dragon wrasse MIA!

[ionredline0260]

When should I start to panic? I got him yesterday, saw him at lights out last night and now it's 10AM and lights are on but I don't see him any where. my first thought was he jumped but he is not outside the tank and I have a very good cover on it any way. When should I start to worry and move rocks? I guess he could just be in the sand some where, thats how they sleep right?

 

[cdangel0]

You may want to drop a little food in to see if he comes out - just to rest your mind - that's the problem with new fish - they like to hide until they figure out the new territory.

 

[ionredline0260]

fed the tank, still no luck. I'm beginning to worry. the tank is not that hard to search and I don't see him any where..

 

[BCreefmaker]

you would be suprized where fish can hide. they can wedge inbetween the LR and sand when stressed and become nearly impossible to see.

 

[papagimp]

does this wrasse burrow at all? Anybody know? I know I searched high and low in my tank for a new yellow wrasse only to find him days later when he was unburing himself.

 

[steeldude]

My dragon wrasse disappears for a few days at a time. When I first got him over a year ago, he was MIA for at least 4 days. I wouldn't be concerned. They burrow under the sand and usually come out early in the morning.

 

[reeftanker04]

If you got him yesterday he's probably just a little stressed from travel and acclimation. I wouldn't worry just yet, but if you don't see him tomorrow there might be a problem.

 

[CrystalAZ]

Yes, they burrow.

My friend had a nice big dragon wrasse and he liked to hide under the rocks.

Unfortunately a lion fish who was barely bigger than the wrasse swallowed him whole!

Crystal