Leopard Wrasse Primer

[iamwrasseman]

o ok did you know that the fish will turn blue as an adult?

 

[flameangel88]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14401934#post14401934 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by iamwrasseman
o ok did you know that the fish will turn blue as an adult?

I read somewhere (it may be in this thread) the fish will have blue but didn't know how much. That explains the larger fish with more blue.

I'm new to wrasse (3 months) and the first wrasse was a Flame Wrasse. After reading the Scott Michael's new book Wrasses and Parrotfishes book it got me more interested in wrasse. So, here I'm going in head first. Thanks for all the help.

 

[iamwrasseman]

awesome wrasses are the best IMO .if your interested in a good ID book "Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their relatives" by Rudie H Kuiter . mmany many pictures of baby to sub to adult of at least 100 wrasses ,not a great amount of info but it has alot of id pics as i stated.

 

[flameangel88]

Thanks...I'll check that out.

 

[iamwrasseman]

flameangel88 do you have your tank covered ? most wrasses are leapers so be aware of that when you purchase them .they will jump through the smallest of hoops ! leopards are not really leapers but the flasher and fairy wrasses are notorious for leaping to their death !

 

[flameangel88]

Yes, I've all the tanks covered and thanks for the heads up. Lost a few gobies and clowns in my early days to learn to cover.

 

[iamwrasseman]

cool good luck!

 

[Troy the Nomad]

Question to those of you with multiple leopards, do you think that having more than one helps to make them more comfortable and less skittish? Mine still hides behind rocks every time I approach the tank. I'm sort of passively looking for more leopards, and wondering if I should become more serious about it. Thanks.

 

[iamwrasseman]

i have many leopards together now and only one problem .one tank has 5 bluestar leopards and its fine .one has a few leopards and some other tamrin, flashers, and fairys ,that tank is fine too.i have one adult splendin leopard wrasse that is real aggresive twards any new fish that i introduce to the tank . he will not let me put anything into that tank and he is my favorite fish too so he gets the tank .there are 7 other wrasses in that tank but i have tried 3 or 4 times to add ,and it isnt gonna happen he just harrasses them till i remove them .so yes for the most part i would agree that you would have no problems at all adding another leopard wrasse . good luck

 

[Madfronter]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14049575#post14049575 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Madfronter
Here's a picture of my new 3" Vermiculite Leopard Wrasse I picked up last friday. I did not QT, and a few hours after introducing it to my system it was eating frozen brine, mysis and cyclops. It seems to be eating flakes and small pellets as well. Seems to be a very peaceful fish that is not shy at all. I saw it digging in the sand when the lights went out monday night. It seems to go to bed early and wake up late.

A little update on mine. It was about 9 or 9:30 PM last night when I noticed that she was still awake. She usually goes to bed around 8-8:30 PM, but not last night. Not sure why. So my lights turn off at 10 PM and I heard a little splash and a knock on the light housing, so I walk over to my tank and there she is on her side gasping for air on a towel next to the tank. I immediately placed her back in the tank with the actinics back on so she can see. She was acting normal when I placed her back into the tank and she seemed to find a place to sleep for the evening. I think its time to make a wrasse proof top for my tank.

 

[flameangel88]

Madfronter--I really like your Vermiculite Leopard Wrasse and I'll get a pair down the road.


Update on my 2--

Since both came out for the photoshoot on Sunday (2/15) I haven't seen anyone of them. I heard they usually come out after a week and I hope that's the case. I've plenty of pods and worms in there to support them.

 

[flameangel88]

So happy that both came out for a bit then went missing again.

 

[WLachnit]

I introduced a Vermiculite Leopard male female pair to my DT at the same time a month ago. They are eating prepared foods just fine. I noticed this week that the male is chasing the female around. Is that expected? Anything I should be doing here? I'm a little concerned that she will harass her excessively.

 

[iamwrasseman]

the only way you may be able to slow the aggresion would be to keep moving the rocks around in the tank .usually thats not an option so i have also found that if you feed them something like cyclopeeze it will take alot more time to eat and they will be distracted longer .feed 3x daily small portions .good luck

 

[Madfronter]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14433256#post14433256 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by flameangel88
Madfronter--I really like your Vermiculite Leopard Wrasse and I'll get a pair down the road.


Update on my 2--

Since both came out for the photoshoot on Sunday (2/15) I haven't seen anyone of them. I heard they usually come out after a week and I hope that's the case. I've plenty of pods and worms in there to support them.

Thanks flameangel88! She's currently my favorite fish. I think she is the most passive fish in my tank.

 

[iamwrasseman]

well i did it again ,just ordered a choati leopard wrasse from bluezoo .lets see what happens this time ,keep the fingers crossed and say a prayer !

 

[iamwrasseman]

whoopee !

 

[gflat65]

I put a blue spotted leopard in last week (M. cyanoguttatus). It came out Saturday after the lights went out, so I turned on some actinics to give it a chance to hunt. I got up every two hours that night to check to see if it was still swimming around, and if the female bipartitus had come out. She came out around 1:00. Sunday, the blue spotted was swimming around, eating, and otherwise looking comfortable. It was out all day. Monday, I found it doing the death thrashing. Gills looked like they were distended, and it shot from spot to spot, running into everything. It didn't actually die until the next morning, though. I thought I was past the first hump when it was coming out and swimming around, only to be crushed the next day... Haven't seen the female bipartitus since Sunday, either...

 

[Texsun]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13569798#post13569798 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Texsun

• Species of leopard: Female bipartitus
  Source (LFS, online, etc): LFS
  Method of introduction (quarantine, straight-to-tank, etc): Straight to tank. Drip acclimated for ~1 hour.
  Tank set up (reef, fowlr, size, age, etc): 30g mature SPS/LPS dominated reef.
  How many other attempts, if any, you made to keep a leopard wrasse and thoughts on why this attempt was successful (if applicable): Third attempt with bipartitus. First was successful for over six months but lost due to tank crash. Second attempt unsuccessful but admittedly shouldn't have brought her home (broken beak). Thought I could save her from certain death at the LFS.
  
  My current bipartitus is going on 16 months now. Eats anything I throw in the tank and thriving.
  
  I'm interested to hear from the 1 choati voter as I've tried a few and they seem to last, oh maybe 3-4 days at best.

Quick update on mine... still going strong at now 20 months. Hasn't grown much but still eats like a pig.

 

[iamwrasseman]

i have a choati coming on tuesday from bluezoo getting everything ready for him now ! crossing fingers as we speak