Blue star leopard wrasse QT question

[AnnaCassandra]

I just picked up a pair of blue star leopard wrasses today and I'm wondering if they will be ok in QT without sand? They are eating frozen food so I'm not concerned about them starving. I was planning to do a round of prazipro along with 4 weeks observation and maybe a formalin dip before adding them to the DT

 

[Lsufan]

If u plan on not keeping sand for a couple days so they can get accustomed to your lighting schedule & u can observe them more closely so they won't stay in the sand then they may be ok. I wouldn't let them go more then that without sand.
Personally, I would put a container of sand in the qt. To me it would be a little less stressful & imo stress is the biggest killer in leopards the first couple days to week.

If u are going to qt them u need to have a established qt tank with liverock & preferably atleast a container with sand. They do best in a reef tank & that is how the qt needs to be set up. If not, they are better off going straight to the dt.

I have four leopards & they all went straight to the dt. I have qted every fish the last five or so years except leopards. They need the reef like qt, the regular old qt with pvc fittings & such they will have a slim chance to make it imo

 

[Jndragon79]

most leopards I would say need sand, but I'll leave it to the experts

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[AnnaCassandra]

Ok maybe I'll put a container of sand in there, I've got a few live rocks in there right now

 

[ca1ore]

You definitely need sand. Acclimation is the problem with these fish, so anything you can do to ease transitions helps. Just put a tupperware container with fine sand in the QT.

 

[billdogg]

If u plan on not keeping sand for a couple days so they can get accustomed to your lighting schedule & u can observe them more closely so they won't stay in the sand then they may be ok. I wouldn't let them go more then that without sand.
Personally, I would put a container of sand in the qt. To me it would be a little less stressful & imo stress is the biggest killer in leopards the first couple days to week.

If u are going to qt them u need to have a established qt tank with liverock & preferably atleast a container with sand. They do best in a reef tank & that is how the qt needs to be set up. If not, they are better off going straight to the dt.

I have four leopards & they all went straight to the dt. I have qted every fish the last five or so years except leopards. They need the reef like qt, the regular old qt with pvc fittings & such they will have a slim chance to make it imo

My pair went straight to the DT as well. As mentioned, they are difficult to acclimate and I just didn't feel it was worth the stress to them.

 

[johnike]

My pair went straight to the DT as well. As mentioned, they are difficult to acclimate and I just didn't feel it was worth the stress to them.

Same here, doing great still.

 

[wcu]

I think the rule of thumb with these guys is to skip QT (maybe a quick FW dip).

 

[AnnaCassandra]

So I put a container of sand into the QT tank I'm a little gun shy about putting them straight into the DT since these are some of my first additions after a brooklynella outbreak took out all but two of my fish, the originals are now back in the DT. Im just scared to introduce a disease to my display tank again

 

[billdogg]

I understand your reluctance to put it straight into the DT. With the sand in there it will probably do ok, but I would still do a very abbreviated QT process. I would suggest a dose of Prazipro and keep an eye on it for a couple weeks max, and then if it is still looking good, get it into the DT.

And FWIW - probably my favorite fish in nearly 30 years of fish keeping. Peaceful, great at hunting down little pests (say bye-bye flatworms!) and absolutely stunning to look at.

Do beware that they, like any wrasse, have a propensity to jump, so a good top is important.

jm.02