Fairy Wrasse Disappearance...

[inline6]

Is my Wrasse RIP yet, no sign for 4 days now.
No spike in amonia, nothing out of the ordinary,
except for the missing fish.

 

[ctxmonitor]

4 days, huh.. most likely a gonna if it past the one week period. So you still might have a slim chances it pop back out.

Best of luck. I just got one that look very similar.

 

[regal]

Do you have a wet-dry filter/sump? I used to have goby and clown that went through the overflow into the sump and getting caught on the bio-ball chamber.

 

[inline6]

Do you have a wet-dry filter/sump? I used to have goby and clown that went through the overflow into the sump and getting caught on the bio-ball chamber.

Checked that already, not sure what happened.
I've lost small fishes before, but this fish is almost 2"!

 

[Barnacle_Blenny]

IMO you may have a hungry crab. I had a problem losing little fish until i set a trap and caught three of these evil bastards. I was amazed since I had never seen them and my live rock was shipped dry to me.

 

[inline6]

Well, I'm monitoring the amonia level right now daily.
Nothing yet, I only have 2 small hermits and alot of snails, no feeding frenzy w/the snails as of yet.
Haven't seen any hitch hiking crabs of any kind yet.

BTW - have you seen the scarface blenny in any stores lately (your avatar)?

 

[Barnacle_Blenny]

You won't see the crabs that's my point. Most are nocturnal. They trap your poor fish while he's hiding at night. It could also be a mantis shrimp. In this case you could have accidently squished him while you were moving rock since they usually sleep in your DSB. There also is the chance he was just sick and died in your sand while he slept.

I strongly advise all people with any kind of setup to do a soda bottle trap its cheap and easy and you'll be amazed at what you catch.

 

[inline6]

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alive, healthy & eating like a hog.
Almost 5 days.

 

[ulmo]

Cool! I like the way this story turned out.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Sand bed hiding 101 wrasse specialty!!! LOL Good that he's back.

 

[Barnacle_Blenny]

glad he came out!!! I'd still do the coke bottle trap though for at least a week see what interesting things you'll catch.

 

[prattreef]

Glad he came out of hiding. Cirrhilabrus lubbocki is a great little fish. Just wait until he starts "flashing" at his reflection or another inhabitant. For the record though, Cirrhilabrus species fairy wrasses (as well as Flasher wrasses) do not bury in the sand. He was just very adept at finding a place in the rockwork that hid him from your view.

Randy

 

[inline6]

Thanks for all the info Guys.
I love the delicate coloration of this fish.
It was indeed a rare find at FT, goes to show if you go there everyday you'll sure to find something good.....
(not that I go there everyday, however I do live a few streets away).

 

[Vic8361]

Glad to read the good new's.

Vic