missing 6 line

[stewy14]

The LFS has lied to you to make the sale...

We rmbr what mine did?
And me mixed it…

 

[jabberwock]

I don't think that any reasonable reefer would suggest that adding 2 clownfish and a sixline to a 20 gal would ever be a good idea. Not your fault. It is common for the LFS to mislead people to get the sale.

 

[jabberwock]

So, what to do? Don't add anymore fish for now. See what happens, the wrasse may reappear. It may hold its own. I think you definitely need some more rocks to provide more hiding spots.

 

[Roatan Reef]

My nephew has a 13.5 Evo Saltwater tank, he has 1 black Ice Clown, 1 mandarin and recently added a baby six line, for almost 2 days we never saw him, fast Forward to 2 weeks later, and dude is a greedy and hungry eater, now he's all over the place and is totally not shy. Give it a few days, if nothing still, then you should worry!

 

[Roatan Reef]

Great tank, I have the 25 lagoon. I would rethink your stocking choices. Those clowns are small, but when they get to breeding size, gonna be a steel cage match...

Lol yep...my nephew keeps wanting to add another clown so he'll have a maited pair...I keep telling him NO! He doesn't realize the aggressive butthole nature of Clowns, especially when they mate. Biggest turds in the tank they are!

 

[UMALUM]

Six lines are great at wedging themselves in rock just like triggers. I would think it's a lot more likely he's in a nook over the sand.

 

[Outlaw Corals]

i just added a pair of clownfish and a 6 line wrasse today, they were fine for about two hours and i came back to them and the wrasse is totally gone, i looked around in the tank and i can't find him. i have a lid on the tank and i checked the chambers in the back and i didn't see him. I also looked around on the outside of the tank to be sure. has anyone else had to deal with this? thanks

Dude I’m currently missing a pink margin fairy wrasse, tank has a lid on it to, makes no sense i actually took all of the rocks out of my tank and put them in buckets, looked at the rocks real good, they can hide in rocks as well but it’s no where to be found, how does this happen makes no sense

 

[Hardesty2]

Six lines are great at wedging themselves in rock just like triggers. I would think it's a lot more likely he's in a nook over the sand.

yeah i genuinely cannot find him, ive looked where everyone has said to , honestly regret getting him now and i've searched all over the room even though i had a lid

 

[Dburr1014]

i looked around the rock too and i still couldn't find him. do they hide in the sand?

No, they do not bury themselves but they do build a mucus coccoon.
Don't go moving stuff around, you might accidently squish him with your finger.

 

[stewy14]

My nephew has a 13.5 Evo Saltwater tank, he has 1 black Ice Clown, 1 mandarin and recently added a baby six line, for almost 2 days we never saw him, fast Forward to 2 weeks later, and dude is a greedy and hungry eater, now he's all over the place and is totally not shy. Give it a few days, if nothing still, then you should worry!

A mandarin? They require 55 gal+ tanks

 

[Hardesty2]

A mandarin? They require 55 gal+ tanks

update yall i found him! he was wayyyy inside of a rock, thanks everyone for the help!

 

[stewy14]

update yall i found him! he was wayyyy inside of a rock, thanks everyone for the help!

YAAY! and np!

 

[Hardesty2]

YAAY! and np!

i'm gonna see how he does for now with clowns
to determine if he can stay, when i added them all yesterday before he went missing i saw 0 signs of aggression but we'll see, but i only planned on adding a bangdai cardinal and then i'm done with fish, after that im gonna put some soft corals in there

 

[Dburr1014]

i'm gonna see how he does for now with clowns
to determine if he can stay, when i added them all yesterday before he went missing i saw 0 signs of aggression but we'll see, but i only planned on adding a bangdai cardinal and then i'm done with fish, after that im gonna put some soft corals in there

New mates, most likely no aggression. They all just went in and need to figure each other out and layout of the tank.
The 6 line will hold it's own from clowns. They can be nasty.
The clowns can be nasty also since they are a damsel.

 

[PhilT]

I thought 6 lines were pretty bold but maybe the clowns are aggressive. I have a pink streak wrasse which are related but shyer. I didn’t see him 4+weeks after I put him in, he went straight into the rock. Then one night he was right out in front under one of my euphilia. He’s been pretty much out since.

Unfortunately I added a couple lyretail anthias and they never reappeared.

 

[shanetech77]

i have a 75 gal with similar rock. I started with 2 clowns and a 6 line Wrasse. I had no problems. He is probably in one of the holes in your rock. I also have a hermit crab in an Astraea shell too. I have had mine since Oct of last year with no issues.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

A mandarin? They require 55 gal+ tanks

Not necessarily.

 

[stewy14]

w

Not necessarily.

they need a healthy population of pods to feed on, an ever so growing population, it would be very very difficult to keep a healthy pod pop for a mandarin in this small of a tank
but thats my opinion, I may be wrong! please correct me if I am

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

w

they need a healthy population of pods to feed on, an ever so growing population, it would be very very difficult to keep a healthy pod pop for a mandarin in this small of a tank
but thats my opinion, I may be wrong! please correct me if I am

Most mandarins require frequent feedings (assuming they are conditioned to eat prepared foods), or an ample supply of pods. I said "not necessarily", I didn't say "no"... we don't have any idea what the poster's nephew's pod situation is. Mandarins do not require a large amount of swimming room so, done correctly, they can easily be kept in a smaller tank.

 

[kornface13]

My wife and I looked for a fish for over 30 minutes yesterday and he was NOWHERE. I checked all over the house in case he flopped away. Put the kids to bed, came upstairs, and he's swimming around like he never even left.... They can HIDE! Just wait. You'll see it again... I bet hes in one of the holes in the further rock in your pic.