I've had my Ruby Longfin in QT for 19 days now. He and three others (Yellow Wrasse, Melanurus Wrasse, and Red Madarin Dragonet) arrived on October 4th. QT is a 20 gallon with three tupperware containers with sand, a dialed down MP10, a HOB filter, and established live rock. (If/When I have to medicate I'll be removing the rock.) For the first 7 days everyone was doing fine. After the 7th day, the Yellow Wrasse stopped coming out of the sand. I've heard many reasons why sand dwelling wrasse will do this, and that they can do it for weeks at a time. I'm a little concerned about him, but I'm trying to be patient. The Melanurus and Dragonet are doing great. They go to sleep at night, swim around all day, and eat during feedings. For the first 10-12 days, the Ruby Longfin was the same way. However, after about the 12th day something's not right.
When I came down shortly after lights on, I found him laying upside down on the bottom of the glass between one of the tupperware containers and the glass. That was strange to me because for the first week and a half he slept in the rocks. He didn't seem to be breathing heavy, and was completely upside down. During feeding he swam up, straight up and down. He was able to right himself and swim normally for a few seconds, but then would go back to being vertical. After a few moments he would go back upside down, slightly curled and floated back to the bottom between the container and glass.
This has gone on for the past 7 days. Being upside down laying at the bottom at all times until feeding. Then he tries hard to swim up to eat, and ultimately ends up curled, upside down, floating back to the bottom. I haven't tried any treatments or medications yet. And as mentioned before two of the other three are doing fine, and the fourth never comes out of the sand. Videos below were taken a day or two apart, with the last video being the most recent.
When I came down shortly after lights on, I found him laying upside down on the bottom of the glass between one of the tupperware containers and the glass. That was strange to me because for the first week and a half he slept in the rocks. He didn't seem to be breathing heavy, and was completely upside down. During feeding he swam up, straight up and down. He was able to right himself and swim normally for a few seconds, but then would go back to being vertical. After a few moments he would go back upside down, slightly curled and floated back to the bottom between the container and glass.
This has gone on for the past 7 days. Being upside down laying at the bottom at all times until feeding. Then he tries hard to swim up to eat, and ultimately ends up curled, upside down, floating back to the bottom. I haven't tried any treatments or medications yet. And as mentioned before two of the other three are doing fine, and the fourth never comes out of the sand. Videos below were taken a day or two apart, with the last video being the most recent.