What to do with wrasse in a barebottom?

[steevareno2002]

I have a yellow coris wrasse and would like to switch slowly to a barebottom but this guy needs a thick substrate, so what do the barebottom guys do? Thx for some ideas!

 

[Amoore311]

I haven't done this myself, but I've seen people put small plastic container in the tank filled with sand. They usually have it situated in a spot that doesn't bring attention to it, or otherwise have it stick out like a sore thumb.

 

[Recty]

I would go to a proctologist and get it removed, pronto.

 

[Alex T.]

^^^^^:lolspin:

 

[aleonn]

I haven't done this myself, but I've seen people put small plastic container in the tank filled with sand. They usually have it situated in a spot that doesn't bring attention to it, or otherwise have it stick out like a sore thumb.

+1. Sand in a small plastic tupperware container, strategically placed to avoid being an eye sore.

 

[reefjunkie42]

+1. Sand in a small plastic tupperware container, strategically placed to avoid being an eye sore.

++1 that^^

 

[tank41]

Just my experience. I have a bare bottom and have a yellow coris and green coris in a 135 for the last 6 months and everything good so far.

 

[reefjunkie42]

the thing is is these fish use a sand bed to find comfort and security, depriving them of a bucket of sand seems kind of cruel...JMO but id put some sand in there inside a tupperware container even like mentioned above.

 

[steevareno2002]

OK, will do...good idea. Thanks for the chuckle recty

 

[reefereef]

i placed a tub of sand in my tank and my wrasse woldnt use it so it removed it.

 

[steevareno2002]

fussy I guess?

 

[reefjunkie42]

was it a wrasse that sleeps in the sand..