Fish MIA- What to do?

[ming69]

Bought a yellow wrasse a week ago. Saw it briefly for the 1st 2 days and was never seen again.

How would I know if it is still alive? Was told that it was not advisable to go dig for it. But I only have a 2-footer and is worried that a dead fish might crash the tank.

Pls advise.

[jamomatt]

jus monitor for any spikes lo... I see alot of ppl their yellow wrasse MIA for months wan

[AMDer]

do u have hermit crabs or any scavengers?

[asg]

dangerous dangerous

[ming69]

Have 2 turbo snails & a cleaner shrimp

Other LS includes a six line, a b/w butterflyfish, a false clown & 2 firefish.

Just saw the wrasse briefly this evening. lying on one of the rocks, the eyes looked puffy. Wonder if it will survive.......

Not sure if there's a crab hiding in the rocks. Thought I caught them. But saw the cleaner shrimp tearing up one. Don't know if it was just a shell or the crab. (lost a couple of fish to crab. )

[nakazoru]

If the fish is dead... it take only a while to decompose.... w/o you even witnessing....

[flying carpet]

Time to get a new one.

[ming69]

Err... you mean the fish with puffy eyes means that it won't survive?

[brittlestars]

Bro, if I'm not wrong, yellow wrasse likes to bury itself in sand so that may be what it did... Try checking out your tank for it when lights are off?

[ming69]

Would it be better if I leave fish in beta box for a few days b4 releasing it into the tank? I mean, if I do get new fishes.

[asg]

IMO, if you do not have any aggressive fish in the tank, it is better to release directing after aclimation (to save the new fish from further stress in the beta box).

if there is aggressive fish... then it is better to let them say hello for a few days before release

[ming69]

Thanks for the advise andtsq.

I think the 6 line likes to check out new fishes. My clown was a bully when it was in my 1-footer. Now it's been kept in line by the 6line.

Guess i'd better put new fish in beta. Those two seems to be a bit bossy for comfort.

[jervismun]

A dead/rotting Yellow Wrasse will not crash your tank if you have a workable protein skimmer... maybe what you can do is do a 10% water change weekly (if you are not already doing so). Don't worry bro... your tank will not crash so easily... unless it's a rotten Anemone

Agree with bro andtsg... some Wrasses require sand bed for them to hide for resting or whenever they feel threaten... being in a betta box can be quite stressful for wrasses (if not for all fishes). Imagine being trapped in a tank within a tank

[ming69]

Saw movement in the sand earlier in the evening when I moved some rocks to catch a crab. (This one quite big )

Guess the fish is still alive.

Many thanks to all the bros for the advise.

[fishtalk1517]

Bro Ming,

Not to worry too MUCH as I had my kole tang, naso tang ,blenny and er.... many fishes which also disappeared in my tank. P>S not all died at the same time, its so far these few fishes that died periodically over some time.

So far, yet to see their remains (Skeleton ) So not to worry too much. should not spike ur water perimeter greatly unless its a BIG fish

[ming69]

Me sis not bro...Well actually auntie already.... kids in avatar are my 3 sons.

[fishtalk1517]

Me sis not bro...Well actually auntie already.... kids in avatar are my 3 sons.

Oops.... sori sis ah..... Great bubbly buddle of kids there

[ming69]

Just found the corpse of the yellow wrasse.

Thot it was going to make it...... Oh well....

[jun]

my blue damsel was missing..... couldn't even find its bone or corpse....could it be eaten up by other fishes? now onli hav 4 damsels and a boxer... could tis 5 ate my blue damsel??

[fishtalk1517]

my blue damsel was missing..... couldn't even find its bone or corpse....could it be eaten up by other fishes? now onli hav 4 damsels and a boxer... could tis 5 ate my blue damsel??

boxer could be the culprit in cleaning up the corpse of the missing fish

[gtrigger]

Hi bro.

Do keep an eye on the six-liner, it is quite an aggresive fish esp, to other wrasses.

[jun]

boxer could be the culprit in cleaning up the corpse of the missing fish

but it is juz 1 day lei(yesterday i saw, today gone).... the boxer can finished up the whole dead body + the bone ar??