ejaustin Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 This morning we found my tri-color wrasse dead this morning. He was in a bubble of clear mucus. (I believe wrasses are one of the kinds of fish that sleep in a mucus cocoon.) There was some webby looking stuff around the bubble, but I don't see anything that indicates that they contributed to Lightning's death. There were pieces missing from his body (like bites). I did add some halloween crabs recently (orange and black hermits). I don't know if one of them did anything to contribute or not. There have been other hermits in the tank since before the fish (red-legged and zebras). I really liked this fish. I'm sad that he died. I'm not sure how to figure out if the new crabs (or anyone else in the tank) would pose a threat to the other fish, or to any new fish I might get. sigh ej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Sorry to hear of your loss If the mucus cocoon looked mostly intact, I would doubt the hermits got to it. If you hadn't noticed anything odd about the wrasse in the prior days, I suspect it will just have to be marked as an unknown cause of death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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