Im Really Worried!!

[FishGeek]

I havent seen my Leopard Wrasse since I put him in the tank and he took off behind the rocks. Its been 3 days now and usually I see the new fish by now. Well I wanted to reaquascape to create a little more swimming room in the tank, so I started taking rocks out of the tank and started reaquascaping. I moved every rock in my tank (most of them out of the tank) and I cant find this fish! I spent 2 hours in this tank!! He is huge so I dont know how I could have missed him!! Should I still worry or....I dont think that I have a rock hole big enough for him to wedge into. And he cant jump out. What do you guys think!?!? He was $50 and he just dissappeared!!!

 

[Fishchaser]

i dont know that sounds bad though

 

[aresgod]

well, test your amonia levels, might register if he died.

 

[Shaunna]

I say give him a little more time. I know it seems like where in the world are they but I swear I have had fish hide and I thought they were dead and I have searched and searched and just ended up giving up on them and then a few days later they show back up again. They hide absolutley wonderfully!!!! On anothjer note though, could something else have eaten him?

 

[FishGeek]

If he died would I of found a body?? He was 6 inches long! Huge compared to my other fish. I dont think that he could have been eaten that fast. And my fish still came out to eat yesterday

 

[Shaunna]

Could he be hiding in your substrate? I don't know this fish is, I am going to have to look it up.

 

[FishGeek]

http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5258&d=1139952866
Thats him when I first put him in the tank.

 

[Shaunna]

Perhaps he is inside of something. Did you look into the crevices when you were removing the rocks? Can they "flatten" and get into grooves or anything? Very pretty, btw, I hope you find him.

 

[FishGeek]

Thanks Shaunna. I hope thats the case. Im going to give it somw more time and see I geuss.

 

[dbacksrat]

He's probably hidden in a rock. Most, if not all wrasses sleep in a crevice somewhere--its pretty crazy to see em wedged in the most unlikely place.

 

[Shaunna]

I'm sure he will turn up. lol, fish are sneaky little varmints!

 

[S.Reef]

Leopards like to bury themselves in the substrate.

 

[FishGeek]

I hope so he is so pretty!! He looked really healthy when I bought him. He had a good size belly on him. How long can he go without eating?? It got to be pretty crampt in the rock that he is in!! And most of the large rock that I took out the tank were put into water so he could have stayed in the rock if he was there. Its just VERY frustrating, you know!?!?!

 

[S.Reef]

A while...days is not uncommon especially with tricky eaters like leopards

 

[FishGeek]

S.Reef: I didnt think/know that Wrasses did that. So what happens if I accidently put a rock on him?? Should I move the rocks again or will he be fine??

 

[FishGeek]

I FOUND HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Shaunna]

Cool, where was he?

 

[S.Reef]

In the sand??

 

[Fishchaser]

nice thats good it would have been a waste of money if yea didnt but where was he

 

[FishGeek]

Yeah I think he was in the sand. I took the rocks out again cause I was worried that I put one on him. Now hes swimming around as if nothing ever happend!!!