sly
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I have had problems with my lunar wrasse ever since I added some new fish to the tank. He chased one of them (blenny) through the rocks and got stuck overnight. I found him in the morning and dug him out and he kind of slithered down to hide... the problem is, he has been hiding ever since. I tried to funnel some food soaked in FRESH garlic and he still hadn't come out. I battled him for about 5 weeks and never could get him to come out of hiding. He came out once only to have the other fish bully him.
Anyway I pulled him out yesterday and he is remarkably still alive. His color has faded some but he still had enough energy to run away from me while I tried to net him. I put him by himself in a 10 gallon tank with some new "dead" gravel and his live rock that he liked to hide under. It is a big piece, probably 10 pounds or more. I put in some chaetomorpha algae and one maxijet 1200 for circulation. I put a plant grow light over the whole thing.
Do you think this will be enough filtration for him? I may put in some carbon but haven't yet. I have no other filters but I think the live rock will be good enough.
What should I do to try to feed him? He may be malnurished. I gave him some mysis shrimp (frozen cube) soaked in fresh garlic today but I don't think he ate it. I will eventuall have to put him in a bigger tank or give him to the LFS as the 10 gallon is really too small for him. Any general advice or criticisms?
Thanks. :thinking:
Anyway I pulled him out yesterday and he is remarkably still alive. His color has faded some but he still had enough energy to run away from me while I tried to net him. I put him by himself in a 10 gallon tank with some new "dead" gravel and his live rock that he liked to hide under. It is a big piece, probably 10 pounds or more. I put in some chaetomorpha algae and one maxijet 1200 for circulation. I put a plant grow light over the whole thing.
Do you think this will be enough filtration for him? I may put in some carbon but haven't yet. I have no other filters but I think the live rock will be good enough.
What should I do to try to feed him? He may be malnurished. I gave him some mysis shrimp (frozen cube) soaked in fresh garlic today but I don't think he ate it. I will eventuall have to put him in a bigger tank or give him to the LFS as the 10 gallon is really too small for him. Any general advice or criticisms?
Thanks. :thinking: