Leopard Wrasse Primer

[jason2459]

Awesome! That's about sums up what I just saw. I remember in a previous post Dave you said that these leopards could swim in the sand and didn't take you very literally. I just saw my Potter's dive in the sand thinking he was going down for the night just to see him come back up on the other side of the rocks that he dove under. This was a good 2 foot swim under the sand and rocks. Just surprised the heck out of me I had to post this experience!

 

[iamwrasseman]

you dont say ? amazing huh ,thanks for sharing that one and it definitely is true

 

[rnscross]

I got this wrasse a couple of weeks ago, I have been looking for a leopard for a while, just waiting for a decent looking specimen that was eating to come along. I'm fail sure that its a Macropharyngodon ornatus, and was wondering whether I got this right, and what limitations this puts on my getting other leopard females? As I thought it was a meleagris, which were in the other tanks but it lacks the black/yellow spot on its side and has the beginings of the orange/yellow spot on the dorsal fin. thanks.

 

[iamwrasseman]

IMO it puts no limitations on what you van put into your tank as far as leopard wrasses . the limitation will be when you get a terminal male of a male close to this and then try to add another male or female that is a dominant one .for some great reason leopards can co exist pretty easily . i have a black terminal male leopard in my 210 and now i have to be careful as to not get him upset with the next additions and i do plan on some pretty expensive specimines so i may very well attempt to remove him so there will be a much better chance of harmony within the tank .

 

[aquaph8]

My favorite.

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[iamwrasseman]

awesome Brett , i just put a kuiteri in my 210 and he immediately slipped behind my rock wall and got stuck back there . after hours trying i had to give up on him and i knew he was a going to die . fast forward three days and he poped out just like nothing had happened . we patched the couple of cracks where he could have snuck through and i am hoping that he stays out in the front of the wall from now on . such a beautiful wrasse huh ?

 

[aquaph8]

Glad to hear she's alright Dave, they are one of my all time favorites. I'm so glad they finally poped up for sale.

 

[jason2459]

Thanks for those photos. I have one now due to be added to my main tank at the end of the month assuming everything goes well. Still nervous about my Potter's as he's the rooster of the tank and already took out one female bipart. I have another one but won't let him bully to much. Just see them spin around a couple times and swim off on their separate ways.

 

[small alien]

Nice zoas, man!

 

[aquaph8]

Nice zoas, man!

Thank you:wavehand:

 

[flfireman1]

I just bought this awesome male meleagris, Ive been looking for one for about 2 years now to go with my big girl meleagris. I was hoping she would turn male on me since she is about 3", but she never has.

Here he is in his acclimation box.

 

[Mike S]

I joined the club and picked up a male bipartitus yesterday. After acclimatimg him I put it in my DT and he immediately sand dove. I could see him squirming around last night. He poked his head up once for a minute after the lights went out and then burried himself deeper. I haven't seen him since but I know I need to be patient and not go looking for him. Hopefully he makes an appearance and I can get him eating before dosing the tank with prazi.

 

[jason2459]

Great choice and good luck Mike. Just gotta have patience.

 

[Mike S]

Well that didn't take long. My 3 year old said dady your fish is yawning. Sure enough my blue spotted jawfish who had camped out near the burried wrasse was sitting on the sand showing how big his mouth is to the new arrival who was sticking his head out of the sand. He is out and picking at the rocks. I can breathe a little easier for the moment.

 

[iamwrasseman]

hey Mike you should dose with the prazi pro asap IMO. it will not effect his eating response in any way .

 

[Mike S]

Thanks for the tip. I've always read that it suppresses their appetite.

 

[Mike S]

Skimmer off while treating with prazi pro right? I've only every used it in my QT.

 

[jason2459]

Do you use some kind of carbon source to help drive up a bacteria population? Like vodka, vinegar, or bio-pellets? If so I would leave the Skimmer running but open up the gate valve almost all the way so it doesn't actually skim anything out but still provides air water mix to help with the O2 levels. It will foam like crazy so you may need to open it all the way up or take the collection cup off if its an insump skimmer. If you don't provide a carbon source then just take it offline completely and remove any carbon (GAC) .

 

[Mike S]

Thanks Jason yes I do use biopelets so I will just open it up as you suggested. Its a new skimmer and is just breaking in so I'll need to keep an eye on it over the next few days. The tank is treated. I should treat the tank once a week for a total of about 3 treatments right?

 

[iamwrasseman]

the prazi pro also produces micro bubbles so there will be plenty of oxygen but thats a great idea jason . good stress reduction for sure .