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Hey, thanks! :wave:
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Hey, thanks! :wave:
small alien
The fungus is among us.
awesome shots as always, Greg.
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
Actually, kinda sketchy, but the leopard was the ONE fish that moved to fast for Renee to photo "properly". Admittedly, those shots were taken three cameras ago and Renee's technique is better now.
She was indeed one of our fave fish, and she only cost me $10!
flfireman1
Wrasse aficionado
hey, quit hoggin' all the leopard wrasses!
my female meleagris
my male meleagris
Hate to break the news to you, but youve got two females their. The male is a completely different color. Look at 1 or 2 posts above yours someone posted a pic of a their male.
Eric
Ralph ATL
Formerly mysterybox
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Hate not, my friend. I know. The "male" hasn't taken on his adult colors yet but he's fully twice the size of the female and they started out exactly the same size. The one chased the other relentlessly for about a week, established dominance and started growing like crazy. They interact like a m/f pair. So he's got a 7th grade mustache, I still call it a male.
Hate not, my friend. I know. The "male" hasn't taken on his adult colors yet but he's fully twice the size of the female and they started out exactly the same size. The one chased the other relentlessly for about a week, established dominance and started growing like crazy. They interact like a m/f pair. So he's got a 7th grade mustache, I still call it a male.
M. meleagris is the one leopard wrasse species that does not form harems and is unlikely to form pairs. Female leopard wrasses establish hierarchies, which I would guess is what you have going on currently. Hopefully it ends well for both of them!
male M. meleagris
female M. ornatus
M. negrosensis
Pretty sure the top one is a male M. bipartitus...
iamwrasseman
New member
. you have a sub adult very cool colored M. ornatus there on the top and the second pic is the same but a bit more plane Jane colored .
here is an adult male bipartus as can be identified by the scribbled lines on their side .
here is an adult male bipartus as can be identified by the scribbled lines on their side .
small alien
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WHAT?!?!? Seriously?! I did not know that. So, they do not change sex? Could I put a male with these two females. Holy crap, this is blowing my mind. I had no idea!
small alien
The fungus is among us.
To whom are you speaking, oh Man of Wrasse?
iamwrasseman
New member
tylt , i was just identifying the uppermost picture of his remark on the male bipartus . its an ornate ,but a very beautiful one and a pretty cool color variant to say the least .
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
note presence of "earspots"
I thought male M. meleagris were green and orange? And wrasseman thinks it's an Ornate? Now I'm really confused.
WHAT?!?!? Seriously?! I did not know that. So, they do not change sex? Could I put a male with these two females. Holy crap, this is blowing my mind. I had no idea!
They DO sex change, but males tend to roam solo in the wild, rather than keeping a group of ladies around. A group of females in the tank should establish a hierarchy and be fine, but if one turns male it's anyone's guess how they'll behave. I'm guessing they'd be fine, as leopards tend to be pretty peaceful.
iamwrasseman
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i had a group of four females and they were fine together
