Freak'n Wrasse

Jason McKenzie · 08-09-2006, 05:05 PM

So I'm taking down my 45G tank last night. Moving all the coral I want to keep into the 370G. The 45G only has 1 fish in it, An orange sided fairy Wrasse and it is the last thing to be moved. The poor guy really didn't want to be netted it flew around the 45 at mock speed then goes limp and I net him. He doesn't move at all in the acclimation tank and is actually on his side. I thought maybe it just expended too much energy and is way to stressed so I hurried things along and got it into the 370G. It floated around not really able to swim but more just keeping him self upright. It quickly found a hiding spot and I shut the lights and called it a night.

Today I let him stay were he was until around 14:00 then scooped him out with a net. Dead. It was almost as if he broke it's neck racing around the 45G. Is that possible. Any thoughts as to what happened ?

J

amcarrig · 08-09-2006, 05:09 PM

Wrasses are funny like that. Seeing as the tank it was moved into was non-aggressive and completely cycled, the only thing I can think of is that the stress was probably too much for it. Karma for your loss Jason