Yellow coris wrasse

[reeferindc]

I recently purchased a coris wrasse from Petland. It is doing fine and healthy( so it appears) except it only comes out during the day when no one is home to feed it or anything. When my lights come on (around 5:30pm) the wrasse is hiding under the sand. Is the wrasse fine scavenging for food during the day when there is no action? How can I coach him out to feed and mingle with the other tank residents when the lights come on?

[SunWyrm]

He should get used to it in a week or two. If you have plenty of pods and other critters he'll be ok.

Soon he'll figure out who brings the food and he'll be out and begging with the rest of your fish.

[reeferindc]

Thanks for the reply

[wildcrazyjoker81]

Mine did the same thing for months before taking the magic carpet ride. He always put himself to bed early.

[Coral Hind]

Once it settles in it will be fine.

 

When do your lights turn off?

[reeferindc]

Once it settles in it will be fine.

 

When do your lights turn off?

They come on around 5:00pm and turn off around 12:30

[Coral Hind]

If the room that your tank is in gets a lot of daylight coming in windows you could be messing up sleep patterns of your fish causing them to be awake longer then normal. Just something to think about.

[reeferindc]

If the room that your tank is in gets a lot of daylight coming in windows you could be messing up sleep patterns of your fish causing them to be awake longer then normal. Just something to think about.

My other fish are usually hiding in rocks and nems(sleep) during the day and come out during the evening when the lights come on which is when the wrasse disappears in the sand. The wrasse is usually the only fish out swimming around until the lights come on.The room gets some light. I only have a clownfish, a trio of chromis, and a bi-color blenny.