mhart032 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I bought a 6 line wrasse yesterday. and i looked around the tank this morning and i cant find him.. (LiLs i know how it feels now) do you think its possible my Japanese pistol ate him? i have looked everywhere behind the tank. in the over flow hes no where to be found.. is this at all possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Tough to say. Was he tiny? Might just be hiding. Mine takes his time waking up every now and then, maybe he is just lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Are your lights on? Like most other wrasses, six lines hide at night. They normally wedge inside of the rock work and wrap themselves in a mucus cocoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill B Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I had a new one once, that I was convinced was gone. Nearly A WEEK later, there he was swimming around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 29, 2009 Author Share Posted July 29, 2009 he was about 2 1/2 inches.. not to small. i got the biggest one i could find. he mite still be hiding but i have looked. i guess time will tell. if i cant find him in gonna say the pistol ate him and this pistol will be gone. im tired of him eatting everything.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisfowler99 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 my fairy wrasse somehow got into my overflow the day after I put my yellow tang in... I looked everywhere, even in the overflow, and couldn't find him. Finally found him hiding in the bottom corner of the overflow. First time I've seen a fish look guilty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Hey Matt, Check your overflow. That's where ours went. A couple of days after we found him in the over flow (and couldn't get out) he got bored and decided to dive out of the tank all together. Needless to say, he was dried out by the time we found 'em the next morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 29, 2009 Author Share Posted July 29, 2009 i havent checked the overflow yet, but thats only cause i cant get to it to look. i need a ladder or a tall person.. or climb on the tank.. its to tall and im kinda short lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 I took the canape off this morning and shined a flashlight into the overflow and didnt see him. i have checked the whole tank checked aropund the back of the tank. theirs no way he could get into the down pipe on the overflow it has a grate light peice on it. i believe the pistol ate him. makes me mad. im going to wait till after the weekend if no wrasse the pistol is going to the LFS. will the goby go crazy if i take the pistol out? i know shes very protective over this shrimp. and im kinda wondering if she will be like a mother that lost her baby or something.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishypets Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I added a Lubbock wrasse once and didn't see him for four days. Then one day my wife is like, "Hey look it's Mike Leach" (that's what she named him) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLS Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I took the canape off this morning and shined a flashlight into the overflow and didnt see him. i have checked the whole tank checked aropund the back of the tank. theirs no way he could get into the down pipe on the overflow it has a grate light peice on it. i believe the pistol ate him. makes me mad. im going to wait till after the weekend if no wrasse the pistol is going to the LFS. will the goby go crazy if i take the pistol out? i know shes very protective over this shrimp. and im kinda wondering if she will be like a mother that lost her baby or something.. i feel your pain! do u have a cover for ur tank? i heard they can jump out... id be interested in that pistol maybe... i just dont know if it would affect my tank cause my pink spotted and diamond goby are getting along right now, if i added a shrimp would pink get very aggresive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 My pink spotted is very aggressive over the shrimp. but they been together for a couple years with no other gobys.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 I dont think anyone would want this guy. hes very aggressive hes a Japanese Pistol and from what i have read they are very aggressive they were compaired to a mantis shrimp. this guys is trouble! first night i had him he took out and emerald crab, then 3 hermits then i bought some peppermint shrimp from barterer and he killed them in a day or 2. i think he may have killed a couple margarita snails. and now possibly a wrasse.. hes not a very likable guy around the tank i wouldnt amagin. i love how bright red he is special after he molts when he molts he has dark purple pinchers and pistol and a bright deep red body. but hes a killer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Oh i think he killed the emerald crab for his burrow because he didnt eat it well not all of it like the shrimp. but he lived in his burrow.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLS Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 hmm i shall stick to a regular pistol shrimp if i could find one aroudn these lfs...my fire shrimp is red enoguh for me haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 i would have to say good choice.. i dont know if i would give him to anyone just because i know how bad he is. if you was a bad a** pistol shrimp then hes perfect... but if you want to keep things in the tank not good idea.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Still no wrasse its not looking good for the pistol. i hate to get rid of him cause he is cool but at the same time i cant keep anything in the tank abut the same size or smaller. im still wondering if the goby should go with him as they are paired i dont want to lose her but i dont want her to get stressed out cause she cant find the shrimp either. i have done tons of searching and have come up empty.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Might be worth more trade-in value for you to take a tried-and-true pair in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Dont care about the money, just about the fish and shrimp. if they would be better off that way then ill do that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Why not just drop the shrimp in the fuge for a little while? See how the goby reacts. Make your decision from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 That's a fantastic idea!! I will do that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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