Wrasse MIA? after clownfish babies?

steallife904 · Feb 13, 2019

Ok so last night my clowns eggs hatched and filled my display with fry for the first time. Gone this morning. What is also odd is i cannot find my flasher wrasse? He has been in the tank 2 months, eats, isn't bothered by anyone much. I have a canopy with screen around it so he can't jump out. I checked filter sock and sump and looked around just in case but nothing. Maybe in the actually overflow somehow, there are a couple little holes that maybe he could have jumped into??? I will try to check. Wondering though if he is randomly hiding right now? Could the clown fry have any relation? Maybe he ate and is full and hiding, lol??? Im off today so normally not home to look right now so maybe he does this from time to time during the day?

Frtdrmrose7 · Feb 13, 2019

steallife904 said:
Ok so last night my clowns eggs hatched and filled my display with fry for the first time. Gone this morning. What is also odd is i cannot find my flasher wrasse? He has been in the tank 2 months, eats, isn't bothered by anyone much. I have a canopy with screen around it so he can't jump out. I checked filter sock and sump and looked around just in case but nothing. Maybe in the actually overflow somehow, there are a couple little holes that maybe he could have jumped into??? I will try to check. Wondering though if he is randomly hiding right now? Could the clown fry have any relation? Maybe he ate and is full and hiding, lol??? Im off today so normally not home to look right now so maybe he does this from time to time during the day?

How have the clowns been acting? Any aggression?

steallife904 · Feb 13, 2019

not any different or aggressive that i have noticed

ngoodermuth · Feb 13, 2019

How big is the tank? Any other fish occupants acting strange?

I can’t imagine it’s related, other than flashers being a bit timid...and clowns more aggressive when breeding.

Jesterrace · Feb 13, 2019

If you have a big tank, I would definitely check your overflow (sounds like you checked the sock and the sump already).

steallife904 · Feb 14, 2019

Tank is a 150

No one acting any different. I cleaned out the overflow last night and checked. Didn't see him. Still don't this morning. Either hiding very good for some reason or a goner???