My three female bipartitus from Live Aquaria are all doing well- I think they had a good batch, so I'm optimistic that yours is going to be fine! Keep us updated!
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My three female bipartitus from Live Aquaria are all doing well- I think they had a good batch, so I'm optimistic that yours is going to be fine! Keep us updated!
iamwrasseman
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it sounds good for the both of you ,mine is doing fine and sunday i will post a picture or two . i know it feels like an uphill battle but you have to take into consideration how difficult they really are and it sounds like your doing well so far ! good luck Dave
I went to my LFS tonight and almost choked/cried/wetmyself when I was looking in their tanks and saw an AMAZING m. choati!!! Almost 4.5"!!! I have never even seen this fish in person, and was absolutely blown away. It was eating mysis in the store, and is in my tank buried in sand as we speak. Truly an amazing fish. Only $120 too; I felt like I got a great deal!!! Let's hope I can keep this thing alive!!!
iamwrasseman
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:dance:be sure and treat with prazi pro asap .they are beautiful fish but such delicate in nature they are real real tough to keep . i wish you the best ! get a picture so we can enjoy too please .
Dave
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I Prazipro'd the tank for the third time in 3 weeks... no sign of the choati today :/ One of my female bipartitus had a white speck on her fin yesterday and a torn tail... was refusing food the last couple days, kinda worried about what it might have been... hopefully not a parasite!
iamwrasseman
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be sure and leave him be in the sand , its his safest place to be right now . stress is the killer so give him a chance and give him time . best of luck 2 ya !
I have not kept either, but I think they are different. From what I understand Leopards are generally not that bad once they start eating. Mandarin's are not likely to eat anything but live pods (at least in a serious way) so as long as you have the pod population they should be pretty easy.
slapshot
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Mandarin
blennielove
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Definitely the Mandarin.
At least they will eat live brine most of the time and as long as they are eating there is a chance.
Best wishes!
iamwrasseman
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the mandarin will live till he eats himself out of pods . usually if you have a large tank 200gal or so and he is the only pod hunter they can live for quite a while . the wrasses have to be fed and its much easier to get them to eat frozen foods that will sustain life for a much longer time .there are a few wrasses that are almost impossiable to keep and the choati is one of them .most wrasses with the proper collection once they get acclimated into their surroundings they usually will survive for years . it takes a month or two for some of the more delicate wrasses to get settled into aquarium life and then your usually out of the woods . so imo the mandarin is harder in the long run because its hard to feed for a prolonged period . i have had mandarins live for a couple of years but they were in with my wrasses that were fed live brine and frozen mysis both .
i had two bipartius for 2 months now and recently the bigger one became very dominating and began to chase the other one around. i noticed its face is turning from yellow to a greenish colour. i guees its morphing to a male. anyone has any idea how long the morphing process takes?
I am so glad I found this thread. I was beginning to think I was the only person that absolutely loves Leopard wrasses. I have four; a bipartitus, a meleagris, a negrosensis, and an ornatus. I bought the first a year and a half ago, and the others over the next several months. I have passed the year mark with all of them.
I almost lost my first leopard, the bipartitus. I had a six line in the tank at the time and the poor little leopard was battered and chased every time she came out of the sand. I was able to net her and place her in another tank while I focused on catching the six line.
The bipartitus and ornatus live in my 220. They are so amusing to watch as they follow the orange spot goby around the tank looking for leftovers as he sifts the sand. After reading this thread, I guess that I have been very lucky. I did not and have not treated for parasites, and all of them have lived. They appear to all be happy and healthy. They eat everything that goes in the tank, from pellets to flakes, frozen food and nori.
I almost lost my first leopard, the bipartitus. I had a six line in the tank at the time and the poor little leopard was battered and chased every time she came out of the sand. I was able to net her and place her in another tank while I focused on catching the six line.
The bipartitus and ornatus live in my 220. They are so amusing to watch as they follow the orange spot goby around the tank looking for leftovers as he sifts the sand. After reading this thread, I guess that I have been very lucky. I did not and have not treated for parasites, and all of them have lived. They appear to all be happy and healthy. They eat everything that goes in the tank, from pellets to flakes, frozen food and nori.
Well, another bipartitus died today- after having lived with me 10 days. It was eating prepared foods soaked in Selcon/Vitachem/Garlic Extreme, was extremely active, and had no torn fins/body markings of any sort. I treated with Prazipro the first day I received it, and again a week later. That makes me 2 of 8 now with Leopards, assuming my other two don't kick the bucket. I think I'm bowing out of the leopard wrasse scene.
iamwrasseman
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Tylt33, dont give up the ship ! you will have so much enjoyment from the wrasses when they do survive IMO . they are difficult to keep but it sounds like you may be missing something or the specimines were doomed from the collection process . it does sound like your on the right track so i would assume that its the collecter .
hellbliss,the females take anywhere from a few weeks to months to completelt change to a male . i have one that took a year and i also have had most take a month or two . one changed right in front of my eyes ,overnight almost it seemed . i couldnt believe that was the same fish .
hellbliss,the females take anywhere from a few weeks to months to completelt change to a male . i have one that took a year and i also have had most take a month or two . one changed right in front of my eyes ,overnight almost it seemed . i couldnt believe that was the same fish .
gflat65
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I didn't realize mandarins were still stereotypically hard to keep. Over the last 12 years, I've had four mandarins-the first was 12 years ago and had him for 4+ years before something ate a hole in his side. The next two did fine for at least 3 years each (lost one in a move when I lose nearly everything else). The one I've got now, I've had for about a year and a half (got it from a local club member), and have never done anything special to keep them healthy. If I could transfer a portion of that success to leopards, I'd be rockin. I'm at about 1:3 on average on leopards (after at least 3 months of acclimation to my systems) over the last 3 years. Not at all as good as I'd like it to be...
iamwrasseman
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the mandarin's are just a fish that has special eating requirements ,the need pods . if they are in a large tank and dont have competition for the pods usually there will be enough for them to eat without them desimating the population . along with the ones that learn to eat frozen foods etc they will survive . i have had a few and some figure it out but some never had a chance because they never ate anything but pods and with all my wrasses there are not very many left for them to eat . the wrasses will usually switch over to frozen mysis and not have any feeding issues but there are some that simply shun frozen foods and i have to work hard to start with live brine and ween them off so they will eat frozen because the brine isnt very nutrient fullfilling .
olemanwinter
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New Leopard Wrasse
New Leopard Wrasse
I just got a new leopard wrasse!
My apologies for the poor blurry quality and dirty glass.
Voracious appetite for frozen mysis? Check!
Friendly tank-mates? Check!
Successfully buried himself in sand at bedtime? Check!
I think that's about everything I need to worry about. Looks like my first attempt at a Leopard Wrasse is going to be a hit.
New Leopard Wrasse
I just got a new leopard wrasse!
My apologies for the poor blurry quality and dirty glass.
Voracious appetite for frozen mysis? Check!
Friendly tank-mates? Check!
Successfully buried himself in sand at bedtime? Check!
I think that's about everything I need to worry about. Looks like my first attempt at a Leopard Wrasse is going to be a hit.
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