Leopard Wrasse Primer

[_Aaron_]

My new pair.

 

[slapshot]

Since you guys are the experts, what is the best way to get Prazi into a fish to deworm them? The fish is eating but won't eat prazi soaked food. Thank you.

 

[stuifbol]

Aaron,
which species is that??Awesome fish:crazy1:

My new pair.

 

[_Aaron_]

Macropharyngodon kuiteri.

 

[stuifbol]

Thnx,
haven't seen them before....expensive I suppose??

Macropharyngodon kuiteri.

 

[_Aaron_]

I think it bumped them up being that they're a pair, my other ones have been £20-£35. These were £125 for the pair.They're well rested, been in my LFS for almost 6 weeks so I figured I'd take a gamble on them.

 

[iamwrasseman]

i use prazi pro , its a treatment that contains paraziquel and that is what deworms them .it works pretty good and you can treat them in your DT if needed .

 

[iamwrasseman]

they look like they are in great shape ,best wishes !

 

[stuifbol]

Not so expensive as I thought:thumbsup: never saw them before at the LFS and he usually has special fish
6 weeks at LFS is good because they have greater changes for surviving in your tank:dance:

I think it bumped them up being that they're a pair, my other ones have been £20-£35. These were £125 for the pair.They're well rested, been in my LFS for almost 6 weeks so I figured I'd take a gamble on them.

 

[slapshot]

i use prazi pro , its a treatment that contains paraziquel and that is what deworms them .it works pretty good and you can treat them in your DT if needed .

Thank you! So you don't soak the food?

 

[Retzius]

Hi guys! I am thinking of adding a black leopard wrasse to my tank. I saw one at a LFS inside a 40 gallon bowfront tank and thought it was the coolest fish. Its been there for quite a while and looks fat and healthy. However, it was not for sale. I was planning on ordering one through blue zoo aquatics. However, I'm afraid my tank is on the small side, its a 40 breeder but the tank at the LFS is no bigger. I did some reading here and thought I would check with you guys.

My inhabitants include a sixline wrasse, potters angelfish, small yellow tang for algae purposes (will remove after it grows), and percula clownfish. My sand bed is on the shallow side but I was told by another LFS that a sandbed did not matter. As long as I have live rock, the wrasse would bury itself in there. I respect his opinion because this guy had about 4 leopards in this tank and two choati wrasses for 2 years. He did say the choati was the hardest to keep. First time I saw a choati too.

What do you think, should I bite the bullet or refrain. Thanks!

 

[96gts]

Hi guys! I am thinking of adding a black leopard wrasse to my tank. I saw one at a LFS inside a 40 gallon bowfront tank and thought it was the coolest fish. Its been there for quite a while and looks fat and healthy. However, it was not for sale. I was planning on ordering one through blue zoo aquatics. However, I'm afraid my tank is on the small side, its a 40 breeder but the tank at the LFS is no bigger. I did some reading here and thought I would check with you guys.

My inhabitants include a sixline wrasse, potters angelfish, small yellow tang for algae purposes (will remove after it grows), and percula clownfish. My sand bed is on the shallow side but I was told by another LFS that a sandbed did not matter. As long as I have live rock, the wrasse would bury itself in there. I respect his opinion because this guy had about 4 leopards in this tank and two choati wrasses for 2 years. He did say the choati was the hardest to keep. First time I saw a choati too.

What do you think, should I bite the bullet or refrain. Thanks!

I think your sixline is going to be a problem with adding any other wrasse.

 

[Retzius]

How about adding him in my sump, for a while. I am willing to get rid of it. He does like to harass new comers.

 

[iamwrasseman]

i also think the six line will be problematic if he is well established . also the yellow tang may harass any newbies but the leopard is very mush quicker and also a high energy fish so if he makes it past the initial harassment you may be fine, but the six line will be the big hurdle and i would responsibly relocate him first .

 

[RDtrack]

Since you all have a lot of experience with Leopards I'm looking at getting a pair and was wondering if I'm better getting a pair of the same species or two different species.

If I did a pair it would be a macropharyngodon geoffroyi pair or if I didn't do a pair what should I pair with the potters?

Thanks for your help.

 

[_Aaron_]

they look like they are in great shape ,best wishes !

Thank you.

Not so expensive as I thought:thumbsup: never saw them before at the LFS and he usually has special fish
6 weeks at LFS is good because they have greater changes for surviving in your tank:dance:

Totally agree, I've been watching them for that time trying to convince myself to buy them and justifying the cost. They seem to be settling well, still a bit erratic with getting up and going to bed but the others I have had have been the same.

Here's a pic of them together.

 

[Retzius]

I think your sixline is going to be a problem with adding any other wrasse.

i also think the six line will be problematic if he is well established . also the yellow tang may harass any newbies but the leopard is very mush quicker and also a high energy fish so if he makes it past the initial harassment you may be fine, but the six line will be the big hurdle and i would responsibly relocate him first .

Thanks for the reply guys.

Yeah, I called Blue Zoo Aquatics and they recommended adding a small mirror to keep the sixline wrasse busy. I will monitor for harassment and if it gets out of hand I will place him in my sump. The tang can also be a bully, I agree.

I ordered a leopard wrasse and black leopard wrasse.

 

[Ralph ATL]

i also think the six line will be problematic if he is well established . also the yellow tang may harass any newbies but the leopard is very mush quicker and also a high energy fish so if he makes it past the initial harassment you may be fine, but the six line will be the big hurdle and i would responsibly relocate him first .

Leopards need very peaceful fish as cohabitants....agreed.....

 

[iamwrasseman]

yes i would purchase a pair of females with the hopes that within a year one would turn male . this has worked well for me except i did have it backfire with a pair of black leopards . they were perfect for a few years and indeed one turned male but i moved them both at the same time into a different tank and the female immediately turned male and it became a war . i ended up selling my big male and the female ended up turning into a supermale and is a great tankmate to this day . come ta think of it he has to be ten years old this summer ,pretty cool .

 

[flfireman1]

....... My sand bed is on the shallow side but I was told by another LFS that a sandbed did not matter. As long as I have live rock, the wrasse would bury itself in there. I respect his opinion because this guy had about 4 leopards in this tank and two choati wrasses for 2 years. He did say the choati was the hardest to keep. First time I saw a choati too.

What do you think, should I bite the bullet or refrain. Thanks!

I think everyone missed this little key bit of information here concentrating on the six line. While I would agree that your sixline (devil fish)is going to cause you problems with your new leopard or any other small fish you may add. Your going to need a sandbed. Leopards are not like other wrasses that will find holes in the rocks to hide in. They bury themselves in the sand, and if not providing a sandbed your only going to stress them out further.

If the employee said they didnt need one, he did not know what he was talking about!!!

I wouldnt say you need a deep sand bed, but just enough for the fish to bury itself completely under. My sandbed is 2 to 2.5 inches at the most, and all 4 of my wrasses bury themselves without any issues.

Good luck.