Leopard Wrasse Primer

[mike810]

hey Mike turn off your lights for a couple of days and then resume you regular photoperiod , that should get any fish somewhat switched over to a new light regimine

That wouldn't work for her, since my tank gets sunlight during the day. She was fine and happy roaming about my tank w/o the lights on. I even went as far as blacking out my tank with blankets everyday and taking them off as the lights came on. No dice, I think she slept all day and night this way.

I caught her last night, Put her in my sump in a container with sand. She's been in the dark sump all day. Lights came on at 6pm tonight, I put her in and she's been swimming about the tank for almost an hour now. Great progress I hope. I think I successfully changed her internal clock overnight. Tonight I will black out the tank with blankets again just in case she does decide to wake up in the morning hours again. Hopefully she'll go back to sleep like I will be doing and wake up in the evening time when my lights come on. :rollface::dance::rollface:

 

[iamwrasseman]

Adam dont get excited yet as they sometimes will disappear for days and even weeks then all of a sudden they appear and can be doing great for years to come . i would suggest letting nature take its course and not try to russell them out of the sand as its their safe zone and they go there for a reason . weather its for them to rest and repair the damage done by the collection and transportation process or its just stress due to the same . its also very stressful to a fish that once could swim in any direction for hours to be housed in a little glass tank in comparison . i have had them disappear for over a month and then appear and become model citizens in my tanks for years so again let nature take its course .
Mike you sound committed and also on the right track to getting him adjusted to your photo period so keep up the effort and best wishes ,sounds promising .

 

[ataller]

Adam dont get excited yet as they sometimes will disappear for days and even weeks then all of a sudden they appear and can be doing great for years to come . i would suggest letting nature take its course and not try to russell them out of the sand as its their safe zone and they go there for a reason . weather its for them to rest and repair the damage done by the collection and transportation process or its just stress due to the same . its also very stressful to a fish that once could swim in any direction for hours to be housed in a little glass tank in comparison . i have had them disappear for over a month and then appear and become model citizens in my tanks for years so again let nature take its course .
Mike you sound committed and also on the right track to getting him adjusted to your photo period so keep up the effort and best wishes ,sounds promising .

Yup glad I didn't go poking around. Woke up this morning and checked the tank and she is out again. Just ate some pellet.

Im very pleased.

 

[iamwrasseman]

it still may take some time for her to get completely comfortable with aquarium life but hopefully each day she will get more and more settled in and i wish you the best for sure .

 

[bradleyj]

I was fortunate enough to get the Kuiteri pair from DD right after christmas.
They are now comfortable in their new home and doing great.
I thought I would post a few new pictures of them.

 

[langtudatinh01]

wow, bradleyJ, those are some beautiful fish.

 

[iamwrasseman]

nice pictures my friend, thanks for sharing ! cool color patterns on them for sure .

 

[palmer373]

if i find a meleagris eating at an LFS would it be ok in a 75g with a sixline?

 

[iamwrasseman]

i would be somewhat careful but it should be okay . sixlines can be a piti sometime and get territorial . you may be better off removing the sixline and putting him into the sump for a week and then reintroducing him . if not i would move some things around just before introducing the new wrasse

 

[palmer373]

eh, well i cant move the rocks around so how would i catch the sixline? the meleagris is probably 1/2" bigger, maybe 1" bigger, than the sixline, still a problem?

 

[BorHor]

I got this leopard a few days ago. I can't figure out what type it is though.

 

[Jagermeister]

That's an ornate leopard wrasse.

 

[BorHor]

Thank you! My LFS had another one as well and I am thinking about picking it up if they still have it.

 

[Ralph ATL]

my little wrasse heaven.......:dance:


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[Saltwaternooby]

I got a Female bipartitus on 3/17 from blue zoo she looked great tried putting here in a breeder style box in the main tank. On 3/22 i moved a small rock on my sand bed at night and she shot up and right back down in another spot. Haven't seen her since, i assume she isnt dead because i have not seen a feast by the nassarius snails/crabs, or a huge lump on my carpet nem. But am i too assume she is not doing so well.

I have read about 20pg of this primer so i know you guys say not to poke the sand bed but is there a date where you would? Almost 2 weeks without noticing the fish, she cant have eaten much if anything. I have been using Seachem Focus soaked on my food and have the jungle medicated food, if/when she surfaces.

Anthony

 

[iamwrasseman]

all i can say is tp let nature take its course and you should know that they can disappear for a month and then pop out and be a model tank mate with no issues .
cross your fingers and i truly hope that he does come out to amaze you !
best wishes

 

[Saltwaternooby]

Ok thanks that is the answer I figured I would receive.

 

[iamwrasseman]

as you know its tough to just leave him alone in the hopes that he is okay but much more often than not there is nothing that you can do if you go digging around and do find that he is ailing . he is in his safe spot now and as i said before ,nature has him in its hands and you should be hopeful that he had made it well throughout the entire collecting and warehousing of him along with the shipping process that he has already endures to get to his final place for you to enjoy and thats your tank .
sorry for the run on sentences ?

 

[Pylos]

My trio, Macropharyngodon meleagris, bipartitus and geoffroyi:

The Potter's is a new addition. I've never used any medication including Prazi Pro in my tanks and am wondering if I should just to be on the safe side. The main issue is I have tons of bristleworms, feather dusters, and a large cocoworm in my DT. I've read on the bottle that these might be affected, and if they are it will cause a huge spike to have all of that die off, even if it is slowly.

Is there another method to treat for worms? I'll be watching the new leopard's dung to make sure it isn't white. If it is I'll take action. If not maybe I'll just forego the worm treatment and cross my fingers.

 

[Ralph ATL]

those are beautiful!

I would treat with prazi! 100%!