Mysteriously Reappearing Wrasse

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  1. mixed reefer

    mixed reefer Plankton

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    Hey All,

    Well, I got home yesterday from work, and my wife asked me if I'd gotten another fish for the reef tank. I said no, and she said that there was one in there that looks just like the wrasse we'd lost months ago. I checked, and sure enough, the big red velvet fairy wrasse that we'd thought dead months ago (seriously, the guy was gone for 4-5 months) was swimming around mostly happily (being chased by the Kole tang as a newcomer of course). The fish seems happy and healthy (not super thin or anything, good color).

    So, I know that wrasses can hide and sleep in the sand, but for MONTHS? That's crazy!
     
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  2. Inertiatic

    Inertiatic Bubble Tip Anemone

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    That's so random. Never to be seen again and then months later. Zombie?!
     
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  3. eelgirl

    eelgirl Feather Duster

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    i see my goby once every couple of weeks but hes never dissapeard for MONTHS thats crazy
     
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  4. ShaneZ

    ShaneZ Astrea Snail

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    Maybe it was coming out at night. That could explain why you haven't seen it.
     
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  5. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    Sounds like you have a "Harry Houdini" Wrasse! ;)
     
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  6. nc208082

    nc208082 Zoanthid

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    wrasses are odd. My blue star leopard wrasse hid in the sand for 14 days at first, i thought it had died so went searching for it. I scared it and it swam out and then right back into the sand bed for 26 days straight til it surfaced again. Now it only spends roughly 6 hours a day swimming then goes back into the sand for sleep i guess.
     
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  7. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    Fairy wrasse wouldn't sleep in the sand, very odd. Congrats!
     
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  8. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    It's not nice to trick the better half like that. You need to come clean before she finds the receipt you thought you destroyed. <jk> :D

    Surely it had to be coming out at night when it was dark and peaceful. I seriously doubt it could survive that long without food.
     
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  9. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Ive had that happen with alot of fish. Sure they are dead and after a couple months they show up. Its a nice surprise!
     
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  10. mixed reefer

    mixed reefer Plankton

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    Thanks for the responses, folks. It's indeed wierd. I was up a lot at night (7 month old daughter) and never saw him. He's one of the boss fish in a very peaceful tank, so I don't think he was scared. He's swimming around like he owns the tank. LOL. Totally random, wierd and cool. Glad to hear that others have had similar experiences.
     
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