Anyone seen my pink face wrasse?

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I put a pink face wrasse in my tank last Thursday, got him from my lfs.
He'd been in the shop for about 2 weeks or so and looked healthy and happy. Watched him feed at the store and he was all good.

Eventually got him into my tank"¦ he cruised about for a while, an hour or so and didn't look to be bothered.
Then suddenly, I couldn't find him anywhere, just gone! No trace.
I've been feeding regularly and still nothing.

Then on the Saturday I see him peep out the rocks for literally 2 seconds or so"¦
I went and had a look around and couldn't see him anymore"¦
He's been missing since then, 4 days more or less"¦
During this time everyone else is being fed as usual twice daily"¦ gamma garlic brine shrimp and some pellets.
The rest of them are all happy and normal:
2x Ocellaris Clowns, Magnificent Foxface, 3x Lyretail Anthias, Watchmen Goby, Pink Spot Goby, Royal Gramma, 2x Fire shrimp, 2x Cleaner shrimp, CUC

So is this guy likely to be a goner or is there a slim chance he is still hiding out in the rocks or buried himself in the sand for this long"¦ also without any food?
There is a chance that he comes out to party while I am at work and then goes back into hiding as soon as I walk in the front door"¦

Or am I just holding on to a dream and he's a goner?

Thanks!
 
I saw him at dick's sporting goods the other day shopping for camping goods, one of the employees were helping him pitch a tent at the time.

:wildone: Sorry, I hope your wrasse is just being timid. It's really hard to say because wrasses can be very reclusive at first and death is always a possibility. That being said you may give up hope and then see him in a week or two, you just never know.
 
joshky said:
I saw him at dick's sporting goods the other day shopping for camping goods, one of the employees were helping him pitch a tent at the time.

:wildone: Sorry, I hope your wrasse is just being timid. It's really hard to say because wrasses can be very reclusive at first and death is always a possibility. That being said you may give up hope and then see him in a week or two, you just never know.
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Lol.. hopefully he'll be back with his tent 😂

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My overflow has a good amount of algae in it and just about anything could go unnoticed in there. Hadnt seen my 6 line in a day or two so I went fishing around in the overflow and thats where I found him. Thankfully his jump didnt land him on the floor instead!
 
They will eat pods too, so it won't starve. I'm guessing it is being shy as suggested.

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when i added my purple tang the yellow and purple wrasse in the tank took exception to it and took to the substrate. it was a full 3 weeks before it began sticking its face up and eventually re-emerged looking completely fine.
you'll see it again when the fish decides it's comfortable enough
 
Fyi, this particular wrasse does not sleep in the sand. However I do think it is likely hiding.

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Thanks all for the replies... fingers crossed this sucker shows up at some point

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Well... after 9 days, I go have a look this am, and guest who is swimming about like nothing has happened... I'd pretty much written him off for dead... so now I've decided to name him Lazarus 😀

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