Divided wrasse...time to call it? Missing for a week and a half.

blackthunda77 · 03/29/2017, 06:43 PM

You guys think it's time to call it? I bought a pair of divided wrasse last Sunday. Had them in a peacemaker box for a day. Released them...female went straight into the sand, male followed soon after. Haven't seen them since.

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Cliving1 · 03/29/2017, 07:25 PM

Not exactly. Could still be in the sand and appearing when your not there. They can be very timid.

blackthunda77 · 03/29/2017, 07:46 PM

Yea, I've had other sand dwelling wrasse before and have had them Mia for a couple days, but don't recall having them missing for so long. Keeping my fingers crossed.

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albano · 03/29/2017, 07:49 PM

Be patient...2 weeks and more is not unheard of

blackthunda77 · 03/29/2017, 08:13 PM

Will do.

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ca1ore · 03/29/2017, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by albano

Be patient...2 weeks and more is not unheard of

Fully agree, I even had a black leopard go unobserved for almost a month. I say unobserved because often the have their clocks backwards and may be coming out at night.

blackthunda77 · 04/06/2017, 07:35 PM

Both are still MIA. I know it's still not impossible for them to show up. But I'm starting to lose hope. No carcasses or remains to speak of though. If a wrasse were to die, would it die in the sand or would it come out?

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rocsec1 · 04/06/2017, 08:02 PM

I have black leopard wrasse that hid for two weeks and then for 4 days.

ca1ore · 04/06/2017, 08:28 PM

I have certainly had some go into the sand and never come out ..... no evidence of dead fish either.

Kremis · 04/06/2017, 09:16 PM

didnt see my lubbocks for 2 and a half weeks, could very well still be hiding

blackthunda77 · 04/06/2017, 09:38 PM

Hoping for the best, but I'm not holding my breath unfortunately. I've checked at night numerous times as well and no luck.

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carrots · 04/07/2017, 06:24 AM

A client had one missing for over a month and during a tank maintenance I found it was alive & well in the uncovered tank corner overflow. Took for ever getting it out of there. Worth a peak in yours with a flashlight. Hoping for the best.

lionfish300 · 04/07/2017, 10:27 PM

I introduced my Marine Beta to the DT and didn't see it again till 2 months later dotting between 2 caves in the back of the tank

03/29/2017, 06:43 PM	#1
blackthunda77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Coast/West Coast Posts: 4,887	Divided wrasse...time to call it? Missing for a week and a half. You guys think it's time to call it? I bought a pair of divided wrasse last Sunday. Had them in a peacemaker box for a day. Released them...female went straight into the sand, male followed soon after. Haven't seen them since. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk __________________ - John *blackthunda stands for a black Mistubishi 3000GT with black rims I used to own. Don't get any funny ideas! Current Tank Info: 200 Gal custom tank with dual corner overflows, 80 gal custom sump/refugium, Neptune Apex controller, Dual Lumenmax Elite reflectors with 250 Radiums, SWC 160 Cone Skimmer, 2x Jebao WP-25....and some other stuff.

03/29/2017, 07:46 PM	#3
blackthunda77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Coast/West Coast Posts: 4,887	Yea, I've had other sand dwelling wrasse before and have had them Mia for a couple days, but don't recall having them missing for so long. Keeping my fingers crossed. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk __________________ - John *blackthunda stands for a black Mistubishi 3000GT with black rims I used to own. Don't get any funny ideas! Current Tank Info: 200 Gal custom tank with dual corner overflows, 80 gal custom sump/refugium, Neptune Apex controller, Dual Lumenmax Elite reflectors with 250 Radiums, SWC 160 Cone Skimmer, 2x Jebao WP-25....and some other stuff.

03/29/2017, 07:49 PM	#4
albano SALTWATER since '73 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Katonah, NY/ San Fernando Ca./ Sea Isle City NJ Posts: 6,210	Be patient...2 weeks and more is not unheard of __________________ ______________________________________ Jan. '11 TOTM Manhattan Reefs Current Tank Info: 500g & 200g acrylic DTs/2 separate reef systems

03/29/2017, 08:13 PM	#5
blackthunda77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Coast/West Coast Posts: 4,887	Will do. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk __________________ - John *blackthunda stands for a black Mistubishi 3000GT with black rims I used to own. Don't get any funny ideas! Current Tank Info: 200 Gal custom tank with dual corner overflows, 80 gal custom sump/refugium, Neptune Apex controller, Dual Lumenmax Elite reflectors with 250 Radiums, SWC 160 Cone Skimmer, 2x Jebao WP-25....and some other stuff.

04/06/2017, 07:35 PM	#7
blackthunda77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Coast/West Coast Posts: 4,887	Both are still MIA. I know it's still not impossible for them to show up. But I'm starting to lose hope. No carcasses or remains to speak of though. If a wrasse were to die, would it die in the sand or would it come out? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk __________________ - John *blackthunda stands for a black Mistubishi 3000GT with black rims I used to own. Don't get any funny ideas! Current Tank Info: 200 Gal custom tank with dual corner overflows, 80 gal custom sump/refugium, Neptune Apex controller, Dual Lumenmax Elite reflectors with 250 Radiums, SWC 160 Cone Skimmer, 2x Jebao WP-25....and some other stuff.

03/29/2017, 07:25 PM	#2
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	Not exactly. Could still be in the sand and appearing when your not there. They can be very timid.

04/06/2017, 08:02 PM	#8
rocsec1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Medina oh Posts: 1,782	I have black leopard wrasse that hid for two weeks and then for 4 days.

04/06/2017, 08:28 PM	#9
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	I have certainly had some go into the sand and never come out ..... no evidence of dead fish either. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

04/06/2017, 09:16 PM	#10
Kremis Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 799	didnt see my lubbocks for 2 and a half weeks, could very well still be hiding

04/06/2017, 09:38 PM	#11
blackthunda77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Coast/West Coast Posts: 4,887	Hoping for the best, but I'm not holding my breath unfortunately. I've checked at night numerous times as well and no luck. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk __________________ - John *blackthunda stands for a black Mistubishi 3000GT with black rims I used to own. Don't get any funny ideas! Current Tank Info: 200 Gal custom tank with dual corner overflows, 80 gal custom sump/refugium, Neptune Apex controller, Dual Lumenmax Elite reflectors with 250 Radiums, SWC 160 Cone Skimmer, 2x Jebao WP-25....and some other stuff.

04/07/2017, 06:24 AM	#12
carrots Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Mendham, NJ USA Posts: 395	A client had one missing for over a month and during a tank maintenance I found it was alive & well in the uncovered tank corner overflow. Took for ever getting it out of there. Worth a peak in yours with a flashlight. Hoping for the best.

04/07/2017, 10:27 PM	#13
lionfish300 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico Posts: 795	I introduced my Marine Beta to the DT and didn't see it again till 2 months later dotting between 2 caves in the back of the tank