Yellow tail tamarin wrasse

[danyas90]

Got this wrasse dec 18th of 2025 it went into hiding under the sand since. About 2 weeks ago I was able to make it come out the sand that’s when I seen my purple tang chasing it until it buried itself, so I figured that’s why it’s hiding I since then have sumped the purple but the wrasse still won’t come out. Today I was able to get the wrasse to come out on the sand I thought it was dead lol it don’t move for 2 minutes then it started to take slow breaths then bolted in the sand I wish I could’ve gotten it on camera it’s about 6” an fat so I know it comes out during the night to eat but I don’t know I paid around $300 an I would love to see it more!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

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[i cant think]

Got this wrasse dec 18th of 2025 it went into hiding under the sand since. About 2 weeks ago I was able to make it come out the sand that’s when I seen my purple tang chasing it until it buried itself, so I figured that’s why it’s hiding I since then have sumped the purple but the wrasse still won’t come out. Today I was able to get the wrasse to come out on the sand I thought it was dead lol it don’t move for 2 minutes then it started to take slow breaths then bolted in the sand I wish I could’ve gotten it on camera it’s about 6” an fat so I know it comes out during the night to eat but I don’t know I paid around $300 an I would love to see it more!

With it being a Tamarin, they can be quite sensitive to aggression. And even more so when disturbed - often when forced out of the sand wrasses can be quite stressed out, and when aggression is added, even more so.

If possible, an idea on tank size, dimensions and other stock will help further. But in general I would say it will be a case of allowing time to do its thing and leaving her to settle in. I’ve seen wrasses take months to come out full time - I currently have two that I almost only see through my live camera on the tank, otherwise they’re almost always under the sand when I’m at home appreciating the tank.
This evening I also added a 2nd true leopard wrasse into my main wrasse tank and expect it to be a while before she’s settled fully;

But right now I have these two wrasses who don’t see all too often as they are only out for short periods of time, with both slowly, as the weeks are continuing, coming out for longer.

You can tell which one is taking longer to show herself due to the photos - the Viviennae I only have the photo I took of the group in the shop I have.

 

[skyrne_isk]

Two weeks is a long time to not have a sand burying wrasse out and about. I agree with aggressiveness of any kind in a tank mate for really being an issue with getting the fish to acclimate.

When I bring in new similar wrasses, I will allow a couple DAYS of being buried in sand in QT before I will gently coax out of the sand when lights come on. Some will report they have a wrasse pop out of the sand after weeks of not being seen, but it’s more likely IME that they come out of the sand half starving or just dead. And those that aren’t seen for weeks I suspect are out and eating just not when seen. Tamarins, leopards, and the like are constantly foraging in the wild and in our tanks, so I am skeptical they well withstand no food for weeks on end.

 

[danyas90]

With it being a Tamarin, they can be quite sensitive to aggression. And even more so when disturbed - often when forced out of the sand wrasses can be quite stressed out, and when aggression is added, even more so.

If possible, an idea on tank size, dimensions and other stock will help further. But in general I would say it will be a case of allowing time to do its thing and leaving her to settle in. I’ve seen wrasses take months to come out full time - I currently have two that I almost only see through my live camera on the tank, otherwise they’re almost always under the sand when I’m at home appreciating the tank.
This evening I also added a 2nd true leopard wrasse into my main wrasse tank and expect it to be a while before she’s settled fully;

But right now I have these two wrasses who don’t see all too often as they are only out for short periods of time, with both slowly, as the weeks are continuing, coming out for longer.

You can tell which one is taking longer to show herself due to the photos - the Viviennae I only have the photo I took of the group in the shop I have.

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[danyas90]

I have a 125 6 feet long it has 2 female anthias, 1 male anthias , 1 female Japanese swallowtail angelfish, 1 African blenny,2 black storm clowns , 1 magnificent foxface, 1 yellow tang , 1 yellow belly regal tang, I used to have a female leopard wrasse in a 90 gallon an I always seen it out