Wrasse Problems Help!!! Quick!!

jlazo · 01-31-2002, 01:53 AM

I have a Wardley's (Halichores melanurus) wrasse that up to today has been doing great, eating and swimming around. today i noticed that he wasn't out too much, I was cleaning the tank and he shot out from the under the sand. Now he won't eat and keeps burying himself. Is he gonna die? why bury himself? Help!

**scubadude** · 01-31-2002, 03:10 AM

jlazo

This is normal for the this fish, read this

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/halichoeres.htm

However they have been noted to be somewhat hard to keep, what are you trying to feed it? How long have you had this wrasse? Try feeding live brine shrimp or mysid if you have access to them. Im not tryin to come down on you but you should have researched the fish a bit more before you bought it.

jlazo · 01-31-2002, 03:34 AM

Thanks scubadude. I have been feeding live brine and watching it closely. I will see how it is doing in the morning. I have had it for about 3 weeks. My LFS had it for about three months. Thank you very much for the link, I appreciate it.

Scubadude-
How is the tank building/coral propogation business planning going? What kind of chiller are you using? I am moving to hawaii in a year and am deciding if I will bring my tank. I also might ditch my 20 and have a new tank built. I am thinking of 90gal tank about 1.5' tall, square.

**scubadude** · 01-31-2002, 03:40 AM

Let me know if the little guy turns out ok, Maybe you can try some other foods like krill, spirulina, shrimp...try to get some fresh seafood and cut it into small bite size pieces. Im sure it loves pods,worms, and I think I remember seeing something about small snails too

I would try to encourage it as much as you can to NOT eat your SB fauna.

01-31-2002, 01:53 AM	#1
jlazo Citizen Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 203	Wrasse Problem/question I have a Wardley's (Halichores melanurus) wrasse that up to today has been doing great, eating and swimming around. today i noticed that he wasn't out too much, I was cleaning the tank and he shot out from the under the sand. Now he won't eat and keeps burying himself. Is he gonna die? why bury himself? Help! Last edited by jlazo; 01-31-2002 at 03:36 AM.

01-31-2002, 03:10 AM	#2
scubadude Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 5,315	jlazo This is normal for the this fish, read this http://www.wetwebmedia.com/halichoeres.htm However they have been noted to be somewhat hard to keep, what are you trying to feed it? How long have you had this wrasse? Try feeding live brine shrimp or mysid if you have access to them. Im not tryin to come down on you but you should have researched the fish a bit more before you bought it. Last edited by scubadude; 01-31-2002 at 03:12 AM.

01-31-2002, 03:34 AM	#3
jlazo Citizen Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 203	Thanks scubadude. I have been feeding live brine and watching it closely. I will see how it is doing in the morning. I have had it for about 3 weeks. My LFS had it for about three months. Thank you very much for the link, I appreciate it. Scubadude- How is the tank building/coral propogation business planning going? What kind of chiller are you using? I am moving to hawaii in a year and am deciding if I will bring my tank. I also might ditch my 20 and have a new tank built. I am thinking of 90gal tank about 1.5' tall, square. Last edited by jlazo; 01-31-2002 at 03:39 AM.

01-31-2002, 03:40 AM	#4
scubadude Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 5,315	NP Jeff Let me know if the little guy turns out ok, Maybe you can try some other foods like krill, spirulina, shrimp...try to get some fresh seafood and cut it into small bite size pieces. Im sure it loves pods,worms, and I think I remember seeing something about small snails too I would try to encourage it as much as you can to NOT eat your SB fauna.

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