Lost a Wrasse

[Connie]

My Scott's Fairy Wrasse actually died of head trauma from hitting the glass so hard.

 

[Connie]

Great point Evolved on the PAR, gas exchange etc. Thanks!

 

[evolved]

When I had wrasses they would jump and hit themselves off the t5's and the reflectors ouch! You think after doing that a couple times they would learn.

Why would they learn? Moving upwards as a defense route is natural behavior for them. The only thing is, having the surface less than two feet away isn't so natural for them.

 

[evolved]

Great point Evolved on the PAR, gas exchange etc. Thanks!

:wink:

 

[shred5]

I had to do this after losing a new flasher a while back. I knew better too, I like to learn things the hard way though

With Wrases is not if its going to happen it is when...

With jawfish they do it at night.

I have no cords going into my tank. I use Vortechs and everything else is in the sump.. Mine is a 75 with a brace so I made 2 screens. They are so easy to make its not funny. There is a few threads on how to make them around and I believe brs has a video. They really look nice.

 

[The Candy Shop]

Sorry for your lost!

 

[maharsreef]

Thats a bummer, I have netting covering my tank, and have wrasses jump right through the squares and end up dead. I don't keep
flashers anymore, and they are my favorites.....

 

[evolved]

1/4" mesh or it's just a false sense of security, unfortunately. Anything larger is too big.