it's already in the tank, is there any hope of catching it and trying to put it in an acclimation box?

Yes. You just need to give them a week or so to get used to each others presence. Not a guarantee but most of the time once they get used to each other they’ll never fight again.

 

[Slocke]

I had the same thing happen to me. My melanarus attacked a hortulanus when I was new to wrasse. Shop told me it would work but the melanarus wanted to kill it. Now the melanarus lives with 5 other wrasse happily because I use an acclimation box and have learned what to look out for when introducing a new wrasse.

 

[ajremington68]

I had the same thing happen to me. My melanarus attacked a hortulanus when I was new to wrasse. Shop told me it would work but the melanarus wanted to kill it. Now the melanarus lives with 5 other wrasse happily because I use an acclimation box and have learned what to look out for when introducing a new wrasse.

Once you made the mistake the first time did you lose the wrasse or did they end up getting along or how did that work?

 

[UMALUM]

55 display 65 gallons in total

No chance

 

[ajremington68]

No chance

In catching the wrasse?

 

[UMALUM]

In catching the wrasse?

No, in having two happy wrasse in a 55. Hell I've drained tanks to get fish out.

 

[Slocke]

Once you made the mistake the first time did you lose the wrasse or did they end up getting along or how did that work?

I tried. I caught the melanarus but the hortulanus turned out to be an absolute nightmare when it left the sand. Killed a firefish and a hawkfish in few days so I had to get rid of it. But a yellow wrasse is a much much better wrasse than a hortulanus.

Same thing with angelfish, tangs, etc. An acclimation box and patience and almost all fish will get a long.

 

[Slocke]

Oh and to catch a wrasse a trap usually works best. They are very curious fish so will go in one readily.
They are quite slippery fish and even scooping a sleeping one in the sand is difficult. That’s why I either use a trap or just leave the net in and wait for them to get used to the net.