Oops my bad, I thought your post said Pink Margin Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus) which is of the Cirrhilabrus species.
No worries!
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Although, I did want to say something about a trend I've noticed here in regards to some users not getting help.
I got this wrasse because she was the last fish in the raffle, nobody wanted her due to space / aggression. I decided to house her until she got a little bigger. At the time, when she was like 1.5" or so, she was put into my Biocube with the intent of giving her a proper QT, getting her eating, and giving her away to a club member when someone was ready.
I've notice people here tend to get upset at anyone keeping a fish in an undersized tank, and then ignore the poster -- Which I understand! Although it's not the best way to help the fish out.. not helping the person with questions will only make the fishes life more miserable.
Messaged the wrasse guru here awhile back when my 2 wrasse became injured (one didn't make it, and went blind). The response I got was "Oh, your fish are paralyzed because it's in too small of a tank and darted into the glass." After telling him how it got paralyzed, he disagreed, and told me basically "No. Tank too small." After *then* confirming with the company who MAKES the product that this is indeed EXACTLY what happens to some fish, and then re-confirming with several members who've had the same experience, as well as a coral wholesalers whose also come forward with the SAME negative results, from the exact same product... He told me, "That's weird, never heard of it. I still think she got startled and swam into the glass". No further communication was received after that.
I messaged this person looking for help on how to get these two wrasse eating. Specifically the blind wrasse, which did not make it.
Given the circumstances of this little guy, he seems pretty content. He can't swim near a powerhead, or right himself in strong current. His mode of transportation is riding the current in the tank, as he can't swim against it with pectoral fins alone. He stopped burying himself in the sand because his entire tail sticks out, which means he probably lacks feeling in his tail. Because of this he now sleeps with my Firefish in her Bolt-Hole at night.
This entire tank was setup, scaped, and built with this wrasse in mind. The Powerheads and Flow were selected based on
his needs, including a lot of 'wasted space' in the back where he can go and relax if he gets tired (he likes to perch on the sand to catch his breath, so to speak). All future stocking will also be determined by this little guy. Which is why i'm here!
For better or worse, this is *his* tank, 100% geared around giving this poor little dude a better life. And while I know he needs a bigger environment, i'm confident that nobody that would have taken him would have given him a better home. (
nobody wanted him by the way)
I just wanted to post this as I've seen a few threads that could have easily been answered go unanswered. And I really feel that's inappropriate conduct unbecoming of this community. Whether it be a new keeper who was told by the LFS that this yellow tang would be TOTALLY happy in this Biocube, or a slightly experienced keeper doing something uncommon due to unfortunate circumstance (like me here).
