These fish are strange things aren't they.
About a week ago, my female Leopard Wrasse went missing for two days. I tend to count the fish every day and she was missing. Then, around 6ish in the evening she suddenly re-appeared, although she was swimming weakly and staying in a bottom corner. To look at her there didn't seem to be any problems. She did eat some food, and then promptly disappeared again, presumably back into the sand although I didn't witness it. Then I didn't see her for five days. I was resigned to the fact that she was probably dead as she didn't look that strong.
Anyway, I was sat near the tank last night talking to She Who Casts No Shadow, whan I suddenly saw the Leopard Wrasse swimming about. I leapt up to have a close look and she looked fine. I very quickly fed the tank a large dollop of food to give her something to eat. She ate well, but it was the behaviour of the other fish that was strange. After being missing for five days it was almost as if the other fish had forgotten about her and she was just another new fish in the tank. All of the other Wrasse, who previously had all lived happily with the Leopard, now started to harrass her. It is as if she has to earn her place in the pecking order once again! I'm just hoping she has the strength to put up with it.
Now, what about this for a theory. Leopard Wrasse have a reputation for being very sensitive to time changes. This is given as one of the reasons they tend to disappear in the sand when you first get them. Quite often you won't see them for seven to ten days after adding them. Did the clocks changing effect the Leopard Wrasse? Alright, I'm aware that the clocks changing themselves won't affect the fish, but sunrise and sunset have both changed.
Oh, and something else happened yesterday. The street where I lived suffered a power cut. It only lasted about eight minutes, but the Ecotech Battery Backup kicked in to keep the Vectra Return Pump ticking over ! I was quite pleased