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
well, i introduced them both straight to the tank w/out QT, they were both out the next day after being put in and eating well. both were out and eating for about 5 days when the potters dove in the sand and never came back out. that is going on about 2 1/2 weeks ago now. the bipart dove about 4-5 days later and hasnt been seen since either. i know for leopards thats probably not an excessive time period but i've never had a fish go MIA for that long so it's just freaking me out a bit
 
well it does sound a bit weird ,usually they immediately dive and then come out days/weeks later .them being out for a few days first does lead me to be concerned but they are better off being left alone still the same . if one or both perished you should have seen that in your water tests .did you have any ammonia spikes at all ?
 
Just bought today what I was sold a meleagris but wasnt up to speed on leopards, but it's a bipartitus for sure. It had been in the LFS tank over a week, but had been in hiding. I was so excited to get one (just a leopard in general), I neglected to do my due diligence and asked to see it feed. However, it was fat, happy and picking/hunting in the tank it was housed.

Got home, acclimated, left the lights low for a few hours, we had to leave for the evening. Got back at around 8 pm, it was out and about cruising my 180. So first meal was a combo of rods reef and frozen cyclopeze. At first, no interest and I was about to smack myself in the head. Then a piece of cyclopeze caught her eye and voila! She started going nuts and eating the rods as well. I'll post pictures soon.

Only other wrasse I have is a Solon.
 
OK, so day 2, the blue star was swimming about, appeared to be hunting for food. Very brave, not skittish, even when I put my finger to the glass when he was near. I fed a mix of frozen rods, mysis and cyclopeze, this time she just swam around and didn't attempt to eat. I noticed her belly was somewhat rounded, maybe was not hungry from eating pods? I find it odd though a wild animal or any animal would not eat when given the oppotunity. anyway, jut hoping it's a one off thing.
 
well it is reef safe and i have used it with every new addition to my tanks . i have not lost anything from its use . you may want to see if you can get some ,or let nature take its course . also jungle Jim makes a pellet food that has praziquantel in it and will also help him out .
 
ok, I noticed yesterday she was swimming with her mouth open, but the mouth looked fine, just thought it was odd...hopefully not a bad sign. thanks Dave.
 
i know you probably cant catch him in the day time but you may be able to do it if you make him burrow under then scoop up a bunch of sand and him at the same time then you can treat him it a QT but i must admit that they really dont deal with QT very well .
good luck
 
I have both a M. meleagris and potters. The meleagris came from a friend who had it for a year before me. It was eating just pellets and mysis at the time of my aquisition but has since grown accustomed to everything, including flakes.

She is now changing to male about a year after I've had her. Now he/she for the moment. Exciting to see the full change to male.

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The Potters I've had for about 8 months. I got it straight from my LFS in the bag from the wholeseller. They had just came in that day from Hawaii. I added that one straight the the tank. No QT. I know bad bad bad. This guy didn't eat for a week or so but was out and about. I feel like having the other leopard wrasse allowed him to learn how to eat the prepared stuff? Just a theory. Now it eats mysis, cyclops, and NLS pellets but doesn't like flake food at all like the other leopard.
 
its a great theory as i too believe that for sure . also with the delicate wrasses i have found that they do soooooooooooooo much better in the DT and usually a QT will be their demise IMO.
 
iamwrasseman said:
its a great theory as i too believe that for sure . also with the delicate wrasses i have found that they do soooooooooooooo much better in the DT and usually a QT will be their demise IMO.
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Another wrasse lover friend of mine swears by that as well. Do you know much about dosing the DT with prazipro for flukes?

I'd really like to get a chaoti for my next fish. A local store had two huge beauties maybe 3 or 4" and eating well. I can't afford it right now though so I passed. They were 200 each.

I paid 30 for the Blackspot and 20 for the potters.
 
A friend of mine came over last night and snapped some pics of my tank and fish. I'll have some nice pics to post of the leopards I have this weekend hopefully.

iamwrasseman said:
no it wont hurt your inverts at all . just read the instructions and dose accordingly. and yes i would recommend it as a preventive .
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I have these AP Fluke Tabs... says they are for fresh or marine. Would that do? Per the instructions on the box?

What brand have you used in the past?

jarrod13 said:
Here's my first leopard, a Meleagris Im pretty sure. She's about 4-5", her fins were pretty tore up when I got her, but is almost completely healed up now. I'm interested in getting another one or two smaller females in hopes she will turn into a male, but I have no experience with this, so any thoughts or advice is welcome. She eats anything I put in, I love this fish!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOsIWcoGSb8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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The fish looks beautiful and since its eating so well you should be safe to say it will most likely make it.

I am thinking about adding one or two more females once mine changes completely, but I want a lineatus wrasse so I'll have to think about it.
 
so my wrasse has been MIA since the 23rd (i have screens, so no jumping), I wonder if she'll pop up soon?
 
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