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My Six Line has performed a magic trick! :(


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    Default My Six Line has performed a magic trick! :(

    Hello Captive Reefs,
    I would be thrilled if someone coudl solve this mystery for me. Around 9:30 p.m., my Six Line Wrasse was doing fine and looked healthy in my 29 gallon BioCube. I went out for a bit with my friends and my parents cleaned the glass interior of my tank for a clearer view of the sea life around 11:30 p.m. When I got home, I noticed my six line wrasse was sitting on the surface of the sand bed and not moving; he was more or less floating with the ciruclation of the water. I wanted to make sure he wasn't dead so that I could extract him before a spike in ammonia but then he disappeared and could not be found anywhere in my tank!!!!!!!! I moved the rocks around and sifted the sand to see if he indeed died and was lodged in between the sand layers. I checked the back chambers to see if he jumped in the back, since they are notrious for jumping and he was not there either. Do you think I should hold off for a couple of days and see if he is just hiding and playing a trick on my eyes? Please advise. Thank you!

    P.S. I turend on the lights in my tank to see if he would come out to go "hunting" again since other forums said that once the lights turn on they go back to their daily regimen, but there was no luck in doing this either.

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    My guess is if he was floating on its side, that it was near death and when you put your hand in it managed to muster enough strength to hide under a rock. The best thing is wait to see if you see it again.

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    I hope things work out for you....

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    Thank you all for your kind thoughts and concerns for my little fish but luckily he reappeared today and is perfectly healthy.
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    glad to here he is ok

    I was gonna say check all your intakes on power heads and what not cause when they are weak like that they can easily be sucked in
    I have been reefing from 08-2007 till 5-2011

    reef tanks are like wifes you have to give them some attention every now and then

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    PHEW! i was worried as i was reading this thread. I had a midas blenny that just got up and disappeared on me 2 months ago. like literally vanished one day:-( Glad yours has made it tho!

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    Good to hear your six line came out okay. Maybe it was sleeping on it's side. I have never seen a six line do this but, freshwater clown loaches do it sometimes. I was fooled and put in my net to scoop one out and and it popped up and took off! Six lines are pretty durable fish.

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    i was going to say, my wrasse has done the same thing while moving a rock, or if im adding a bunch of corals in one day. you cleaning the glass prolly scared him so he sat still and just acted natural ( ive seen this a few times) then when he got a chance prolly burried himself in the sand as wrasses typically do, and they can stay there for days at a time.

    glad to hear hes okay.

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