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05/05/2012, 01:43 PM
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QT a Wrasse?
I brought home a Hoevens Wrasse today.
My first wrasse in QT... without sand for it to hide in, is the fish at risk? It has more or less tucked itself into a corner on its side. I see it shift position from time to time but its basically stationary. QT is a 15g with sponge filter and some PVC elbows.
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05/05/2012, 01:48 PM
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Use a tubberware filled with sand. I QT my choati leopard wrasse that way and it worked great.
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05/05/2012, 09:30 PM
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I did the same with a Hoeven's (melanurus). It took him a day or two to figure it out. He wedged between the bowl and side of the tank the first couple of nights.
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05/06/2012, 08:29 AM
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Wrasses have a pretty heavy slime, they don't usually catch funk as easy as most fish, but I'd still QT if possible(like you did).
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05/06/2012, 08:47 AM
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I did the same and put in a glass tupperware with sand from my main tank in it. I will leave it in there though. My yellow wrasse used it too!
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05/06/2012, 01:51 PM
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Well he is in a barebottom QT with some PVC and a piece of LR and he is doing fine today, I had too much LR so I put a piece in the QT (1st time using this QT tank) he is eating cyclopeeze, and NLS grow pellets today so, so far so good!
If he comes down with anything I know I will have to sterilize that LR but that's ok. Glass lid on the QT, building screens for the DT before he moves in.
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05/06/2012, 06:42 PM
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always qt...container full of sand will do
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05/07/2012, 07:16 PM
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Well he's a pig... he eats whatever I put in the tank...
Today he is also eating NLS Marine pellets.. (yesterday I used garlic additive with food, today no need) Very active too, yes its only 3 days since he landed in the QT, but a positive experience so far.
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05/07/2012, 07:47 PM
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Sounds like it's going well!
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