got any leopard pair pics???

[cateyes]

i think the leopard wrasses are really neat fish and am interested in seeing some pics of leopard PAIRS ...

it seems the females are most available but i'm thinking i'd like a pair, and i haven't seen any pics of male leopards.....

can anyone help me out with pics or direct me to a site that shows them???

thanks,,, lisa

 

[Bret61081]

I got 2 yesterday but they are still under the sand. Not sure if they are a pair or not, but they were the only 2 out swimming around the tank! Hopefully they will come out either today or tomorrow and I will try and get a pic!

 

[COreefer]

These fish are very difficult to keep, much less get in pairs. You may get lucky and find two which survive that pair up. In my gallery you'll see a picture of a biaparatus. Every time I saw these in the red sea they were in pairs, so it is natural. The problem is getting both fish in the pair to survive. Research them intensely and make sure you meet all of the requirements to give yourself a chance at keeping these fish.

Right now I keep a negrosensis, and a melagris sp. They act like a pair even though they are different species.

 

[cateyes]

Bret61081 -- what kind did you get? when they "come up for air" i'd love to see a pic of them..

COreefer -- i've read that they are one of the harder to keep wrasses but i know someone that has had 3 together for months now and all are eating prepared foods and doing well..
they are all females and swim together constantly, i was hopeful in seeing pics of some males...

i would love to see a pic of your negrosensis if you have any to share...

 

[stank]

Heres my female African, had her since April 05. If I find a male I might try it.

 

[stank]

Now looking at the pic, it looks like she might be starting to change to a male. That would be cool because the females are alot easier to come by and cheaper.

 

[scchase]

Yea they will change into males in captivity. I have a pair of Macropharyngodon ornatus though at least in that species the only difference from male to female is a black dot so they basically look the same all the rest of the family however has some pretty major differences between the sexes and as everyone else is saying they are not the hardiest fish the biggest hurdle at least IMHO is getting them through shipping and eating after that they seem just about like any other wrasse.

 

[just dave]

You saw the ones Barrett got.

 

[cateyes]

thanks for the research advice, i'm definitely doing that, i want to follow the path of other successful keepers...

the seems i see the bipartitus most often, is it because of availability or coloration?

 

[cateyes]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7538463#post7538463 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by just dave
You saw the ones Barrett got.

yeah kinda...

they weren't showing themselves off much at the time and i really can't recall much about their differences.

now which kind were his, and did they come in together?

 

[Bret61081]

hmmm....Well I added the 2 leopards Friday night with the lights off....Sat One of them came out and has been out and about since, but the 2nd one has yet to come out of the sand. At what point should I start to worry about the 2nd little guy? They were swimming together at the store thats why I got them both! should I move some sand and see if Ican find him or give him a few more days? What do you guys think?

 

[stank]

Dont worry yet, when I transfered my 175 to the 360 I couldnt find my leopard. I left the 175 running for a week with just sand in it so someone could pic up my pair of bluethroats. Six days later as I was telling someone about it being missing it popped out of the sand right before our eyes.

 

[COreefer]

Bret...absolutly do not disturb it...it should come out on its own eventually.