Leopard Wrasse Primer

[96gts]

Of the few I've kept, the Choati always seemed to have the toughest "jetlag" (ie hide during the day) than the others on top of just being plain sensitive.

Have you spied on him at night to see if he's more active?

I was up until about 1am most nights, no sign of him. Is there any one that been able to keep the Choati long term? Like over 1 yr?

 

[BeanMachine]

If I were to add some females for the male meleagris I have, is it best to add odd numbers like with Anthias?

Wow that choati is beautiful good luck with it.

 

[96gts]

Look like the choati is out during the day, I saw him out at 9am this morning and he's stil out at around noon.

 

[Dragon moray ki]

Ts is an awesome thread

 

[iamwrasseman]

just a reminder he will require feedings as many times a day as you can if he will eat .

 

[96gts]

just a reminder he will require feedings as many times a day as you can if he will eat .

The choati was out from around 9:30am-5:30pm today, I weren't home during those time on weekdays, so he might had been out throughout the day, just that I didn't see him. He came out for about 15mins again at around 8:30pm. Fed him 3-4 times today, and he's eating very well.

 

[cas1069]

i have a 220gal /w 5inch of sand and fuge i wanted to add some leopard wrasses and wanted to know if they needed to be added one at a time in any kind of order to keep the fighting down or should i add them all at once?
the ones i was looking at are:
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Macropharyngodon bipartitus
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Macropharyngodon geoffroyi
I was thinking of going to try to get them in groups of 3 as females

right now all i have in the tank is
Tomini Tang
Sailfin Tang
Black and White Ocellaris
Ocellaris Clownfish
Foxface Lo
3 Green Chromies

 

[96gts]

After one week in QT with Prazipro, the Choati is adjusted to the light schedule better and will stay out for more than 8hrs. It's eating PE mysis aggressively 2-3 times a day, so I decided to move it into my 185gal display late last night. It went straight into the sand, hope it will adjust to the new tank quickly.

 

[El richie]

Just found this thread. I keep A couple leopard wrasses in my tank, one of each. Potters, Meleagris, choati, and black leopard wrasse. All are doing fine eating pellets, flakes and any frozen I put in except for the choati. It only eats live misys shrimp. I try to get it to eat the frozen kind but he won't even look at them. How did you guys get them to take the frozen foods.
Thanks

 

[96gts]

Just found this thread. I keep A couple leopard wrasses in my tank, one of each. Potters, Meleagris, choati, and black leopard wrasse. All are doing fine eating pellets, flakes and any frozen I put in except for the choati. It only eats live misys shrimp. I try to get it to eat the frozen kind but he won't even look at them. How did you guys get them to take the frozen foods.
Thanks

Have you try PE Mysis? Most wrasses seem to love PE Mysis.

 

[El richie]

Just bought some now. Can't wait to see how he likes it!!

 

[iamwrasseman]

to switch him over i have always mixed live brine to induce the eating and then adding some of the PE mysis . the choati's are very difficult to say the least and i wish you the best . try to keep your paramiters as stable as possible as the choati's are very sensative to changes in your water IMO .

 

[El richie]

Well it put a couple PE misys in its mouth but spat em out, will try to get some live brine and try it that way

 

[iamwrasseman]

yes give it a try for sure .also watch very close and see if he is squeezing the internal "guts" into his mouth like gogurt . i have watched some of mine and they do get the gust out and after learning that the can eat the whole piece start to do so . good luck

 

[Yurivd]

I got a new Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus I have it now for a month . I is doing really good . It loves pellets . It is also really vat and looking good

 

[El richie]

yes give it a try for sure .also watch very close and see if he is squeezing the internal "guts" into his mouth like gogurt . i have watched some of mine and they do get the gust out and after learning that the can eat the whole piece start to do so . good luck

Cool, thanks for the help

 

[BeanMachine]

I got a Macropharyngodon negrosensis a couple of weeks ago. I have had the acclimation box lid open the last 2 days... I guess she likes her box better. She's gobbling mysis. Her buddies are waiting, a Male blackspotted and Female Potters.

 

[BeanMachine]

Here is cool little video of a negrosensis... I know what a horrible pic of mine but these look just like it.

http://australianmuseum.net.au/movie/Black-Leopard-Wrasse-Macropharyngodon-negrosensis

 

[sbtdark]

I've had a male for 3 years, and he only eats rods foods, and copepods. Actually I've been trying to catch him:uzi: because he keeps harassing my clowns, 29gbio which is probably why.

 

[iamwrasseman]

BeanMachine, maybe he like the closet effect of the acclimation box,lol . seems odd but it is odd for him as he has just been removed from the ocean so give him some time to figure it all out .