Worst luck ever?!?...

xcali1985

Active Member
So I bought a mated pair of Blue Star Leopard Wrasses, took them home, 2 hour acclimation, insert into the tank, they dive into the sand bed. Alright... lights off, check on you in the morning. Next day, no sign of he wrasse, that's normal, expecting a few days before seeing them regularly. So next day, maintenance day, time to clean everything up, wipe the glass, clean skimmer..... what a minute, WTH!
The female wrasse inside the skimmer!!!!!!
How the Hell!!!
She managed to go between my overflow teeth, down the stand pipe, through the overflow lines. Into the sump, up over a baffle. Then into the intake of my skimmer pump. Got trapped under the bubble plate. The flow so strong it pinned her against it and started to push her body through the holes.
Had to disassemble the entire skimmer to get her out. By then it was too late.
Freak of nature or Death wish?
 

deejeff442

Active Member
folowing the water flow i guess.i had a perc clown i couldnt find.i found her swimming against the water current in the pipe under the tank from the durso.sorry bout your fish.
 
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siptang

Guest
Wow.... this is first time I heard of such thing... sorry...
 

flower

Well-Known Member
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Originally Posted by Xcali1985 http:///t/390011/worst-luck-ever#post_3450833
So I bought a mated pair of Blue Star Leopard Wrasses, took them home, 2 hour acclimation, insert into the tank, they dive into the sand bed. Alright... lights off, check on you in the morning. Next day, no sign of he wrasse, that's normal, expecting a few days before seeing them regularly. So next day, maintenance day, time to clean everything up, wipe the glass, clean skimmer..... what a minute, WTH!
The female wrasse inside the skimmer!!!!!!
How the Hell!!!
She managed to go between my overflow teeth, down the stand pipe, through the overflow lines. Into the sump, up over a baffle. Then into the intake of my skimmer pump. Got trapped under the bubble plate. The flow so strong it pinned her against it and started to push her body through the holes.
Had to disassemble the entire skimmer to get her out. By then it was too late.
Freak of nature or Death wish?
Death wish...wrasses just want to die. If they can't commit sushi by jumping out of the tank, they get inventive. Sorry for the loss, what a bummer.
 
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