Confused and nervous.

Longnose Hawkfish · Jun 9, 2015

So I got home today and i walk into my room and look at my fish tank and I see my melanarus wrasse laying on the sand. I freaked out and thought he was dead. I just dealt with flukes and I am pretty sure I got rid of them. I checked with a fw dip on one of my fish and it did not have any. Anyway back to what happened. I see the fish, and he sees me and immediately starts swimming again. Now he's acting just like normal. I don't know what happened. He was laying on the sand and then popped up. Any help would be great. Thanks!

aqualov3r · Jun 9, 2015

Hello, this is my first day with this reef2reef member thing and I hope this post works cuz my other ones I don't think got posted in the right spot :/....BUT I have a lunar wrasse that does the same thing, he lays in his little hole under a rock and doesn't do anything, I've heard they could be nocturnal? Or they go thru a growth phase? Where they become lazy n don't do anything for awhile but eventually grow out of it... I'm having the same problem, but mine doesn't move wen I go to the tank

Longnose Hawkfish · Jun 9, 2015

Now he lays in the frogspawn. And welcome your post worked. He still eats.

so mad right now. Favorite fish in the tank.

Longnose Hawkfish · Jun 9, 2015

Should I dose prazi or put seachem matrix in the food. I don't know what is going on. Looks fine and is a good weight. Super frustrated.

4FordFamily · Jun 9, 2015

Honestly sometimes wrasse just act goofy. If he's eating in not sure what else you can do.

[HASHTAG]#humblefish[/HASHTAG] might have more useful advice or concur

aqualov3r · Jun 9, 2015

Does he eat during the day like can u see him eat?

Longnose Hawkfish · Jun 9, 2015

I just fed and he eats.

Longnose Hawkfish · Jun 9, 2015

But he's not acting his normal self. When he sees me he acts more normal but when I leave the room he goes to the frogspawn. Never seen him do this before

Longnose Hawkfish · Jun 9, 2015

Trying to decide if I should go with prazi

4FordFamily · Jun 9, 2015

If you properly dosed prazi and followed instructions I wound t do it again. Wrasse are more fragile with regards to medication, and the stress might finish him off. It's low risk for healthy wrasse but it might seal the deal

Longnose Hawkfish · Jun 9, 2015

If anyone asks for numbers,
Ammonia 0
Nitrates 0
Phosphates .02
Temp 81
Salinity 1.024

Longnose Hawkfish · Jun 9, 2015

I just don't know what to do.

4FordFamily · Jun 9, 2015

Temp is a bit high but I've kept them in tanks that swing 78-82 without issue. I think 78 is the magic number for best results across the most species.

I doubt that's the issue however.

Wbrian · Jun 9, 2015

I'd consider putting him in a qt tank and observing it for a while. Might be fine, but if not, better to be in QT...

Longnose Hawkfish · Jun 9, 2015

Can't catch him right now and don't have a permanent qt. Will need to setup one in the morning.

Longnose Hawkfish · Jun 9, 2015

Ya I know my temp is high at 81 but I don't want to buy a chiller to cool it down. Will order a fan for the surface of the tank

NicksMixedReef · Jun 9, 2015

My mystery wrasse lays on top of one of my big Acropora in my tank, didn't start doing it till about a month ago. I think all wrasse are quirky. I'm not too sure about the temperature, yeah 81 is high but I've seen reef tanks at 81 that look amazing too

NicksMixedReef · Jun 10, 2015

Frozen 2 liters of water would cool down the tank too for now

Longnose Hawkfish · Jun 10, 2015

Hopefully it is just an odd habit. We will see what happens in the morning and go from there

aqualov3r · Jun 10, 2015

At least yours is eating... Mine doesn't eat, well I don't see him eat, he's very plump n not emaciated or anything so he's something in there, I do notice I hav less hermit crabs than before... He's a weird fella