Peacock wrasse sleeping too much

[lee_d_m]

Hi,

I have a pair of female peacock wrasse in QT for 1 week.

Both are eating ok and look healthy. They both wake up at around 9am each morning, (lights are on at 11am) but one of them goes back to sleep usually around 2-3 in the afternoon and it seems to be getting earlier each day. The other one consistently goes to bed about 6.30-7pm (lights are off at 8pm).

Should I be concerned about the one that is going to bed early, it is smaller than the other one so my immediate thought is bullying. Unfortunately, I'm at work all week and haven't been able to observe them much (my wife feeds them) so I can't really say that I've seen anything.

Any thoughts on best course of action as this point ?

Thanks

Lee

 

[eatbreakfast]

It is not unusual for leopard wrasses to take some time in adjusting their internal clocks to their new home. Usually in cases of aggression it is pretty obvious, and would hopefully be noticed quite quickly.

To try and get the one that buries itself earlier to stay up, try having the person feeding add some food about a half hour before the expected bedtime. The oppurtunity for more food is usually the quickest teacher for a new fish.

 

[lee_d_m]

I had a good watch this morning and unfortunately it's defintely bullying by the slightly larger one.

I've now returned the larger one to the LFS for credit.

I really would like a pair of these though, so what would be my best course of action, get another female and add to QT or wait until the remaining one is in my DT and then QT another female ?

Thanks

Lee

 

[eatbreakfast]

Get another juvenile and add to the display together.