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
the females are pretty regular now in that they wake up at the same hour, are our for about eight hours then pass out before lights out til the next morning. they are really going after all foods happily and are swimming about all over now. they are beautiful and growing already in the short time i've had them.




with the male, he too is becoming more regular in that he now no longer sleeps through the days or weeks. he is waking up at the same hour as the females but only remains out and swimming about five hours then it's back to bed for him and he dives in and presumably tucks out. he has stayed much more confined in past weeks to a 24"x24" area where he sleeps every night but this past week ventured out to the other 6 or so feet of the tank and has become more of an active swimmer which is great to see. he isn't as readily eating all foods as you can see in the video he picks at almost everything but is still picky and will spit what he doesn't like back out. he will devour mysis, clams, and squid but nothing else to this point but nonetheless, still putting on a bit of the thickness and getting his fill it seems.

 
That is awesome, good job!

Interestingly, in my case, female Meleagris has started taking nori form the clip. Quite surprised to see. Has anyone had a similar experience?
 
I added a 2nd Potter's Wrasse last night to join my 3 year old. They are getting along fairly well thus far and the newbie came out and was swimming around with the rest when I checked up on them at lunch. Good sign I think. Her colors compared to my older one are way more vibrant I forgot how bright they were.
 
Not really that I'm aware of... Mine was unhappy till I added enough sand that she didn't have to raid the diamond goby's burrow.
 
Any luck or is it ill-advised to keep more than one leopard wrasse type (Macropharyngodon negrosensis, Macropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitus, Macropharyngodon meleagris, Macropharyngodon ornatus, etc...) in the same tank (225g in my case)? They are all listed as peaceful, but that doesn't always apply to inter-species relations...

Also: How do they do with tamarin wrasse?

Thanks...
 
CedzAquAddictio said:
Any luck or is it ill-advised to keep more than one leopard wrasse type (Macropharyngodon negrosensis, Macropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitus, Macropharyngodon meleagris, Macropharyngodon ornatus, etc...) in the same tank (225g in my case)? They are all listed as peaceful, but that doesn't always apply to inter-species relations...

Also: How do they do with tamarin wrasse?

Thanks...
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I have a potters and a ornate in the same tank. Both female, and both hang out almost all day with each other no aggression. I got them well conditioned though, and during that conditioning they shared a tank. Its nice because they both eat pellets and frozen like champs.
 
I have a male Ornatus, a female Bipartitus and a female Meleagris along with a yellow tail Tamaran in a 170..They all get along, but the male Oranatus is the king and probably won't let the the other Leopards turn male...
 
CedzAquAddictio said:
This is good news, because they are going to have to spend several weeks in QT together. Are males as friendly together?
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please be cautious, however.

Each species of Leopard has a different personality, and each fish also "has a mind of it's own".

at one time I had 2, female MM leopards along with 1 Potters & all was bliss! This went on for a while......I had one of those females for a number of years by now, too.

Then, a Friend of mind sends me a text that he is putting up for sale a male MM Leopard, so I took it!

The first couple of weeks the Potter's & 1 female MM leopard beat the crap out of the male! Then, all was quiet for a few weeks until one day he killed my Potters! Then, a few days later he killed one female MM Leopard! Then, he went after my "baby"....I decided to sell my baby to Dylan, only if he would sell it back to me if need be.....

So, I kept the male MM, and add a Tamarin, perfect! No issues! .....a year and a half go by, and I purchased my pair (well, 2 females but 1 turned to male in 2 weeks) of Kuiter's (this past August I think?), and the male MM TRIED TO MURDER BOTH! Horrible! 3 days later, after trying to catch the male for hours each day, I wound up just tearing apart my tank completley....I lost a few decently sized acro's in the process, however, I did get him out & sold........and..........I really like the new look when I redid the tank.


So now I have a pair of Kuiter's & 1 Tamarin & all is bliss again! :love1:


The dynamics of relationships change dramatically with the addition of each fish.....so please be cautious!
 
evolved said:
Not advisable; not only is it where the sleep, but also where they seek refuge.

Keeping them without such, is sure to cause a background stress level.
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Saved this guy from a tank at MACNA without sand and after three days of that he was near death .....two months later some meds and a lot if sleeping in the sand 3 weeks straight to be exact ....he is doing awesome and is the center of attention and in every pic...eats like a horse ....

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