Sleeping wrasse

[basile]

Does anybody know if a wrasse can sleep 2 days in a row in the sand, i mean my melanus wrasse is new, previously owned, 4" long, thick and in my display refugium with my frogfish whos about the same size.


Ya i know what is she doing there. Well long story short she's there to get rid of the flat worm infestation while i gave 5 huge silverside to my frogfish who is not the size of a blimp. He was that big when the wrasse was there and swimming. I know they sleep in the sand but 2 days.


I have a hard time to beleive that Grouper , my frogfish could even swallow her after 5 silverside the size of sardines. He would of blown up! And i've check all around the floor, no trace outside the box. So its was suggested to me she was sleeping after a huge flatworm meal ....What do you think??

 

[phillrodrigo]

It's possible. My meleranus kind of did this but would come out for a few minutes then go back into the sand. How much time do you spend around the tank. Check right before the lights come on and you may see a head poking out of the sand waiting for the lights to come on. It's pretty funny.

 

[basile]

Yep it just came out , its the first fish i ever see do that kind of stunt. I feed my frog fish everyday to make sure he's not hungry.


I know that when full they stop eating, thats what i'm hoping for until she finish getting the flat worms cleared up. She know's he's there she pecked him on the tail a few times lol , he barely moved lol.


She's huge , he would have to be very hungry and empty to be able to fit her in his stomach he's bloated as it is with sardines and silversides, lol.

 

[fragman4]

Melanarus can stay in the sand for a couple days when first introduced. if they feel threatened unfortunately they will stay there forever and die off