A couple questions on Leopard Wrasse

[Abstract3000]

Hello,
So It has been over 20 years now since I have had a Wrasse in my Aquarium, and I remember very little from the Paddlefin and Dragon that I once owned. I recently Purchased a Leopard Wrasse (1 Week) and spent some time looking up the requirements for care to ensure she was cared for properly. As of now everything looks great,

- The fish looks very healthy with no damage or disease.
- the fish gets up every day, and goes to bed every night
- The fish is always looking for food searching sand bed and rocks (though as of recent it seems to occasionally get distracted swimming up and down the glass as if it discovered it's reflection but soon enough will be on the hunt again.
- As of yesterday I have in fact confirmed it is taking Frozen foods, which is good cause I don't think I have much live in there.

So with everything checked off, my only concern is the fish's internal clock. It is waking up roughly about 2:30pm every day, which would be 5:30ish Philippines time. The light shuts off at 8:00pm so the fish isn't up all that long. All the other fish are up at 8:00am when the light comes on, I have read they are typically the last to awake, but will it always be "That" late? or will this fish adjust accordingly over time?

 

[Dmorty217]

The wrasse will adjust, it can take a month or more sometimes for them to adjust completely

 

[snorvich]

The wrasse will adjust, it can take a month or more sometimes for them to adjust completely

Exactly. However, leopard wrasses are grazers and your tank sounds new so it is critical to feed multiple times per day.

 

[Abstract3000]

Exactly. However, leopard wrasses are grazers and your tank sounds new so it is critical to feed multiple times per day.

the particular tank the wrasse has gone into has been established over a year now, I just have never intentionally introduced any copepods, so whatever has hitchiked into the tank and managed to breed I have no idea but I don't think too much. I have been considering Culturing them though eventually working up enough of a population to support a mandarin.

 

[arashsheikhpoor]

Like the rest of the guys said. It will eventually adjust.

 

[Sand.man]

I have been considering Culturing them though eventually working up enough of a population to support a mandarin.

I've got an Ornate leopard, and from the somewhat (quick) research I did I gathered that a wrasse will usually out compete a mandarin for pods.

Just a heads up, so you might want to look into that a bit further. Possibly look into having small in-tank refugiums for pods to breed without disturbance. Although I'm still not sure how effective that is with having multiple pod hunters in a tank.

Cheers.

 

[Dmorty217]

Exactly. However, leopard wrasses are grazers and your tank sounds new so it is critical to feed multiple times per day.

+1 to the OP, you will only be able to support one pod eating fish in your tank unless you have a large refugium with lots of macro

 

[snorvich]

Also, note that a leopard wrasse will definitely out compete a mandarin usually to the mandarins demise.