just frustrated!

[dad]

I got my order in early today from the "u-build it".
I was very proud of the coral banded shrimp and the peppermints.
Now that I have my lights on; they are nowhere to be found!
I've taken a flashlight to every corner of the tank and nothing.
I took all my water readings and they are normal?
Everything else I ordered seems to be doing fine.
I can understand the peppermints hiding because they are so small, but not the coral banded!?
Sorry, I am really just disapointed not to see anything. I'm afraid that something happened to him,

 

[byrself]

i would say to give it a few days. i'm sure they will pop out after they get aquainted to the new surroundings. anything you add to your tank will most likely need an adjustment period.

 

[fishfood]

when i got my order the peppermint shrimp hid for at least 2 or 3 weeks before they would come out in the open on a regular basis. Just give them a little time. I finally found the emerald crab too. I thought he died about a month ago but he is still in there.

 

[dad]

Thanks for the replys, but the coral banded?
I really do not see how he could hide!
Like I said; I'm just disapointed.Maybe I'm also concerned.
If they do show up, I'll post the good news.
THX again.

 

[byrself]

if you are referring to the fact that they use corals as a "host", then don't rely on that because that's all apart of them feeding, not for protection. it'll come out soon enough.
btw-did you acclimate them properly?

 

[deucey]

Hey dad....do you have ANY dottybacks....especially a neon dottyback...if you do that is prob what happen to them..... dottybacks are very aggressive with it comes to shimp and crabs....its meal time for them!! I had two shimp in my tank and i had a neon dottyback and he killed both of them and my emerald crab!!...just a thought!....GOOD LUCK.....HAPPY REEFING!

 

[birdy]

I just got an order today too and the only thing I can see is my feather duster and that's because it can't move! It is quite normal for inverts and fish to hide until they are more comfortable in their surroundings. I can imagine how scared they must be after the whole catching and shipping process, they don't realize they are now in a safe place.
By the way are your lights on? I find it is better to leave them off the first day or two, or at least reduce the amount of time they are on.

 

[dad]

Good news! I got home from work and brfore the light came on, I took a flashlight and sure anough, there was the coral banded!
I still do not know where he was hiding but I'm happy just the same,

 

[wamp]

Dad,
My CBS hides all day. Only comes out when I feed the tank or after the lights go off. Mine hangs upside down from a rock all day. Usually in the same spot. Fish swim by and he just sits there. When my sailfin was sick he would hang out beside the CBS. I guess he thought it would clean him like a cleaner shrimp would..
P.S. If you see him floating around the tank. Don't worry. They Molt! The first time I saw this, I though mine was dead...