I found my yellow coris wrasse, dried up and on the floor, the other day. I love wrasses, but they like to jump out of tanks from time to time. Covering the tank’s top is not an option, so it’s a risk that I have to take.  This guy had a lot of personality and didn’t pick on any of my other fish. Such a shame.

Here’s a description of the fish, taken from Liveaquaria.com :

The Yellow Wrasse is also referred to as the Golden Rainbowfish, Golden Wrasse, Yellow Coris, or Canary Wrasse. It is golden-yellow with a black eyespot on the dorsal fin.

A 55 gallon or larger aquarium with a sealed lid, a 2-3 inch sandy bottom to hide under when frightened, and other peaceful Wrasses, including its own species, provides a good environment. It will eat fireworms and pyramidellid snails, protecting corals and clams. In addition, it may eat feather dusters, wild shrimp, tubeworms, and flatworms. It may also eat parasites off of tank mates.

The Yellow Wrasse diet should include vitamin enriched frozen mysis shrimp, vitamin enriched frozen brine shrimp, and other meaty foods along with a high quality marine flake and marine pellet food.

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