Leopard or Ornate Leopard?

[therealkilo]

What should I get?

Macropharyngodon ornatus
or
Macropharyngodon meleagris

Im confused. One is called the false leopard?

 

[therealkilo]

Some sites say they do best when introduced with 3 or more... Will 1 be okay?

 

[xCry0x]

I have a single blue star leopard in my tank - it is completely fine. Was actually a super easy fish, I might have gotten lucky.

It took about a week to get time adjusted -- initially it would come out at 8pm and by hidden again by the morning.

It has probably about doubled in size now and is a great, active fish.

 

[ca1ore]

Meleagris is the easiest, though they're all relatively hard. Ornate can get a tad aggressive. Leopard is the common name given to the group of fish. I've seen Meleagris usually referred to as the Guinea fowl leopard.

 

[lionfish300]

I bought 3 Meleagris from Liveaquaria they all ate frozen brineshrimps and blackworms within a couple of days. I also feed pellets, they share a 1 1/2" of sand in a bow in QT