Missing Six Line Wrasse

[Palindromebaby]

Unfortunately this has happened once before in the whole 2 months I have had the tank. My six line wrasse disappeared last night after I reorganized the rocks to add another chunk of live rock. What are the chances that the wrasse got trapped in a hide hole he went into when I started moving everything? I don't feel like any of the rocks are so close together to the sides or back that it couldn't get out but my concern is would it have gone up in a hole in the bottom of a rock? Some of the upper rocks have now become lower rocks so if he went up a hole he could be trapped. I tried feeding to see if that would draw him out and no go so far. How long would you wait before really worrying? The last time it disappeared I swear I lifted every single rock and still couldn't find the creature! This is a 12gal Biocube so there isn't that much rock real estate. With the new rock there is now a whole 17 lbs of live rock. Thanks!

 

[doughboy]

check if it jumped out.
or it could be buried in the sand, if so, the wrasse will come out in a day or so.
it is not likely to be trapped in the rocks.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Sixlines don't bury in the sand, so it won't be there.

It possibly jumped out or into the back compartment.

Depending on the type of rocks, it is also possible that he is in a crevice. It would be possible for him to still be hiding, but also possible for him to be trapped.

 

[doughboy]

my sixline did. if you google six line wrasse bury sand, you will see they do.

 

[eatbreakfast]

They sleep in a mucus coccoon at night in the rocks. They may choose a crevice right at the sandb but they do not bury. Googling confirms this. So please post a source where they do. And if it does bury than it has probably been misidentified.

These are the genera that bury: Anampses, Coris, Halichoeres, Macropharyngodon, Pseudocoris, Pseudojuloides, Xenojulis, Novaculichtys, Pseudodax, Novaculops Xyrichtys, Suezichthys, Minilabrus, Hologymnosus

Pseudocheilinus, which is the genus sixline wrasses are in all create a mucus cocoon. In fact the same is true of the most closely related genera which includes Paracheilinus, Cirrhilabrus, Pteragogus, Oxycheilinus, and Cheilinus.

 

[LetItReef]

Yes, check the back compartment. My 6line is still on the back chamber of my IM40

 

[doughboy]

I stand corrected.

 

[Palindromebaby]

I checked the back when I got home. Little bugger was in there. Of course I had to remove the heater and pump and everything else before I could snag him. Doesn't seem any worse for wear so far. Thanks for recommending to check the back I have no idea how it could have gotten there without me seeing it.