nuxx
.Registered Member
Good afternoon everyone.
I bought a large male Lineatus Fairy Wrasse about a week ago from Coral Imports:
https://www.coralimports.com/fish/wrasses/lineatus-fairy-wrasse-cirrhilabrus-lineatus/
He showed up and looked great.
I had planned on doing the tank transfer method to start off quarantine, I'd never tried it before but people seemed to sing it's praises.
After two days of hiding in the first tank the wrasse seemed to be getting happier. It would hide, but come out to swim around a bit and eat.
On the third day I then transferred him to the second tank. Instantly the wrasse started to never come out and hardly move. With the lack of biological filtration in these tank transfer tanks, the last night they were left in the second tank the ammonia rose over night. Not to toxic levels, but noticeable. Even two of the five anthias I bought were looking pretty bad.
I then decided to ditch the tank transfer method and move the fish to a "permanent" 40 gallon breeder quarantine that has biological filtration running.
The first day in the 40 gallon, everyone minus two anthias looked terrible, very lethargic.
Yesterday four of the five anthias where out and about, but the wrasse was still hiding and really not coming out at all. I disturbed him a bit when I moved some PVC and he swam off.
Today all five anthias are schooling around and look perfect like they did right when I got them.
The Lineatus is in full on hiding mode. I don't want to disturb him too much, so I'm leaving him be. Haven't seem him today, but don't want to move stuff and start over his stress clock...
I'm feeding three small meals a day. CYCLOP-EEZE, Baby Brine Shrimp and Mysis with selcon and garlic. He doesn't even really come out for feeding.
Is this pretty normal behavior for Lineatus Fairy Wrasses after being moved three times in a week?
Anything I can do to help him out?
BTW:
Quarantine tank is as follows: 40 Gallon Breeder, 2 Powerheads pointed at the surface, HOB Filter with MarinePure Ceramic Media (Good for 250 gallons), HOB Skimmer, Heater, Ammonia badge, LED light (not on, but getting ambient daylight), Air Stone and lots of PVC.
Here's a pic from right after he went in the first tank transfer tank:
Thanks for your help guys, beautiful fish... just don't want to lose him due to excessive stress...
I bought a large male Lineatus Fairy Wrasse about a week ago from Coral Imports:
https://www.coralimports.com/fish/wrasses/lineatus-fairy-wrasse-cirrhilabrus-lineatus/
He showed up and looked great.
I had planned on doing the tank transfer method to start off quarantine, I'd never tried it before but people seemed to sing it's praises.
After two days of hiding in the first tank the wrasse seemed to be getting happier. It would hide, but come out to swim around a bit and eat.
On the third day I then transferred him to the second tank. Instantly the wrasse started to never come out and hardly move. With the lack of biological filtration in these tank transfer tanks, the last night they were left in the second tank the ammonia rose over night. Not to toxic levels, but noticeable. Even two of the five anthias I bought were looking pretty bad.
I then decided to ditch the tank transfer method and move the fish to a "permanent" 40 gallon breeder quarantine that has biological filtration running.
The first day in the 40 gallon, everyone minus two anthias looked terrible, very lethargic.
Yesterday four of the five anthias where out and about, but the wrasse was still hiding and really not coming out at all. I disturbed him a bit when I moved some PVC and he swam off.
Today all five anthias are schooling around and look perfect like they did right when I got them.
The Lineatus is in full on hiding mode. I don't want to disturb him too much, so I'm leaving him be. Haven't seem him today, but don't want to move stuff and start over his stress clock...
I'm feeding three small meals a day. CYCLOP-EEZE, Baby Brine Shrimp and Mysis with selcon and garlic. He doesn't even really come out for feeding.
Is this pretty normal behavior for Lineatus Fairy Wrasses after being moved three times in a week?
Anything I can do to help him out?
BTW:
Quarantine tank is as follows: 40 Gallon Breeder, 2 Powerheads pointed at the surface, HOB Filter with MarinePure Ceramic Media (Good for 250 gallons), HOB Skimmer, Heater, Ammonia badge, LED light (not on, but getting ambient daylight), Air Stone and lots of PVC.
Here's a pic from right after he went in the first tank transfer tank:
Thanks for your help guys, beautiful fish... just don't want to lose him due to excessive stress...
