Dragon wrasse

[Trautman]

hi there, i just got a dragon wrasse 2 weeks ago, and i noticed it has been acting odd ( sitting on the bottom, then swimming around normally), and not eating very much. i was wondering if anybody here has successfully kept a dragon wrasse, and what insight the have to offer on keeping one, especially how it behaves and eats.

the wrasse is only 1" to 1 1/2" big.

thanks.

[bobkat330]

what size of tank, reef or fowler, other fish type? more info and how thick is you sand???????

[ReeFit]

try arctipods , frozen brine or cyclops.

[Mohaynow]

I have kept a few of them for a few months only to donate them to larger tanks. The ones I had really liked mysis shrimp, and didn't care for the flake food (its actually little red and green discs) that I feed. They do like to burrow in the sand, as other wrasses do. Hope this helps.

[Trautman]

The tank is a 45 Fowlr currently. the only other fish are a molly and a dragon goby. the sand bed is 2" deep, i have seen it burrow, however i see it occasionally lay on the bottom as if it were dead, then when i go to scoop it up, it swims away vividly. i fear that it isn't eating, so i put it in an overflow box that wasn't in use, and connected it to the side of the aquarium with a mag float. my hope is that it will be able to get the food i give it, and keep it in it's face. thanks for the arctipod suggestion reefit, i think i am going to try them tomorrow.