Leopard Wrasse Primer

Leopard Wrasse Primer

  • Macropharyngodon bipartitus

    Votes: 67 28.4%

  • Macropharyngodon choati

    Votes: 12 5.1%

  • Macropharyngodon geoffroy

    Votes: 24 10.2%

  • Macropharyngodon meleagris

    Votes: 78 33.1%

  • Macropharyngodon negrosensis

    Votes: 29 12.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 26 11.0%
  • Total voters
    236
nice pictures Beanmachine ! i have used "prazi pro" and also jungle jims pelleted food that is treated with praziquantel but i have not used what you have . i would suggest the prazi pro only because i have used it many times and it hurt nothing in a full blown reef tank so it is safe i can assure you . any other pills etc. i cant say weather they work or are reef safe .
 
iamwrasseman said:
nice pictures Beanmachine ! i have used "prazi pro" and also jungle jims pelleted food that is treated with praziquantel but i have not used what you have . i would suggest the prazi pro only because i have used it many times and it hurt nothing in a full blown reef tank so it is safe i can assure you . any other pills etc. i cant say weather they work or are reef safe .
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Cool thanks for the info. I may get two more wrasses not sure which yet and at that time I will dose the DT with the prazi pro.

I can't take credit for the photos as friends took them for me but I was excited to get some new shots of everything.

Here is my Potters Wrasse.

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Picked up a meleagris on Wednesday. Went straight from wholesale bag and into DT. Very concerned as it seemed very freaked out and the other fish seemed very interested. Since then, i haven't seen it wake up but it's out when i get home. Tank is a 75 softie-ish reef. Hasn't taken frozen yet, but has a full belly!
 
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Ive recently purchased a pair of leopard wrasse . I put them straight into my 1 year old 200 liter + sump tank 35 kilos of rock. Parameters are very good and I have not dosed with anything. I took about 3 hours to acclimatise and for three days they have been great. Both are still eating mysis but one has taken to lying on its side under a rock or at the front near the glass I believe this is the female. The male is all over as was the female until tonight she also seems to have a white/yellow stripe down her back where the other dosent. The lfs had these in for some 2 weeks prior to my purchase and were eating in the shop. Which they still are in my tank .
They may be o.k. but I just need some advice on the one that is lying on its side. Not all the time but quite often it came out at feed time and was swimming o.k. and eating.
The last picture is of the male which is still as it was when introduced to the tank.
 

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honestly the one that is lying on its side may be doomed and you may have to let nature take its course . did you treat them for anything ? what was the SG of the tank they came from at the store ? and you were saying that the one that is lying on its side is still eating i think ,correct ?
 
I havent treated them for anything and unfortunately didnt test the sg of the water they came in. My salt G is 1.025.
Yes the fish in question is still eating but it also seems to be gasping quite a lot when at rest. The other is fine moving all over . When the lively one goes to the "resting" one it comes out from under the rock and swims around for some 30 seconds before returning to the same place.

Thanks for your reply.
 
I thought I`d update on my leopard wrasse progress . Yesterday she was just the same came out for food then returned to lying on her side. I decided to try to target feed her . She took a lot of food then within an hour she was out and about, not as much as her mate but a big improvement. To day she has been out for mostly all day and still eating well. I think that she was starving hungry and that she may have worms. Ive target fed her again, this time more difficult as last time she was taking it straight from the pipet , she is eating well and still out and about. Ive ordered a worming drug from a friend that owns a lfs , comes in on thursday, but he says its the one I need so I`ll wait and make sure she gets plenty to eat .:thumbsup: I hope
 
it should contain praziquantel ,although there may also be other drugs that do the same job . just be sure its reef safe if you have corals or inverts .follow the instructions and you should be okay . also many wrasses end up with "jet lag" as they came from a different time zone and their day is our night so give him some time to adjust .
good luck
 
gig said:
ugh, it's been since the 23rd and no sign of mine, is it possible for them to hide this long? :(
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I've read they (wrasses) can hide for up to two weeks... Also, a friend had one that was up and about opposite the lights so thats why he wasn't seeing it very much. He ending up trading it to another reefer to get another as it did this for the 6 months he had it. Not sure if that fish ever acclimated.

Chances are its a goner if I was to guess.
 
BeanMachine said:
I've read they (wrasses) can hide for up to two weeks... Also, a friend had one that was up and about opposite the lights so thats why he wasn't seeing it very much. He ending up trading it to another reefer to get another as it did this for the 6 months he had it. Not sure if that fish ever acclimated.

Chances are its a goner if I was to guess.
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thanks, it's unfortunate, I saw the fish and jumped on it (good price too) before I knew about some of the care requirements. I have a rushed coral sandbed, but it is decorative, in some places it is 3", in some places it's barely covering the glass. it's actually somewhat fine (I've seen pics of others here and I see a similar substrate) I suspect if she's alive, she's in there, will just have to wait and see.

I think you are right about being a goner, since she ate day 1, then day 2 no eating, then day 3, gone. :(
 
gig said:
so my wrasse has been MIA since the 23rd (i have screens, so no jumping), I wonder if she'll pop up soon?
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I had 2 female Macropharyngodon geoffroy hide for 10 and 14 days, so don't give up hope just yet ... just keep your fingers crossed!
 
i wouldn't even worry about him until a month passes and at that point you should assume that he didnt make it . even after that he can still be alive and come out so dont worry at all yet . many times their internal clock is messed up because his days are our nights and he needs some time to get aquainted with his new time zone .
i will admit that the M Geoffrey is one of the more delicate leopards so that is the down side but all you really can do is be optimistic and let nature take its course . also dont go trying to dig him up as he is where he wants to be at this point ,its his "safe zone" so let him be and see what happens .you may also stay away from the tank at night and see if he pops out for a minute or two as many times they do come out but as soon as they see movement from outside the tank the quickly bury under the substrate .
good luck and keep us posted
 
thanks guys, I once got a lawnmower/eyelash blenny from a fellow reefer, I literally did not see it for 2 months, then one day I saw a flash of something in the back of the tank and there he was....now he's sort of a holy terror for any sandbed corals, I can no longer keep fungia's as he irritates them so much by dumping sand on them, they steadily decline.
 
iamwrasseman said:
i wouldn't even worry about him until a month passes and at that point you should assume that he didnt make it . even after that he can still be alive and come out so dont worry at all yet . many times their internal clock is messed up because his days are our nights and he needs some time to get aquainted with his new time zone .
i will admit that the M Geoffrey is one of the more delicate leopards so that is the down side but all you really can do is be optimistic and let nature take its course . also dont go trying to dig him up as he is where he wants to be at this point ,its his "safe zone" so let him be and see what happens .you may also stay away from the tank at night and see if he pops out for a minute or two as many times they do come out but as soon as they see movement from outside the tank the quickly bury under the substrate .
good luck and keep us posted
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Dave, were you repsonding to me? I have (had??) a M. bipartitus...thanks!
 
well i was just trying to answer SaraBs question but it may be advisable to have a finer substrate than crushed coral . usually the crushed coral have very sharp edges and when the wrasse burrows at night they will abrade their scales "body" and that can lead to their demise . how coarse is your crushed coral ? if its somewhat large it will hurt the burrowers .
 
loki32687 said:
Do you guys think 2 meleagris would do fine in a 120 and if so would it be necessary to add them at the same time?
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I think that would be OK. Not sure if trios are better maybe one of these guys can chime in. I plan to add two more females once my male finishes changing. Its tail is blue now with red/orange dots... the face its completely changed... the body is getting faded but I can't tell what is coming through yet. I'm getting antsy. Maybe my buddy will come by next weekend to take some more pics.
 
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