Wow I am dumb

wow!! Glad to hear he's ok!!!

Am I reading right that your tank has only been cycled for 2 weeks? I'd be careful with adding anything else for a while as you will likely see some additional mini-cycling with that new of a tank and added inhabitants.

 

Why not? my params are perfect, and I have had the fish for 2 weeks so my tank has adjusted to the bioload

 

Perhaps I was not clear.

I am not saying "stop adding anything".

I am simply stating that caution should be exercised when a very new tank (such as yours) is stocked initially. Tho you may be testing "perfect" in only 2 weeks - your tank is still in it's infancy and is very fragile until it has been fully established for months and months with no problems.

 

Congrats. I hoped my other 2 ornates would do that.

 

How funny! Glad everything turned out ok. This happened to my leopard wrasse for like a week, I was freaking out.

 

Well, glad you found it, so many of the things I was thinking don't matter at this point.

However, 2 weeks is a very young tank. Do be careful as stated.

Diatoms are from silicates, as stated. A dead fish will not cause them; your source is something else, possibly your water.

One day of not eating would not kill a wrasse, unless it was in very bad/poor condition already.

Even if your tank is covered, the smallest of openings are still a spot a "jumper" will find eventually. Trust me.