Lineatus Fairy Wrasse keeps knocking himself out.

[Andrew Schubert]

well don't know if he knocked himself out again or what. But came home from work and he was laying died on the bottom of the tank today :-(

 

[ca1ore]

Ah, that’s a bummer. I have a 5” male and he is spectacular. Just bad luck I’d imagine.

 

[Andrew Schubert]

Ah, that’s a bummer. I have a 5” male and he is sparcracular. Just bad luck I’d imagine.

Guess that's what I get for naming him "Lucky". His colors reminded me of Lucky Charms...lol, not so much. In my 5 months reefing he is now my first fish I've lost :-(.

 

[HotRocks]

Talking about the Clearview lids made by Artfully Acrylic. No direct shadowing from the mesh at all, less light intensity reduction than a solid glass or acrylic lid, and keeps the tank much cooler. If it still gets a bit warm in the summer, it's easy to have a fan blow across the water surface right through the lid.

I agree. Artfully acrylic makes great stuff. They will customize to fit any application as well. They are a must with wrasses. Wrasse do dart into glass but they typically jump upward. So the mesh prevents serious damage. Here is mine:

 

[HotRocks]

well don't know if he knocked himself out again or what. But came home from work and he was laying died on the bottom of the tank today :-(

Sorry to hear that

 

[Victoria M]

well don't know if he knocked himself out again or what. But came home from work and he was laying died on the bottom of the tank today :-(

aw, that is sad.

 

[rkpetersen]

well don't know if he knocked himself out again or what. But came home from work and he was laying died on the bottom of the tank today :-(

I'm very sorry for your loss. I still miss mine tbh.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Now..........

 

[vetteguy53081]

Typical of wrasse and I agree on the net type cover for both light penetration and safety of fish.

 

[Gahngoo]

Has anyone had this problem with their wrasse...

Sounds like you bought a defective unit.

 

[VJM 21]

I’m sorry to hear that. I lost a terminal male Rhomboid that was similar (very easily frightened). He jumped out of the one small gap in my screen cover, which I addressed after that incident. I came home to find him dead on top of the screen.

 

[tdileo]

Sorry to hear about your loss of such a beautiful fish
This post must’ve brought back my bad luck. Last night I was looking at my tank as the lights shut off and my cleaner wrasse darted and hit the rocks so hard he knocked himself out. After a few minutes he got up, swam upside down in circles and died. Cheap, but was still one of my favorite fish. All losses are unfortunate in my opinion though.