banana wrasse

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  1. chaddom

    chaddom Astrea Snail

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    i purchase a banana wrasse today and when i put it in my tank it dissapeared and i havent seen it for about 5 hours, i also purchased a pair of blueband goby, 1 is freely swimming around the tank but the other has tucked itself away in a cave and hasntbeen out for about the same time the wrasse has been missing, i can see the goby he's breathing and seems ok. is this normal?
     
    chaddom, May 25, 2008
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  2. Bogie

    Bogie Snowflake Eel

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    Often when a wrasse is added to a tank, it will dive into the sandbed and hide, maybe for up to a few days. It's normal, so don't disturb the sandbed looking for him. That will only stress the fish out, and make it harder to feed him.
    If you want to see what it looks like when a wrasse dives into the sand, just click "my tank video" (in my signature below) and it's towards the end. - Vote #2 Bogie to win the contest!
    What do you have to feed the wrasse when it comes back out?
     
    Bogie, May 25, 2008
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  3. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    I agree with Bogie up to the part of voting for him;D Some Wrasses bury them selves in the sand, but I dont think that the Banana is one of them. Hes just hiding in the LR. Leave him be, he;ll come out sooner or later, Luna
     
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  4. chaddom

    chaddom Astrea Snail

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    thanks guys, i didnt want to move things and look for him jyust incase thats what they do when first added to a tank but i was just worried that a rock may have fell on him or something like that.
    i have brine shrimp, marine green, seaweed sheets and dry food (i cant remember what they are called)

    do you's know anything about the blueband gobies?
     
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  5. Otty

    Otty Giant Squid

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    Just a new kid on the block. He will come out when it feels comfortable.

    By the way..how did you add it to the display tank??
     
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  6. HORTON16

    HORTON16 Sea Dragon

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    I have the same situation I got a pygmy wrasse or a possum wrasse w/e you want to call it two days ago.
    I saw it for a second yesterday when I was looking at the back of the tank.

    Havn't seen it since then not even for feeding.

    It's okay?
     
    HORTON16, May 26, 2008
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  7. Uvajed

    Uvajed Flamingo Tongue

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    I bought a diamond goby, he didn't appear for 3 days. I thought I killed him. No sign of him at all. I realized, he was just getting used to his new environment. Now, he's out and about and 'claiming' his territory. He' seems happy.

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    Uvajed, May 27, 2008
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