Cleaner Wrasse Disappeared

[Deo]

Hi, Had a cleaner wrasse for a week now who started eating and swimming around the very first day. Yesterday, he was late in coming out; about half an hour after the lights turn on in the morning. Today, he has not come out yet after 3 hours already. Do these guys bury themselves in the sand just like most wrasses? I have 1 bicolor angel, 1 yellow damsel, 1 mandarin, 1 juvenile dragon wrasse, 1 percula, 1 coral banded shrimp, 1 blue damsel. Is is possible that one of these guys harassed or ate the wrasse?

 

[Anonymous]

He might have been killed, and it's just as well if he was. Cleaner wrasses don't eat well, and almost always die in captivity. This is a known truism with this fish. Try and read up a bit on a species you are interested in, wiegh the pros and cons, and purchase accordingly.
Jim

 

[benneb1897201vw]

I had the same thing happen to mine. I went on vacation though for about 3 days, came back and he was gone. I have a really mean spotted hawkfish and I figure he was the culprit, he always is harassing other fish, guess I'll never know though.

 

[wdt2000]

Check you overflow and your sump. I have found mine in my overflow about 10 times and once in my sump.

 

[Vinman]

Most likely your wrasse has died to starvation and is in his favorite sleeping hold. Mine is about 3 months old and eats brine, formula one and nori but time will tell how long he will last.

 

[arnprior]

check the floor,he may have jumped out.I had on dissapear on me and when I moved the tank about 6 months later I found him all dried up stuck to the carpet behind the tank.

 

[arnprior]

check the floor,he may have jumped out.I had on dissapear on me and when I moved the tank about 6 months later I found him all dried up stuck to the carpet behind the tank.

 

[Deo]

Thanks for the replies. My drain to the sump is covered with a net; he can't be in the sump. My tank is almost covered but with a slim chance, he may have jumped/sneaked thru the little opening; i'll check the floor tonight. Lastly, he was aggresively eating frozen bloodworms just yesterday, unlikely that he died of starvation; at least not yet. But Ok, from now on, i'll shy away from these cute little guys.