M. Meleagris is the one leopard I'm aware of that DOES NOT do better in a male-female combination. Yes, you can keep all females, but when one turns male you may have problems. I've kept every type of fish you've listed except the CB. What kind of clowns? If they're maroons... don't add any more fish. Your McCosker's may become aggressive if it is male or transitioning. Starry Blenny's are notoriously aggressive and will go after much larger fish (i.e. tangs). Pearly Jaws are mostly peaceful, as long as they don't disturb the leopard with their burrowing.
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M. Meleagris is the one leopard I'm aware of that DOES NOT do better in a male-female combination. Yes, you can keep all females, but when one turns male you may have problems. I've kept every type of fish you've listed except the CB. What kind of clowns? If they're maroons... don't add any more fish. Your McCosker's may become aggressive if it is male or transitioning. Starry Blenny's are notoriously aggressive and will go after much larger fish (i.e. tangs). Pearly Jaws are mostly peaceful, as long as they don't disturb the leopard with their burrowing.
mjoener
BAMs BAMs... I have a ton
Thank you.
Currently I keep the CB, Starry, McCosters, and the two clowns in the 34g RedSea Max. The Cb is the newest addition and is getting along fine. There is no aggression in the tank.
The clowns are a True perc and Osc
I am not planning on doing a trio or even a pair or anything at this point. The info i am finding appears so all over it isn't worth it.
smoothdog
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How about an update, how are these guys doing? That was one of my first acros and it lost the green after a few weeks in my tank and never came back. Glad to hear it's coloring back up for you! Check the polyps too, they used to be a deep forest green.
iamwrasseman
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oops missed the 65gal that was before my eyes but i did read it under his current tank info . my bad but still to small IMO .
had a choats for two weeks now, saw him 3 days after he went in and the second time yesterday but still not eating with gusto (lots of spitting). hoping he starts coming out more. i haven't noticed any aggression from my pair of clowns, the purple velvet wrasse, flame wrasse, red velvet wrasse, or the tomini tang in there so hopefully things will be good.
iamwrasseman
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i still have two left and one is out all day eating very well but the other is just getting by and under more than not . im getting some live brine to induce their eating frenzy and hopefully it will help the one out .
iamwrasseman
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attrition is certainly taking its toll here at my house with my choats .one died late last night and the other is currently doing his death dance on the gravel bed as I'm writing this . he wont make it for sure and i'm getting a bit discouraged with these guys as they are the toughest fish that i have ever dealt with . the reward would be great if i could succeed as they are truely beautiful but i am at my wits here as i watch the last of three pass away .as far as i know im doing everything correct but I'm certainly missing something here as I'm on my eleventh one with none living and they are not cheap either .i will possibly try again but I'm at the point where i don't think I'm doing anything wrong but rather its the collection and shipping that they simply cant deal with the stress of .gonna crack open a beer now and watch some TV as i am just a tad discouraged .
ChadTheSpike
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I am truly sorry Dave...
That sucks to hear
Um, yay beer?!?
That sucks to hear
Um, yay beer?!?
iamwrasseman
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thanks chad ,the damn beer was skunked so that was even a let down .next !
I still have my harem of four m. bipartitus, and I killed the pair of m. choati from Diver's Den within a couple weeks. It's gotta be the stress/shipping. Shall we go catch them ourselves? I'm sure we've paid for a trip to Australia in dead m. choati between the group of us...
iamwrasseman
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lol , i know i personaly have at least one free ticket then !
* Macropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitus
* LFS
* straight to the tank
* 60g cube Mix Reef
* 1st attempt: it was introduced first in my nano set-up where it will see the mysis straight away when feeding. Use to have BG chromis which starts a feeding frenzy during feeding.
have this guy since 2007
a not so recent pix
and a recent video:
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RIP: MAy 2007 - June 12, 2010. my leopard of three years in three different tank upsize died with no apparent reason.
I was out of town when wifey alerted me when the wrasse was not seen during feeding. She tried searching the tank and found the wrasse heavily breathing on its side.
pix from 2007
iamwrasseman
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nice ,thanks for sharing
I got a bipartus at my LFS about 10 days ago (on a Saturday). I put it in the tank and it immediately dove into the sand. But it came out the next day and was picking at the rocks, and it was eating food with everyone else when I fed them. It seemed to be doing great. Then on Saturday night, after the lights went off, it was sitting still toward the front of the tank down near the sand, and looked to be breathing heavily. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any signs of it since. It's in a 6-month established 90g tank, all water parameters are in check (1.024SG, Phos undetectable, Nitrate 10ppm before my last 10% water change). All the other inhabitants are healthy behaving normally. Any chance this guy is still alive? It quickly became my favorite fish in the tank...
LobsterOfJustice
Recovering Detritophobe
Does anyone have a good link showing juvenile, female, and adult colorations of the different species?
My ornate leopard has settled in GREAT, it went through three weeks of hypo in the display tank, and is even eating flakes and pellets! He (?) has colored up a lot. There is another ornate leopard in the store where I work (where I got this one) who is also eating and has been there about two months, but looks a little different. Not sure if they are different genders and could live together. Mine has teal markings on a red head and dark blackish body. The one in the store is mostly red (head and body) with teal markings (interestingly, if I remember correct mine looked more like this upon purchasing). So I dont know if mine made a change in the 4-5 weeks I've had it, or just darkened up once it was settled in.
My ornate leopard has settled in GREAT, it went through three weeks of hypo in the display tank, and is even eating flakes and pellets! He (?) has colored up a lot. There is another ornate leopard in the store where I work (where I got this one) who is also eating and has been there about two months, but looks a little different. Not sure if they are different genders and could live together. Mine has teal markings on a red head and dark blackish body. The one in the store is mostly red (head and body) with teal markings (interestingly, if I remember correct mine looked more like this upon purchasing). So I dont know if mine made a change in the 4-5 weeks I've had it, or just darkened up once it was settled in.
still haven't seen my choats again, the bipartus I put in a few days after him has been out a lot recently and eating PE mysis well. I may order another choati this week as they're still on the wholesalers list but haven't quite decided yet if i just want to stick with the bipartus
iamwrasseman
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yep the bipartus could still be okay as i have had the disapear for weeks and be healthy and thrive after they come out .
i would stick with the bipartus as the choats are so much more demanding and need perfect conditions still to be determined IMO.
i would stick with the bipartus as the choats are so much more demanding and need perfect conditions still to be determined IMO.
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