Leopard Wrasse Primer
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iamwrasseman
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whatever is sugar sized grains will be your best choice . just dont use any crushed large sharp pieces they can get cuts and abrasions from burrowing .
Ralph ATL
Formerly mysterybox
OK, so I still have nor seem the first female that came out for a few hours last night (and didn't look good, and didn't eat), however, a fellow respected reefer gave me a little advice that everyone says not to do. but I did it anyway (delicately prodded sand with plastic), and my second one came out of hiding eating a bunch and looking good! Without further adieu, here's my now male! sweet!
iamwrasseman
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nice specimine there ! i would think it really wouldnt hurt to do as you have as long as you dont constantly harasse them in doing this . remember to give them some space if at all possiable so they can settle into their there tranquill stable new home .
iamwrasseman
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awesome ! nice pictures and good luck with them .
ento-reefer
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Beautiful leopards mysterybox!
gflat65
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Have you evere tried adjusting the lightcycle upon new additions? I've done that before and got them to come out more quickly (when transshipped-no real acclimation time at a wholesaler or retailer). I don't know what science backs it up, but it seems that if they are on a different schedule and sleep in the sand, they are probably awake when the tank is dark and can't hunt. Just an idea.
gflat65
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I just came from an LFS who had a female bipartitus, meleagris, orantus, and negrosensis (negrosensis was pretty good sized). I had them bag the negrosensis for me, but when they got it in the colelction cup, I noticed the right eye looked bad. It was puffy and brown. He's holding on to the fish until recovery. Is this a common issue you guys and gals have seen at LFS'? It went under a rock when we were trying to get it out, so the rock had to be removed, which might have caused the issue... If healthy, what are the chances of recovery? I've love to add it to my tank
. If he'd given me a deep enough discount I'd have just picked it up and put it in a separate system loaded with bugs and not other fishes. It's for the best, but I just haven't seen a negrosensis that big and out eating before.
. If he'd given me a deep enough discount I'd have just picked it up and put it in a separate system loaded with bugs and not other fishes. It's for the best, but I just haven't seen a negrosensis that big and out eating before.
iamwrasseman
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and how did you adjust the light cycle to match where ?
gflat65
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I changed the cycle an hour or so a day in the direction that I'd see the fish. I think most of them come from Vietnam or Africa, but if you know where they are from, you can get a decent idea of what time frame they are on. I start running actinics longer, or have them come on earlier (following new wrasse sightings) to give them a chance to hunt with some light. The other fishes sometimes get a little figgity, but it's short term, so I don't think I'm scarring them. If I can get them to start following my modified lighting cycle, they slowly fall in line with the cycle and I can change it back. It's not foolproof and can be a PITA, but I figure it can't be more harmful than helpful.
. If I can get them to start following my modified lighting cycle, they slowly fall in line with the cycle and I can change it back. It's not foolproof and can be a PITA, but I figure it can't be more harmful than helpful.
iamwrasseman
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ok thats what i was looking for ,you passed the test . i have done the same you almost have to run 50% off or 12 hrs off to get into their timezone .yes it has its benifits and certainly works for me also !
R-nel
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Heres my leopard he's been in my tank for a month now, doing well and eating just about anything I give him. My LFS kept him for a week before they let me take him home to make sure his eating. Funny thing is for the one week it get' up at 10am then go to bed at about 1pm after it eats. but now he's staying up longer and longer every day, get's up before my lights comes on and stay up until 6 pm. Didn't have to adjust the lights or any thing.
Sorry for the poor picture my camera sucks I had to clean it up a bit.
Sorry for the poor picture my camera sucks I had to clean it up a bit.
AgentSPS
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Don't mean to get off topic but figured everyone interested in this thread might want to be armed with this knowledge just in case:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=14977346#post14977346
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=14977346#post14977346
ento-reefer
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Thanks for posting that Agentsps. Very sorry to hear you lost your wrasse.
ento-reefer
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any updates Mysterybox?
any updates Mysterybox?
Just wondering how your new leopards are doing.
any updates Mysterybox?
Just wondering how your new leopards are doing.
Ralph ATL
Formerly mysterybox
Well, I was stupid as I only have the one left. I'm learning more & more, though. I feel like I could have saved at least my first bipart had I known to prazipro & give them a "nudge" when they don't come out of the sand...............OK, that being said, my new female MM (pictured above recently) is just doing great! She started eating frozen brine (with selcon, beta-glucan, & garlic extreme) tonight. She eats live Brine like a pig though. Excellent color, stamina, and personality. I just finished 2 doses of prazpro, & I think I'll quit there since she's looking great, and my tank is not looking good at all with hair algae starting, cyno, etc. I had to stop my vodka dosing when I turned my skimmer off! double whammy!
so, bottom line is.....GREAT! Thanks for asking!
Ralph
so, bottom line is.....GREAT! Thanks for asking!
Ralph
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