Leopard Wrasse Primer
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iamwrasseman
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have you treated for internal parasites ? there is a great probuct out there called jungle jims aiti parasite food it has peraziquel in it and it really works well IMO . really i use it for my wrasses and i havent had an outbreak except for the one time that i didnt use it and it cost ma a thousand dollars in fish .and yes the disease could have been brought in , many things could be brought in with a newcommer .
Ralph ATL
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ok, have you ever had a leopard that was on a tight schedule for 4 months, then suddenly shorten it's schedule? then one day not come out? then everything was normal?
or is it more likely that the newcomer brought in a parasite 10 days ago, that this established wrasse now has caught, and is now on the throws of death?
I know you can't diagnose, but behavior wise, do you think it's just a coincidence? or more likely the newcomer has infected the established one?
no, I don't treat for parasites, but I will start.
Thanks for the info.
or is it more likely that the newcomer brought in a parasite 10 days ago, that this established wrasse now has caught, and is now on the throws of death?
I know you can't diagnose, but behavior wise, do you think it's just a coincidence? or more likely the newcomer has infected the established one?
no, I don't treat for parasites, but I will start.
Thanks for the info.
FastFish720
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So I added 3 commons to my tank yesterday. All came from Quality Marine and are about 2-3" in size. 1 went into QT and I didn't see it for 3 days and is constantly active now. The other 2 were not QT'd and went straight into the tank. 1 didn't hide and ate the first day. The second hid until this morning and also eats.
Feeding Tropical Marine Center Mysis and Brine Shrimp + Garlic and Cyclops.
Feeding Tropical Marine Center Mysis and Brine Shrimp + Garlic and Cyclops.
iamwrasseman
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hey steve they were eating like hogs but never got completely time acclimated . they would come out at very weird times for short periods and i did accomidate them with food at least three times daily . they were fat ,agile,and seemed quite happy except for a small amount of squabbling with no physical damage . really kinda sucks cause i did my home work and provided them with everything that i possiably could . we will move on as a matter of fact i have four leopards coming tomorrow. they are already acclimated at my fav LFS ...........ABC reefs !
Ralph ATL
Formerly mysterybox
what do you think of this? Since I am inclined to believe that my leopards won't eat Jungle Jim's pellets, have any of you thought about treating your tank with prazipro?
another option would be soaking cyclops with metro & focus. I'm thinking of prazipro as recommended by jmaneyapanda (this was not recommended for his experience with leopard wrasses (or lack of, not sure), but for his experience with internal parasites with fish, specifically angels & butterflies.
another option would be soaking cyclops with metro & focus. I'm thinking of prazipro as recommended by jmaneyapanda (this was not recommended for his experience with leopard wrasses (or lack of, not sure), but for his experience with internal parasites with fish, specifically angels & butterflies.
iamwrasseman
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yup the prazipro will certainly work on the parasite issue that is very common with wrasses . best of luck to you in the treatment .the prazipro is reef safe just read the directions carefully as you never want to overdose ,especially with a reef tank .
iamwrasseman
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good luck and i hope all goes well !
ento-reefer
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I treated my tank with Prazipro and had no ill effects at all. My choati was acting fine, but I just went ahead and treated anyway when wrasseman started having problems with his. It surely won't hurt for you to treat.
By the way, both of my leopards continue to do well. Knocking on wood here.
Good Luck.
Ellen
iamwrasseman
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thanks Ellen for the report ,that so cool yours are doing fine . i hope all goes well and its awesome that you went ahead with the prazipro ,it surely cant hurt . i wish i had done the a same and went ahead with my original plans . Hindsight is 20/20 !
ento-reefer
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I feel bad that you lost yours. You were the one that encouraged me to finally give the choati a try. I am cautiously optimistic that mine is going to make it long term. Only time will tell I guess.
They sure are special fish.
Bristleworm
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I've always wanted to keep Leopards. I've researched them extensively, but decided not to get one since I didn't feel my tank was large enough to accomodate them (55 gallon reef in my office).
However, as of Sep. 2007 I now have a 120 in-wall in my home, that has a live fuge to supply the main tank with lots of pods. I got my first pair of jMeleagris's in March 2008. Both took about a week to begin eating regular foods and in perticlar I got them eating frozen blood worms. Once they started eating, they ate everything.
Unfortunately, despite the fact that the top of the tank is enclosed by my lighting hood....and eggcrate, both jumped within about 3 weeks of each other this past Feburary. The first happened while I was doing maintinence on the tank (had the eggcrate and the hood off) and I didn't notice that she had jumped. The second one jumped while I was away. My girlfriend saw it happen though. All of a sudden she saw it jump, but it never come back. Turns out it managed to jump through a small opening in the eggcrate where my return pipe enters the aquarium, and ended up on top of the eggcrate
Eggcrate is now gone after a Zebra gobie pulled the same move.
1 week ago I found a Potter's Leopard. It just started eating blood worms yesterday.
I'd like to try a red-tailed Tamarin. Any compatibility issues?
However, as of Sep. 2007 I now have a 120 in-wall in my home, that has a live fuge to supply the main tank with lots of pods. I got my first pair of jMeleagris's in March 2008. Both took about a week to begin eating regular foods and in perticlar I got them eating frozen blood worms. Once they started eating, they ate everything.
Unfortunately, despite the fact that the top of the tank is enclosed by my lighting hood....and eggcrate, both jumped within about 3 weeks of each other this past Feburary. The first happened while I was doing maintinence on the tank (had the eggcrate and the hood off) and I didn't notice that she had jumped. The second one jumped while I was away. My girlfriend saw it happen though. All of a sudden she saw it jump, but it never come back. Turns out it managed to jump through a small opening in the eggcrate where my return pipe enters the aquarium, and ended up on top of the eggcrate
Eggcrate is now gone after a Zebra gobie pulled the same move.
1 week ago I found a Potter's Leopard. It just started eating blood worms yesterday.
I'd like to try a red-tailed Tamarin. Any compatibility issues?
Bristleworm
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Another question:
Does anyone have pictures or a link showing both the male and female Potter's Leopard Wrasse?
Does anyone have pictures or a link showing both the male and female Potter's Leopard Wrasse?
iamwrasseman
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the two are compatable but the red tail tamrin 'PSYCOHEAD" really needs to constantly graze to feed ,they are very difficult to keep weight on .i have had a few and have the avialability to feed many times a day and night till 3 am and they still are always getting thinner . they always eat ans just never seem to be able to eat enough times or enough food . i feed six to eight times a day in that particular tank and they still slowly wither .
Bristleworm
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I was afraid someone would say something like that. I was hoping that the red-tailed tamarin was considered difficult because they were hard to get feeding like leopards.
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