Royal Gramma

[gatorracer]

I just bought one when I was in florida and brought it home with me. I have had it in the tank for about three days and have not seen it. I know this is common with all the fish I buy but dangit I want to see him. Just wondering if you all had any experience on how long I should wait before I start looking for a carcas?

Thanks in advance

 

[Anonymous]

Na, you're fine. Try a little mysis. Don't over feed if nothing's eating the food.

hths

~wings~

 

[Anonymous]

My generally stays in the rocks and comes out at feding time. Once they get adjusted to your tank thay will come out sometimes, but generally stay hidden or near cover.

 

[Anonymous]

Where are you now if you bought it "when I was in florida"?

 

[gatorracer]

I am in the great state of South Dakota. I was gonna start another post because a couple of weeks ago someon was wondering about corals and fish as a carryon. It is very easy. I used a styrofoam cooler and wrote live fish on it. When I when threw the room of doom (Pre flight security) I asked them to hand check the cooler so they didnt kill everything running it throught the x-ray machine. Took about 10 minutes, they make you open the box and show them all the items and thats it. I bought about 150 bucks worth of fish, crabs, and anenomes and let me tell you they all would have costed about 350 here in South Dakota.

 

[Anonymous]

I hope you were there anyway. That round trip would have cost more than the $200 you saved on reef stuff.

 

[gatorracer]

No I didnt make a trip just for fish but it is a humurous assumption. I actuall visited my brother and to do some king fishing while I was there.

 

[packman9111]

So... did he come out yet? Mine came Wednesday from Saltwaterfish.com and I haven't seen hide nor hair of him!

 

[Mihai]

Mine hid in the overflow shortly after I put him in the tank. I found him in there four days later. I recommend you check the overflow and the sump. Luckly he never went back in there, as it was quite a job to get it out.

On the other hand, he's in the rocks for 80% of the time (but I can see it in less than 5 minutes usually).

M.

 

[packman9111]

I don't think I'm so lucky. I've pretty much given up on him. Saltwaterfish.com has six day guarentee, but doesn't do much good if you can't find a corpse!! that'll teach me not to qt!!

 

[packman9111]

Well, after five day, long after I'd given up on him, guess who pop his head out! 8O :lol:

Must say, I'm pretty impressed with the quality of Saltwaterfish.com

 

[gatorracer]

Mine is still a no show. My wife is home all day with my daughter and they dont watch the tank all day but she has yet to see him either. I have been hoping to do some rescaping of my rock so I think this gives me a good reason to do it. He is sutch a beuatiful fish I hope he gets more comfortable so I can at least get a little happines out of the 15 bucks.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Mine is very timid. I"ve had it for over a year and it still darts into the rockwork when someone approaches the tank.

 

[Anonymous]

I've had mine over a year also. It make an appearance at feeding time. I took several weeks for it to even get comforable to come out then.

 

[gatorracer]

No sign of a dead fish or a living one when I moved the rocks last night. It kicked up some crap when I was moving the rocks though so he could have very easily swam by without me seeing.

Dang fish

 

[Mihai]

Actually mine is coming to greet me when I approach the tank: it looks at me straight on, kind of saying: "Hi there!".

BTW, do they eat bristle worms? I saw mine often with bristles around the mouth. If so, that would explain its fast growth since I got it.

M.

 

[gatorracer]

I found him!!!!

The little bugger was living inside a big piece of live rock. I had no idea that the little cave in it was large enough for him to get in or even to live in it. I was watching my CB shrimp when I saw a purple side out of the corner of my eye. I thought it was my Fiji Devil which is blue but then I saw the devil at the top of the tank begging for food so I know it wasn't him. I am still a little bummed I will almost never get to see this guy out and about.

 

[packman9111]

Be patient! Mine wud first just stick his head out at meal time, later freq sightings behind the rocks. Now out behind the rocks most of the time w/freq sightings in front of the rocks.

Rick