Leopard Wrasse Primer

[bob lloyd]

just noticed my peacock wrasse is going a darker colour its tail and fins are taking on an orange colour it has changed colour and markings around its head and mouth whats going on ?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

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totally barebottom reef aquarium here right now and my well established M. bipartis is fine without a sandbed

 

[Madfronter]

i have a juvenile that is about 2" and adorable that i got from ....... and i got two huge 5" adults but only one survived and it is just stunning ,i mean really a show stopper .i got lucky and hope that you can find one too !my lfs will order anything that your heart desires and they really keep up on it so you actually have a chance to get what you want . i can't compliment them enough as i am lucky enough to work for them too and can get almost anything that comes up on the list . been trying to get a feminuis and will keep my fingers crossed .

Im gonna have to ask them to order one or a few so I can pick one up. Good thinking. I havent asked them for too much besides asking them to get more fairy wrasses in and they started to, so Im sure they would to the same for the potters.

 

[Ralph ATL]

people put Tangs in a 30 gallon, too................

 

[Madfronter]

totally barebottom reef aquarium here right now and my well established M. bipartis is fine without a sandbed

What are its sleeping and hiding habits like without a sand bed?

 

[iamwrasseman]

i have a sand bed for my wrasses but my monster 5" potters leopard has been sleeping in crevices like a fairy wrasse ,he kinda jambs himself in and sleeps . i only have 2" of sand in the tank and will be adding enough to get to 4 " asap as i don't want to put any stress on him . it seems that some can adjust but i wouldn't depend on it and if you add one to a bare bottom tank it probably will really add alot of stress and may be a major contributing factor in their demise .thats not to say in any way that its impossable but just not comfortable in an already stressful situation .

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

What are its sleeping and hiding habits like without a sand bed?

it doesn't ever hide.

I don't know where it's been sleeping- my best guess is inside or under a rock.

 

[iamwrasseman]

put a video camera on your tank Gary !

 

[ChadTheSpike]

Just thought I would throw an update in here

Both of my MM's are doing well still more than six weeks in. Both eat every chance they get and have acclimated to the lighting schedule well. One of them has taken on more of a green coloring which makes me think that it is turning into a male. The greener one is far more bold than the other one, which I have to watch carefully for a few minutes to see.

I am very happy that both are still doing well, hopefully they will continue to do so!!

 

[rgentry123]

hey chad, i see your relatively in the same area that i'm in. what LFS do you use?

 

[ChadTheSpike]

Hey!! I use a handful of local places, my favorites are Blue Ribbon Koi, Marine Scene, Fins n Feathers, and Pristine Aquariums mostly. If I am going to travel a little bit, I will add Atlantis (Richmond), Exotic Aquatics (a little north of B'more), and Pacific East Aquaculture (near Ocean City, MD) to the list. All of those are good Just curious, but have you looked at WAMAS, the local reefing club?

 

[small alien]

Hey there, Mr. The Spike. Did you see much in the way of chasing as your leopards sexually differentiated themselves.

I have two 2" juvis that eat like crazy and have been super peaceful for about a month and a half. In the last several days, one has begun chasing the other.

Did you see that?

Anyone else comment on how two juvis differentiate? Is it like clowns with squabbling?

Thanks.

P.S. I LOVE LEOPARD WRASSES! There, I said it.

 

[rgentry123]

Hey!! I use a handful of local places, my favorites are Blue Ribbon Koi, Marine Scene, Fins n Feathers, and Pristine Aquariums mostly. If I am going to travel a little bit, I will add Atlantis (Richmond), Exotic Aquatics (a little north of B'more), and Pacific East Aquaculture (near Ocean City, MD) to the list. All of those are good Just curious, but have you looked at WAMAS, the local reefing club?

i love BRK and atlantis. i'm closest to atlantis so thats the place i go most often. they really only ever seem to have the potters leopards though and i've been on the hunt for a bipart. for a while now. have you found any bipart's in the LFS's closer to you? also, i've been thinking about hitting some other LFS's in the DC area for a while but am not sure if there's really any point to, atlantis is such a great place, for the most they always have what i want and if they dont then normally BRK does. any of the other places you mentioned worth checking out? and yeah, i signed up for wamas but never actually sent my check for my annual fee or whatever it is so i think they kicked me out. i've been meaning to send it in though.

 

[Ralph ATL]

New Video With Potters!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPs1-gg0ZSU

thanks for looking!

Gobi and Pistol Shrimp working it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KhcnHzjm7s

 

[iamwrasseman]

mysterybox, very nice video i wish that i could down load stuff of mine . please pm me and let me know how its done as i would appreciate it .
thanks for sharing ~

 

[Ralph ATL]

No problem, I'm on my phone now, I'll pm you by tomorrow.

 

[iamwrasseman]

awesome thanks .

 

[small alien]

Can anyone help me out with some perspective on the chasing issue. It continues. In fact, it's nearly noon and the chasee is not out yet today which is unusual. The chasing seems to be causing it a good deal of stress. Thoughts?

Thanks.

 

[iamwrasseman]

some times the chasing is territorial if its only to "move" a fish out of ones area . if it is everywhere throughout the tank then there will usually be difficulties in stopping it . try feeding less more often first and see if it subsides . also ,you can do a bit of aquascaping and sometimes that too will help . if not i would suggest removing the aggressor and QT for a week then adding him back into the tank and again if you were to move some stuff around before the addition it may also help .you may have two juvies that are both trying to morph into male and dominate at the same time and one may precede the other thus changing back into female . usually when i have chasing issues it does subside over the period of a week or two as they figure things out .is your tank large enough for multiples ?75 gallon i do think is large enough for what you have and i would think the clown fish would be the PITA .

 

[Ralph ATL]

my potters & one pic of MM