holy sh!t-my wrasse lived(long)

organicreefer · 01-15-2003, 01:34 AM

he's freakin indestructable

ive smashed his head-hes jumped out of and back into my tank at least four times -in my presence-at least a couple of those times hitting one of the halides.

but tonight he blows me away.

i changed out the seals to my ampmaster yesterday =so today i have some water in the bottom of my stand(it holds about 20 gallons-water proofed)-i actually was running the garden hose in and flushing it out while syphoning out the back door....to clean out the old dust/salt creep/additive crusts...

it was running like this for about an hour when i decided to take another peek at the ampmaster in the back of the stand to check for leaks.so i stick my head back there and out of the corner of my eye i see my yellow streaked fairy wrasse laying on his side in 2 inches of water with the garden hose blowing him slowly toward me-i freaked-scooped him up -out of the freezing water -he was completely lifeless.but as i was lifting him he gave the slightest little wiggle and fell back in the water -and under my refugium!!
the gap under the refugium is only a couple inches and you cant even see under itso i sated frantically swishing the water with my hands to flush him out -and i eventually got him-with the help of a net and after at least another five minutes...added to however long he was in there in the first place

anyway i threw him right back in the tank-his fins were all clinched and he had a whitish looking haze to him, he floated down half way down and then gave a couple very awkward and weak half wiggles into cave.

this was about three oclock=i just came in (9:10 pm)as the automatic feeder is going off -and hes having dinner-with just some pretty badly tattered fins from the looks.

wastedincome420 · 01-15-2003, 04:28 AM

"Holy Sh!t" is right Organic.
That fish must relly like you or something

Its hard to believe that he could make it through just one of the things you mentioned and then to have him flopping around on the floor.........
Its great to hear he has made it through the day and made it out to grab some grub..
Wastedincome420

icebear · 01-15-2003, 11:29 AM

ROTFL, Wow!

organicreefer · 01-15-2003, 01:36 PM

youd never know by the looks of him today-what a tough fish.

isnt scared of me at all either -follows my hand around the tank and even allows me to pet him.just a great little fish-not the most colorful-but his personality more than makes up for it.

im gonna work on sealing up the hood a little better today to keep this from happening again.

Bughead · 01-15-2003, 02:48 PM

Now there's a very creative way to do a fresh water dip.

Looks like you have a fishy Evel Knievl. Hope he fully recovers.

Reinhold · 01-16-2003, 04:26 PM

Is the fish still alive and well?

Have you been taking grammar lessons from FishKid???

organicreefer · 01-16-2003, 05:59 PM

yeah the fish is doing just fine-i attribute it to my god-like husbandry skills

as for the grammer ,you got me -i guess i was more than a little exited at the time

**golfish** · 01-16-2003, 09:06 PM

That's one lucky fish

organicreefer · 01-17-2003, 06:39 AM

as in ALL things-luck plays its role

almostdiva · 01-17-2003, 05:49 PM

uh.. apparently your spelling needs help, too

(grammER vs grammAR).

TOTALLY just kidding. WAY cool about the death-defying wrasse! Sounds like a cool, scrappy fish. Glad he made it!

Reinhold · 01-17-2003, 06:09 PM

almostdiva....you'll notice I spelled "grammar" correctly!

My Killer Hawkfish jumped out of the tank once, and I found it lying dried out and stiff on the carpet. I put it back in the tank to see if it was still alive, and the next day, he was back to his old destructive ways.

**scubadude** · 01-17-2003, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Reinhold
Is the fish still alive and well?

Have you been taking grammar lessons from FishKid???

LMAO, Now Reinhold dont start picking on the kid again!

Good story OR, glad to hear he is eating you need to give him a treat

organicreefer · 01-17-2003, 08:02 PM

reinhold's a nerd

j/k dude....man you guys are tough

6-line · 01-18-2003, 02:08 PM

I guess it's safe to assume all those anecdotes about those fairy/flasher wrasses jumping are true now.

Great tale...

organicreefer · 01-18-2003, 11:30 PM

yeah -he jumps quite often-my hood is all closed up except in the back where the closed loop comes in.hes always made it back in before this time.

its crazy -he looks *perfect* tonight-no split fins at all.

amazing.

one of the healthiest "happiest" fish ive ever had- been with me for i guess nealy a year ,eats almost as much nori as my pbt (seriously) and has almost doubled in size.

everyone should have one

64Ivy · 01-19-2003, 03:19 AM

I had a female C. jordani that I thought had died. I mean one day she just vanished without a trace. Then a good MONTH and a half later, I was cleaning out one of my overflows and there she was looking better than ever. Of course a couple months after that she managed to jump THROUGH my eggcrate cover to bake herself to death under my halides.

Reinhold · 01-19-2003, 09:43 AM

In the beginning of my reef career, I had a bad outbreak of Byropsis on one large piece of LR. I took it out of the tank after swishing it around to jar any snails loose, and proceeded to take it outside, where I hosed it off with a garden hose and nozzle. I brushed off the Bryopsis with a wire brush, rinsed the LR with the garden hose again, and stuck the rock in a bucket of tank water.

I came back a few minutes later, and a Three-Striped Damsel was swimming in the water. It had curled up in one of the recesses of the LR and survived the pressure washing with cold fresh water, the wire brush and about 20 minutes out of water.

**Ninong** · 01-19-2003, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 64Ivy
I had a female C. jordani that I thought had died. I mean one day she just vanished without a trace. Then a good MONTH and a half later, I was cleaning out one of my overflows and there she was looking better than ever. Of course a couple months after that she managed to jump THROUGH my eggcrate cover to bake herself to death under my halides.

Mike,

If you're still looking for another C. jordani, Premium Aquatics has a male in stock: http://www.premiumaquatics.com/LiveStock.htm

64Ivy · 01-19-2003, 11:02 AM

Thanks. I've already asked them to notify me when a female comes in.

organicreefer · 01-21-2003, 05:48 PM

the thread wasnt complete without a pic of the survivor -heres one i just shot.

01-15-2003, 01:34 AM	#1
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	holy sh!t-my wrasse lived(long) he's freakin indestructable ive smashed his head-hes jumped out of and back into my tank at least four times -in my presence-at least a couple of those times hitting one of the halides. but tonight he blows me away. i changed out the seals to my ampmaster yesterday =so today i have some water in the bottom of my stand(it holds about 20 gallons-water proofed)-i actually was running the garden hose in and flushing it out while syphoning out the back door....to clean out the old dust/salt creep/additive crusts... it was running like this for about an hour when i decided to take another peek at the ampmaster in the back of the stand to check for leaks.so i stick my head back there and out of the corner of my eye i see my yellow streaked fairy wrasse laying on his side in 2 inches of water with the garden hose blowing him slowly toward me-i freaked-scooped him up -out of the freezing water -he was completely lifeless.but as i was lifting him he gave the slightest little wiggle and fell back in the water -and under my refugium!! the gap under the refugium is only a couple inches and you cant even see under itso i sated frantically swishing the water with my hands to flush him out -and i eventually got him-with the help of a net and after at least another five minutes...added to however long he was in there in the first place anyway i threw him right back in the tank-his fins were all clinched and he had a whitish looking haze to him, he floated down half way down and then gave a couple very awkward and weak half wiggles into cave. this was about three oclock=i just came in (9:10 pm)as the automatic feeder is going off -and hes having dinner-with just some pretty badly tattered fins from the looks.

01-15-2003, 02:48 PM	#5
Bughead Governor Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Posts: 1,152	Now there's a very creative way to do a fresh water dip. Looks like you have a fishy Evel Knievl. Hope he fully recovers. __________________ The road to hell is paved with good intentions, but it's the thought that counts.

01-17-2003, 06:39 AM	#9
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	as in ALL things-luck plays its role Last edited by organicreefer; 01-17-2003 at 08:54 AM.

01-17-2003, 08:02 PM	#13
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	i bet he was teachers pet! reinhold's a nerd j/k dude....man you guys are tough

01-18-2003, 02:08 PM	#14
6-line Protector of Tridacnidae Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Greater Cincinnati Area, USA Posts: 26	I guess it's safe to assume all those anecdotes about those fairy/flasher wrasses jumping are true now. Great tale... __________________ If you're not obsessed, you're not doing it right.... Enter 6-line's Coral Realm Come join/check out our group.... Cincinnati Reefkeeper's Society.....

01-15-2003, 04:28 AM	#2
wastedincome420 Council Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NH Posts: 270	"Holy Sh!t" is right Organic. That fish must relly like you or something Its hard to believe that he could make it through just one of the things you mentioned and then to have him flopping around on the floor......... Its great to hear he has made it through the day and made it out to grab some grub.. Wastedincome420

01-15-2003, 11:29 AM	#3
icebear New in Town Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 2	ROTFL, Wow!

01-15-2003, 01:36 PM	#4
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	youd never know by the looks of him today-what a tough fish. isnt scared of me at all either -follows my hand around the tank and even allows me to pet him.just a great little fish-not the most colorful-but his personality more than makes up for it. im gonna work on sealing up the hood a little better today to keep this from happening again.

01-16-2003, 04:26 PM	#6
Reinhold Mayor Join Date: May 2001 Location: USA Posts: 941	Is the fish still alive and well? Have you been taking grammar lessons from FishKid???

01-16-2003, 05:59 PM	#7
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	yeah the fish is doing just fine-i attribute it to my god-like husbandry skills as for the grammer ,you got me -i guess i was more than a little exited at the time

01-16-2003, 09:06 PM	#8
golfish Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Alta Loma,Ca Posts: 2,943	That's one lucky fish

01-17-2003, 05:49 PM	#10
almostdiva Mayor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 972	uh.. apparently your spelling needs help, too (grammER vs grammAR). TOTALLY just kidding. WAY cool about the death-defying wrasse! Sounds like a cool, scrappy fish. Glad he made it!

01-17-2003, 06:09 PM	#11
Reinhold Mayor Join Date: May 2001 Location: USA Posts: 941	almostdiva....you'll notice I spelled "grammar" correctly! My Killer Hawkfish jumped out of the tank once, and I found it lying dried out and stiff on the carpet. I put it back in the tank to see if it was still alive, and the next day, he was back to his old destructive ways.

01-18-2003, 11:30 PM	#15
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	yeah -he jumps quite often-my hood is all closed up except in the back where the closed loop comes in.hes always made it back in before this time. its crazy -he looks perfect tonight-no split fins at all. amazing. one of the healthiest "happiest" fish ive ever had- been with me for i guess nealy a year ,eats almost as much nori as my pbt (seriously) and has almost doubled in size. everyone should have one

01-19-2003, 03:19 AM	#16
64Ivy Tenant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 87	I had a female C. jordani that I thought had died. I mean one day she just vanished without a trace. Then a good MONTH and a half later, I was cleaning out one of my overflows and there she was looking better than ever. Of course a couple months after that she managed to jump THROUGH my eggcrate cover to bake herself to death under my halides. __________________ Home Of The Worlds Ugliest Efflo. www.moyesreef.com

01-19-2003, 09:43 AM	#17
Reinhold Mayor Join Date: May 2001 Location: USA Posts: 941	Another fish survival story: In the beginning of my reef career, I had a bad outbreak of Byropsis on one large piece of LR. I took it out of the tank after swishing it around to jar any snails loose, and proceeded to take it outside, where I hosed it off with a garden hose and nozzle. I brushed off the Bryopsis with a wire brush, rinsed the LR with the garden hose again, and stuck the rock in a bucket of tank water. I came back a few minutes later, and a Three-Striped Damsel was swimming in the water. It had curled up in one of the recesses of the LR and survived the pressure washing with cold fresh water, the wire brush and about 20 minutes out of water.

01-19-2003, 11:02 AM	#19
64Ivy Tenant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 87	Thanks. I've already asked them to notify me when a female comes in. __________________ Home Of The Worlds Ugliest Efflo. www.moyesreef.com

01-21-2003, 05:48 PM	#20
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	the thread wasnt complete without a pic of the survivor -heres one i just shot. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by organicreefer; 01-21-2003 at 06:06 PM.

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