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08-22-2006, 10:55 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tampa
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sixline wrasse question
Is the sixline a very shy fish? I put him in two days ago and I haven't seen hin since an hour after putting him in. Are they sociable fish, because I think he might be dead! I got him for his appetite of worms and his great color. My tank is a 29G, so I would think that he wouldn't be difficult to find him.
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29G with 10G sump
45lbs LR
begin date 3/28/06
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08-22-2006, 10:58 AM
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I made it to 100!!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Minneapolis MN
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I just got a sixline not too long ago and he hid for about the first three days until he got really hungry I think. After that he's out all the time darting around in and out of the rock. If I walk up to the tank, he'll hide for about 30s then come out to see if I'm feeding or not, either way, he'll start darting around the tank. I say give it a bit more time
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08-22-2006, 11:00 AM
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Why I get nothing done...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Beaverton
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Hmm, they are a bit shy but mine didn't hide for 2 days. I had to buy 2, the first died shortly after I got him. My second I've had for almost a year now. I'd say if you can't find him in a 29g tank, it doesn't look good.
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08-22-2006, 11:01 AM
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TRT Staff The Mominator
Join Date: Jan 1999
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True, once it gets used to the tank, your six-line should be out cruising the tank most of the time. They don't stay in one place for long. They aren't exactly sociable fish but in general they tend to not bother other fish - though they're tough little buggers and can hold their own with aggression.
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08-22-2006, 11:08 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: new york city
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Ive never had any luck with the sixline. Good Luck!
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08-22-2006, 11:08 AM
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Why I get nothing done...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Beaverton
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My six line does seem to bother my false percs a lot. He looks like he's getting in some serious biting but I never see any damage on the clown.
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08-22-2006, 11:18 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tampa
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yeah, in the store he looked very lively, but when being acclimated, he wasn't looking too good. I'll give him another couple days, and if I don't see him, I'll assume the worst and get another. Hopefully two is a charm.
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29G with 10G sump
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08-22-2006, 12:09 PM
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Tune In Tokyo!
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Originally Posted by partobe
Ive never had any luck with the sixline. Good Luck!
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Me neither!!! 
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08-22-2006, 03:51 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: River Falls, WI
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If yours is still alive and you introduce another, you will have one dead in short matter.
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08-22-2006, 06:46 PM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Uxbridge, MA
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Mine will hide when you first walk over, but will commence with his "cruising" if you stand still. Good luck with your's, I hope you find him!
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08-22-2006, 07:05 PM
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clown fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: sunny southern california
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[quote=Scyre]I just got a sixline not too long ago and he hid for about the first three days until he got really hungry I think. After that he's out all the time darting around in and out of the rock. If I walk up to the tank, he'll hide for about 30s then come out to see if I'm feeding or not, either way, he'll start darting around the tank. I say give it a bit more time
LS[/quote
sounds just like mine 
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08-22-2006, 07:20 PM
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SPS Farmer
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: California
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When I had a six line wrasse he would harass any fish that was shy...
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08-22-2006, 08:22 PM
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moddin aint easy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: newnan, ga
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check around the tank, sometimes wrasses jump, not sure about the six line though, also, they are small fish, and can easily find a tiny hole in live rock to hide in for a while. id give it time if you dont see him dryed up on the carpet.
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08-22-2006, 10:03 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Suwanee, Georgia
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I guess each one has their own personality. Mine went straight to his business of poking around the rocks. At first he wasn't really eager to see me checking in on him, but he's accepted that fact. Now he just goes about what he's doing and ignores me.
The best part...I hardly notice any flatworms or bristleworms any more. He's done a GREAT job.
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