Kidd Reef
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How long did it take before your meleagris transitioned to male? i also own a meleagris but am in love with the the juvenile/Female coloration and rue the day she transitions.Here is my wrasse 5 years ago.
And here it is today
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jbvdhp
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Hey guys, I had a try at the Vermiculite but that didn't go so well, she dove into the sand dish in the QT tank and just stayed there. When she finally did come out one night, either she lost her way home or she came out to pass.
Anyway, I want another try at leopard wrasses.
I am having my LFS get me a pair of meleagris leopards. Now my DT has been fallow for a little over a month. I have no problem setting up a qt with sand on the whole bottom of the tank for them. I'm
My question is this: it seems split on whether or not to QT these fish and I can't find a clear answer. Does one still recommend prophylactically doing TTM for ich, just putting them into a QT with sand and just treating with PP after they eat well, or straight into the DT (which may not be an option for me as it has to sit fallow).
What's the consensus nowadays?
Anyway, I want another try at leopard wrasses.
I am having my LFS get me a pair of meleagris leopards. Now my DT has been fallow for a little over a month. I have no problem setting up a qt with sand on the whole bottom of the tank for them. I'm
My question is this: it seems split on whether or not to QT these fish and I can't find a clear answer. Does one still recommend prophylactically doing TTM for ich, just putting them into a QT with sand and just treating with PP after they eat well, or straight into the DT (which may not be an option for me as it has to sit fallow).
What's the consensus nowadays?
Jstn
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I just got 2 Bipartitus leopards, the lfs had 7 of them, only lost one over 3 weeks. They were aclimated to our time zone and eating frozen upon purchase. I may go back and get two more to have four total cause these are absolute gems.
I have them in QT, what should I treat them with since they show no sign of disease (metro prazi ect)?
In addition in the Qt I have reef miniflakes tropical eden sand, in my main tank I have hawaii black its not fine but not coarse should this be ok? In addition my tank is fallow due to velvet, so they will be the first additions after the 6-8 weeks are up.
The pair
The Sand
I have them in QT, what should I treat them with since they show no sign of disease (metro prazi ect)?
In addition in the Qt I have reef miniflakes tropical eden sand, in my main tank I have hawaii black its not fine but not coarse should this be ok? In addition my tank is fallow due to velvet, so they will be the first additions after the 6-8 weeks are up.
The pair
The Sand
eatbreakfast
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Treat with prazi. The black sand is fine.
Jstn
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Sweet, I love my black sand and didnt want to swap it. Do I follow the prazi direction or is there a leopard wrasse specific procedure?
eatbreakfast
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Regular directions are fine, prazi isnt too harsh.
BeanMachine
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I had a similar experience... I loved him so. It passed last year not sure what happened.
Jstn
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pREEFERED
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Macropharyngodon meleagris (female)
LFS (fish arrived in the store the day of purchase, still in packaging)
Straight to tank (by direction of LFS)
Reef... DSB/90g/110 brs reef saver/added over 1000 amphi/cope prior to introducing the wrasse to the tank...
I wish I would have taken a picture of her, because I haven't seen her since I introduced her to the tank (1/30)... temp acclimated for 15min, once she was in the tank she kind of got jostled around by the mp40s and then nose-dived into the sand bed directly behind a rock and haven't seen her since. Though, everyday I look at the area where she went and the sand appears to have been disturbed (may just be from other inverts) and an unoccupied shell in that same area keeps moving ever so slightly (again my just be other inverts)
I've tried to take a look at the tank in the early AM to see if she is thriving in the tank, but I haven't seen anything definite...
I guess I want to know what is the longest period of time some of you have went w/o seeing the wrasse until they magically reappear?? Does it take a while for them to acclimate to the light schedule?
Thank in advance
LFS (fish arrived in the store the day of purchase, still in packaging)
Straight to tank (by direction of LFS)
Reef... DSB/90g/110 brs reef saver/added over 1000 amphi/cope prior to introducing the wrasse to the tank...
I wish I would have taken a picture of her, because I haven't seen her since I introduced her to the tank (1/30)... temp acclimated for 15min, once she was in the tank she kind of got jostled around by the mp40s and then nose-dived into the sand bed directly behind a rock and haven't seen her since. Though, everyday I look at the area where she went and the sand appears to have been disturbed (may just be from other inverts) and an unoccupied shell in that same area keeps moving ever so slightly (again my just be other inverts)
I've tried to take a look at the tank in the early AM to see if she is thriving in the tank, but I haven't seen anything definite...
I guess I want to know what is the longest period of time some of you have went w/o seeing the wrasse until they magically reappear?? Does it take a while for them to acclimate to the light schedule?
Thank in advance
jbvdhp
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I had... HAD a vermiculite that hid for a few days, but when she popped up, she passed. She was in QT.
I currently have a meleagris, seen her a few times, ate some cyclops and poof. Haven't seen her in a good three days. My wife saw her on Saturday though.
I hear they can take a week or two and the experts here say not to try digging for them. Not sure why not though.
jbvdhp
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eatbreakfast
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Sand burying species can remain buried for up to a month, though it is often less. Dont go digging for her as when they bury for a long time it is because of having a harrowing experience, having been collected, held at a collection facility, netted out, bagged, boxed, shipped overnight, unboxed, handed to you still in the same bag, released in your tank, jostled about by your vortech and being allowed for the first time in 48+ hrs to go to the safety of the sand bed. Digging her up will only stress her out more.
As she ventures out she will gradually get used to your light schedule.
mark54321
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Here is my Potter's. I got him from LFS that had him for two weeks. It eats anything I throw in tank, including pellets. I am very excited about it, as it took few months to locate one that is so healthy and eating 
[/url]potters wrasse by mark_mikina, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]potters wrasse by mark_mikina, on Flickr[/IMG]
eatbreakfast
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Juveniles and females are, males wont tolerate other males.
ingtar_shinowa
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yeah my potters and ornate hang out together all day.
Jstn
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Correct me if I am wrong, but it takes a few years to get a male?
eatbreakfast
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Not necessarily, gender roles are based off of social cues, not age.
triggreef
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Unfortunately the Male Meleagris blue coloring is almost impossible to capture in pictures. I know people tend to say that about many fish, but this is the only one that I actually believe that to be true. Unless you have ever seen one in person, you can't understand how they really look. Honestly, it is like this fish is running on batteries. It is absolutely ridiculous. Trust me, when the day comes, you will be pleasantly surprised. I've even tried to bring some pics into an editor to try to get the colors correct, and you just can't do it.
Mine changed after about 6 months with 2 other smaller leopards in the same tank. I think it was approaching the 4" mark when it changed. About 90% of the change was literally over night.
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