six lined wrasse skips acclimation and jumps in main tank!

[scuba_steve]

I was acclimating my new 6 lined wrasse and he jumped out of the shipping bag straight into the main tank!

What can I look for to see if this guys gonna make it? He seems to be wimming ok right now, but....

 

[Tackett]

wrasses are tough. He should be ok.

 

[Len]

Yep, I think it'll be fine. He should pop out the next day and start eating within the week.

 

[Anonymous]

Great fish with loads of personality, very tough, one of my faves. Right, Chrispy?

 

[Anonymous]

Correctamundo, Andy!

 

[Anonymous]

I agree with the above. Make sure your water parameters are allgood, and don't worry about him

I would recommend feeding him real well. Starving fish don't survive for some reason. :x And in general, the better he is fed, the better he can fight off any ich he may get.

 

[Anonymous]

I was acclimating my new 6 lined wrasse and he jumped out of the shipping bag straight into the main tank!

What can I look for to see if this guys gonna make it? He seems to be wimming ok right now, but....

It'll most likely be fine, however I hope you have an enclosed top on your tank because the next time it jumps will not be so good. They are notorious carpet surfers.

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[scuba_steve]

3 hours later and he has started attacking the flatworms (the whole reason I got him). After researching him, Id get him even if I didn't have the flatworms. He's a pretty fish.

So he'll have a tendency to jump out?

 

[Anonymous]

I had a small 1"x1" hole in the back of my 180 for a pump cord. This was the only place that wasn't covered. My first 6 line found it and jumped to his death. Damn, I still feel bad about that.

Yes, he will jump out.

 

[Anonymous]

I had a small 1"x1" hole in the back of my 180 for a pump cord. This was the only place that wasn't covered. My first 6 line found it and jumped to his death. Damn, I still feel bad about that.

Yes, he will jump out.

I had an eggcrate top on my 90 gal. It had one 3 by 4 inch hole cut in the top so I could feed without gunking up the eggcrate. I just set my PC light strip over the hole to keep it covered, the lights had a plexi shield on them that made a flat cover.

One time, ONE TIME! I forget to slide the lights back over the hole. In the morning I found my precious Halichoeres ornatissimus dried up on the floor.

I am still sad about losing that fish. He was really cool.