wrasse.. in a bubble?

galina

galina

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Earlier this morning, while my fish were sleeping, I turned on my room's light and I saw a wierd bubble all around my cleaner wrasse. It seemed to be made of some kind of mucus, and when I turned on the light, the wrasse started waking up and struggling to push it's way out, which it did.
I read in all my books that wrasses like to dig in the sand bed.. but there was a big bubble of mucus all around the fish!
Once he left it and went to the other side of the tank, I fished it out. It was all gooey.
THis was my wrasse's first night in the tank.. could some kind of stress have caused him to do this?
THe bubble was clear.. there was no air inside, and h was breathing fine.
Can anyone explain what was happening there?
Galina
 
galina

galina

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Wow.. that's really interesting.
I didn't think a small little cleaner wrasse would do that though.
Thanks for the info :) .. very wierd though.. <img src="graemlins//urrr.gif" border="0" alt="[urrr]" />
 
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fossilcrab

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LOL ... yeah ! I have my wrasse like that too. Its like a bubble of thin transparent mucus. It was soo funny cos' the guy is sleeping underneath the rock. Literally sleeping on his side with a blanket on !!! It look to me more on a protective "forced field" so nobody will disturb him while he's asleep. He's doing fine and won't stop "tickling" the others. :p
Ray.
 
galina

galina

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Haha.. It;s kind of cute.. but I thought he had somehow died some strange death... I mean, he was lying on his side, with mucus all around him and I got a little worried.
Does your wrasse do it every night?
Galina
 
old hermit

old hermit

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i have a six line and he does the same thing ever night for the most part. he slleps wedged in between rocks and he loks dead. but he is fine all day so i thing it is normal.
 
galina

galina

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My wrasse is very active during the day. The most active in my aquarium... the other day, first day I had when I thought he was dead when he was snoozing. I even started to fish him out but suddenly he woke up and gave me this dirty look.. er.. maybe I imagined that bit, but I won't disturb his beauty sleep again. :)
Galina
 
galina

galina

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It's a hawaiian cleaner wrasse.. it was pretty cool. :)
The other night I saw him again sleeping behind the powerheads intake stick thing.. above the suction. The way he sleeps.. I constantly think he's dead. <img src="graemlins//urrr.gif" border="0" alt="[urrr]" />
Galina
 
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aidan b

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Hi,

Mine does the same every night, he is just in his own little bubble. Must try to stay up and watch him do it!
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Originally Posted by Aidan B http:///t/30747/wrasse-in-a-bubble#post_3532335
Hi,

Mine does the same every night, he is just in his own little bubble. Must try to stay up and watch him do it!

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