Sand burying wrasse in QT

[Bigfish of La.]

How long can my yellow wrasse stay burrowed in the sand?

Does their metabolism slow down when they burry?
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[eatbreakfast]

I've heard of instances of up to 6 weeks, though it usually isn't that long.

Fish don't technically 'sleep', but they do 'slow down'.

 

[4FordFamily]

I've heard of instances of up to 6 weeks, though it usually isn't that long.

Fish don't technically 'sleep', but they do 'slow down'.

This exactly. I was one that was 5-6 weeks for a lime green halichoeres!

 

[Isaac Alves]

My Yellow Coris Wrasse was in the sand for almost 7 weeks. I figured he died. Then one day there he was like nothing happened.

 

[Bigfish of La.]

I've heard of instances of up to 6 weeks, though it usually isn't that long.

Fish don't technically 'sleep', but they do 'slow down'.

If I treat the other fish in QT with meds, if he stays buried, is he being treated..??

 

[Isaac Alves]

How much sand do you have in your QT? I usually use a small Tupperware container. This pic is from when I QT'd my two leopard Wrasses.

The water was full therapeutic levels of copper. But they would come out to eat. It took a week for one to come out in this particular QT session.

 

[Bigfish of La.]

How much sand do you have in your QT? I usually use a small Tupperware container. This pic is from when I QT'd my two leopard Wrasses.

The water was full therapeutic levels of copper. But they would come out to eat. It took a week for one to come out in this particular QT session.

I have a small container with sand and the yellow wrasse is only 2”. I also have a beautiful exquisite and a carpenter. The yellow found the sand in about 5 min and disappeared. The other 2 are eating. If yellow stays buried, is he being treated?

 

[Isaac Alves]

The copper treated water will be flowing through the sand. The wrasse, even in its mucus cocoon will be slowly breathing and pushing water through the sand. They will also be burrowing through the sand which will also push water through.

It's probably more about the length of time in QT. In my case, I do 6 weeks. During that time, the animal has been pulling in copper treated water whether in the sand or not.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Treatment still works if they are buried.

 

[Heavymman]

How much sand do you have in your QT? I usually use a small Tupperware container. This pic is from when I QT'd my two leopard Wrasses.

The water was full therapeutic levels of copper. But they would come out to eat. It took a week for one to come out in this particular QT session.

I have a similar setup and I’m following @HotRocks current QT process for a Yellow Coris and Diamond Tail. Only difference is I do a FW dip Intially. After the FW dip I guided the Yellow into the sand bed where it buried itself. Will it come out for feeding time tomorrow you think?

 

[Saltyanimals]

Treatment still works if they are buried.

I hope this statement from @eatbreakfast is still true. =)

I have a pair or coris on day 5 of copper power at 2.0. One of the two is out and about just fine. the 2nd and larger one is surprisingly still in the small container of sand I put in the QT for them. I know they will hide thus I didn't go looking for the larger one until this morning. Stirring him did get him out of the sand for about 10 seconds before he went back inside. Then off to research move because he's been hiding for 5 days. .Does that mean he hasn't really been medicate for 5 days?

There is no flow that would push the medicated water into the sand container aside from the smaller one going into the same container at night to sleep. I'm questioning the treatment of the copper and other meds that may not be effectively getting into the sand container.

I did noticed red marks where the fins meet the body. He wasn't out long enough for me to take a photo, but it was on both sides. Maybe just sand irritation. I just hope there is enough meds getting into the sand...

 

[Troylee]

I hope this statement from @eatbreakfast is still true. =)

I have a pair or coris on day 5 of copper power at 2.0. One of the two is out and about just fine. the 2nd and larger one is surprisingly still in the small container of sand I put in the QT for them. I know they will hide thus I didn't go looking for the larger one until this morning. Stirring him did get him out of the sand for about 10 seconds before he went back inside. Then off to research move because he's been hiding for 5 days. .Does that mean he hasn't really been medicate for 5 days?

There is no flow that would push the medicated water into the sand container aside from the smaller one going into the same container at night to sleep. I'm questioning the treatment of the copper and other meds that may not be effectively getting into the sand container.

I did noticed red marks where the fins meet the body. He wasn't out long enough for me to take a photo, but it was on both sides. Maybe just sand irritation. I just hope there is enough meds getting into the sand...

Those red marks are mostly likely stress.. mine did that when I chased him around with a net to switch tanks.. it took about 3 hours after he was in the new tank and they disappeared..

 

[Saltyanimals]

Those red marks are mostly likely stress.. mine did that when I chased him around with a net to switch tanks.. it took about 3 hours after he was in the new tank and they disappeared..

Thanks. What is he stressed about? Been hiding out for 5 days just chilling in the sand. lol

Any thoughts on effectiveness of medicine getting into the sand container?

@evolved I recall was also one of our resident wrasse experts.

 

[Troylee]

Thanks. What is he stressed about? Been hiding out for 5 days just chilling in the sand. lol

Any thoughts on effectiveness of medicine getting into the sand container?

@evolved I recall was also one of our resident wrasse experts.

It has to get in the sand there’s no way around it., it’s wet lol.. . that’s one reason we don’t use live rock in a quarantine because the rocks can bind it and leech out over time.

 

[Saltyanimals]

It has to get in the sand there’s no way around it., it’s wet lol.. . that’s one reason we don’t use live rock in a quarantine because the rocks can bind it and leech out over time.

Agreed we don't use live rock in QT. The sand container is the only exception for the wrasse, but I can see a well mixed Cu tank would be everywhere "wet", but adding meds such as metro, prazi, etc as a new addition to the tank. I can't see enough of the mixing action to push the meds into the sand. Maybe I am overthinking it. =)