I got a female leopard wrasse at the fish store a week ago and she is doing great. I really wanted to buy a pair. There is a guy locally selling a large 6" male blue leopard wrasse and I am interested. He has had the wrasse for a long time and it is nice and fat. Coulf I add this wrasse to my tank? It is a 72 bow. I am worried that if I do, the male will beat up on the much smaller female. I also worry that the mail will eat to many of the pods in my tank starving my female. They both eat hand prepared foods. Pellets, mysis, flakes. ANything and everything. Are male leopards agressive? My female sure isn't.
Can I add a male blue leaopord wrasse to a tank with an existing female leopard?
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TRBOFISH
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You might try the same method that they use for dottybacks. Basically you separate them with one of those livebearer breeding tanks that you can set in your tank. You let the "couple" meet each other through the divider and see how it goes.Also before add the male to the tank you could rearrange the tank a little and add him when the lights are off. Hope this helps.
triggerfreak
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I have had a male in my 90 for almost a year now and just added a smaller female to the mix.At first he nipped her a little and chased her but not he is fine with her.If the male if too much bigger than your female i would not try.try to get one close to the same size or make sure your female is well well established.
triggerfreak
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No is does not matter but the size difference might cause the male to pick on her.but worth a try .
Usage of common names is confusing when asking this type of question, i.e. compatibility. I added a male M. bipartus to a female of the same species without incident but that was in a tank much larger than yours. Your female won't really be established until it is there longer. Tank size may be problematical from a copepod point of view, however. A breeder cup for social acclimation is very risky as leopard wrasses will want to go into the sand when stressed out and being unable to do so may damage the mouth of a healthy specimen.
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