I recently introduced a Naoko's Fairy Wrasse into my tank a few days ago. He has been pretty timid, hiding within the rock. I was able to get him to eat yesterday. Today he came right out once I turned the flow off and I saw it as an opportunity to feed him. He readily accepted it.
This evening I saw him out in the tank and decided to feed him. He ate a decent amount again. However I noticed him in one specific area in the tank, no longer in the rock scape but underneath an octospawn where he’s hanging out. He keeps going back and forth between swimming/flashing to lying on his side. He will swim for a minute or two then lay on his side for 20-30 seconds. I have only kept Leopard Wrasse and one other Fairy/Flasher Wrasse prior. I don’t recall either exhibiting this behavior. However he did come from a tank with sand and is now in a BB tank.
Not sure how common it is for this specific wrasse to exhibit the “faking death” behavior. I suppose one question is, are there other signs to look out for which should be considered more alarming or is this behavior fairly common when first introduced and or stressed?
Everything I’ve heard is that they’re very fast swimmers but so far he has been very timid/cautious and anything but fast.
Any shared knowledge and or input on this is appreciated.
Additionally I’ve noticed that on one side of his tail the markings look different. Not sure if his fine got damaged when netting him following the drip acclimation. This photo was taken just now during his up/down episode.
This evening I saw him out in the tank and decided to feed him. He ate a decent amount again. However I noticed him in one specific area in the tank, no longer in the rock scape but underneath an octospawn where he’s hanging out. He keeps going back and forth between swimming/flashing to lying on his side. He will swim for a minute or two then lay on his side for 20-30 seconds. I have only kept Leopard Wrasse and one other Fairy/Flasher Wrasse prior. I don’t recall either exhibiting this behavior. However he did come from a tank with sand and is now in a BB tank.
Not sure how common it is for this specific wrasse to exhibit the “faking death” behavior. I suppose one question is, are there other signs to look out for which should be considered more alarming or is this behavior fairly common when first introduced and or stressed?
Everything I’ve heard is that they’re very fast swimmers but so far he has been very timid/cautious and anything but fast.
Any shared knowledge and or input on this is appreciated.
Additionally I’ve noticed that on one side of his tail the markings look different. Not sure if his fine got damaged when netting him following the drip acclimation. This photo was taken just now during his up/down episode.
