Leopard Wrasse Primer

Leopard Wrasse Primer

  • Macropharyngodon bipartitus

    Votes: 67 28.4%

  • Macropharyngodon choati

    Votes: 12 5.1%

  • Macropharyngodon geoffroy

    Votes: 24 10.2%

  • Macropharyngodon meleagris

    Votes: 78 33.1%

  • Macropharyngodon negrosensis

    Votes: 29 12.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 26 11.0%
  • Total voters
    236
tenurepro said:
Cool. Thanks for the info. I have two ornates in my system. The larger one has been fading in color - subtle but noticeable. S(he) has been eating fine and is 'thick' so I don't think it's related to diet. Do they think it is transitioning?
Bigger ornate - 'light' body
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Smaller ornate - dark body
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hmmm, i am looking at these pictures again and something obvious caught my eyes... the dots on the first fish are so much larger than the dots on the bottom fish... maybe i do have transitioning male...
 
tenurepro said:
hmmm, i am looking at these pictures again and something obvious caught my eyes... the dots on the first fish are so much larger than the dots on the bottom fish... maybe i do have transitioning male...
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Exactly; the larger one is a transitional male.
 
My larger meleagris is transitioning to a male, but taking FOREVER. Last time I had one change it took a couple of weeks, maybe less.
 
Potters Wrasses (2 of them)

Source: LFS for the first, online for the second
Method of introduction: Straight in for the first, QT for the second (~1 year later)
Tank set up: 150g Cube Mixed Reef

I have had great luck with these wrasses, and no losses. I think getting a solid specimen has a lot to do with it.

The even cooler news, my supermale and my female mate on a regular basis (do the dance and then release into the water column, where the anthias eat it). The male changes colors wildly when it is mating time, really dark stripes show up. It is cool to see.

During his transition, he was terrible to the female, and she would stay under the sand for 20 hours a day (just come out to eat). She tested the waters several times, and finally he started being more civil and she stays out all day.

I am a big fan of these wrasses and their activities together.
 
my new leopard.. i have already meleagris and bipartitus now i have also vivienae :celeb1:
 

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MMacro said:
Macropharyngodon vivienne.
Very rare and very expensive (I think)
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it was not so expensive as choati ;-) i have paid 185€ (197USD) but indeed its a very rare wrasse. There were only 3 of them at the wholesaler for europe (one died after transport the largest one i have and the smaller one is with an other LFS in his showtank) ... they are not so easy as other macropharyngodons...
 
miranda1960 said:
it was not so expensive as choati ;-) i have paid 185€ (197USD) but indeed its a very rare wrasse. There were only 3 of them at the wholesaler for europe (one died after transport the largest one i have and the smaller one is with an other LFS in his showtank) ... they are not so easy as other macropharyngodons...
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Best of luck with her! Stunning


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Nice! vivienae is from Mauritius and parts of Africa if I recall correctly and part of the Kuiter complex. You see them on DD occasionally along with the equally uncommon Lapillus. I have the latter, but not the former.
 
January 12 marked one year for my trio of Blue Stars (bipartitus). I sourced them from Live Aquaria. They are in my 75g mixed reef and I could not be happier with them.
I spent over a year researching and preparing for them. I set up and cycled a quarantine tank with a deep, soft sand bed and live rock-seeded with plenty of pods. I put an air stone at the bottom of a Tupperware filled with matrix rock and ran carbon in the HOB filter. I had a wide range of food on hand from Live brine to mysis to LRS. I also had an ammonia alert badge, Powerhead, and lights set to the same schedule as my DT.
I ordered three in the hopes that 2 would survive shipping. I was shocked when I opened the bags and all three were alive, as all research showed they are notoriously prone to death during shipment. When I added them to the quarantine tank, they stayed out the first day during lights on but did not eat. They came out every day following and slowly adjusted to my lighting schedule, but it did not take long... maybe a week. I believe I did two rounds of PraziPro just in case. They started on Live brine and then started accepting mysis.
They remained in quarantine for 6 weeks before introduction to the display. The transition was very easy as they were already on the same schedule and the only tank mates were a hawkfish and Goby. After some time in the display they began eating LRS like hogs. One has taken to the Goby so much she eats nori off the clip with him.
Over a year in and no signs of any transitioning. I am so thrilled all three have survived and thrived. They are the centerpiece of the tank.

Pic from acclimation:
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During quarantine:
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In the display:
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SeyozTanks,
It seem that all the advice or information you wrote on this thread and other threads are wrong. I think that is a quite difficult thing to do. I think the Mods should put an mark next to your name to ward new reefers that follow what you said will result in disaster.

All SeyozTanks posts disappeared and he Moved On. I guess we have reasonable Mods after all.
 
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I have a meleagris and geoffroy, the meleagris I've had for almost two years and and the geoffroy for about a year. Both were sourced from local fish stores and were introduced straight to the reef tank(I know shame on me for no quarantine). Both fish eat a mix of frozen and flakes and had done so from day one. The only real hiccup is that after about 8 months the geoffroy decided that it didn't like the meleagris anymore and now my meleagris has to live in the sump, because he chased her into the overflow, until I can get the geoffroy out of the main tank, not to mention that the geoffroy has now turned his attention to the lawnmower blenny.
 
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That is an interesting observation. My last potters, a male I think, got to be so pugnacious that I had to rehome it. Hated to, but it really became untenable.
 
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