Leopard Wrasse Primer

[Jstn]

In my limited experience wiht leopards I have found the biggest problem is stress. If she is hiding, then let her be and perhaps feed the other fish a tad bit more to mitigate their attitude. Was she eating in qt? If so this is a good thing.

 

[Maxxingout]

Well after 10 days the female is finally out full time. She showed herself for a bit around the 7 day mark. I'll wait another week before I put the blue star back in the main display. I feel bad seeing him in a smaller area then he should be I'm but it's all I could come up with hopefully when I do our him back in things won't go bad.

I was thinking of doing it when the female was out. That way he'll feel like the new comer hopefully while getting used to her without aggression.

 

[ca1ore]

Well after 10 days the female is finally out full time. She showed herself for a bit around the 7 day mark. I'll wait another week before I put the blue star back in the main display. I feel bad seeing him in a smaller area then he should be I'm but it's all I could come up with hopefully when I do our him back in things won't go bad.

I was thinking of doing it when the female was out. That way he'll feel like the new comer hopefully while getting used to her without aggression.

You know that is a blue-star/vermiculate/bipartitus leopard wrasse too, right. Assume your prior reference to blue-star was in reference to a male of the species? If so, it's 50:50 whether the same problem will re-emerge. I had a DD trio of them and the male was relentless towards the females to the point they never came out of the sand. I had to remove him to save them. Tried re-introduction and its was still the same problem.

 

[Maxxingout]

I do now. I thought it was just a female leopard when I got her. 50/50 is not what I was hoping for. I guess I have only one way to find out. That's going to stink if I have to choose.

 

[iamwrasseman]

i have about ten leopards in my display tank and they are all doing great ,oldest is probably 4 years . have male and female vermiculate ,potters ,black ,tonga ,and i will soon try a couple of choati's when the price comes down for a moment

 

[ca1ore]

Couldn't resist ....



Never kept one of these before (M. Lapillus). Any words of wisdom? More difficult; less difficult than more common leopards?

 

[ca1ore]

Tonga

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[evolved]

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Blue star, African, etc...

 

[Jstn]

Just picked up 3 little potters wrasse ��

 

[iamwrasseman]

when i order "tonga leopards" they are the ones that are leopard skinned all over with a bit of green across their upper finnage .melengris leopard if im not mistaken . sorry for the spelling but i never got past 2nd grade

 

[iamwrasseman]

ca1or ,i would say they are pretty much ,like the common leopards i mentioned above . i have kept them for years but have not seen any for the past couple of years . i certainly will pull the trigger when i see any . nice catch buddy !

 

[eatbreakfast]

Couldn't resist ....



Never kept one of these before (M. Lapillus). Any words of wisdom? More difficult; less difficult than more common leopards?

The recent DD lapilus have come rrom Mauritius and have found all Anampses and Macropharyngodon from there to be hardier than their counterparts collected elsewhere.

 

[ca1ore]

Right O, thanks chaps. Comes on Tuesday, so some prep to do. BTW, based on the photo I'm assuming a female; you guys agree?

 

[Jstn]

Well one potters is dead and one is swimming strange... I hope the two make it.

 

[Maxxingout]

Well, I added the male blue star back to the dt. After 2 days all's well. Just a bit of fin flaring between the 2 but that's it. The melanarus wasn't 2 happy at 1st since he's the king wrasse in the tank but lights out for about 1/2hr did the trick. The pearl wrasse could give 2...about anyone. He's a pod hunting machine!

 

[evolved]

BTW, based on the photo I'm assuming a female; you guys agree?

Yes, definitely. Males are rather different and quite green.

 

[kevin32]

I have 2 female leopard wrasse. One is picking the other one, what should I do?
My tank is 100 gallon.

 

[Jstn]

Well the next day the second one passed, and the third one was doing great for 5 days, eating very active ect. Found her dead last night. Now in my Qt there may be a trace amount <0.1 ppm of copper, would this be the cuprite?

 

[ca1ore]

That's a bummer. Potters is a tricky leopard; particularly hard to acclimate. Copper probably had nothing to do with it

 

[ca1ore]

ca1or ,i would say they are pretty much ,like the common leopards i mentioned above . i have kept them for years but have not seen any for the past couple of years . i certainly will pull the trigger when i see any . nice catch buddy !

Girl arrived in good shape - DD packed her in 2 gallons of water easily. Already out and eating so things look good so far.