We need to change this poll. We certainly can keep multiple species of Leopard Wrasses. We should be able to vote multiple times.
I have two pairs in separate tanks. In both cases the larger has mostly turned male. Seems to get stuck, perhaps the fish version of a cross dresser :lol:
Yup, and there are a bunch of species missing. Lapillus, Moyer, Vivienne, Kuiters, pakako, ornate .... just off the top of my head.
So after having a failed attempt at purchasing through LA, I decided to go through my LFS for 2 wrasses. I've had good success with other fish from this store. He happened to have an ornate and a meleagris, both females I think.
The mel was definitely eating frozen mysis in the store and has since I got her home. The other wasn't, but both looked in very good health, so I took both.
My QT is set up with live rock, a bit of cheato I took from the DT sump to help bring in some pods, and a 2" sand bed. I did not TTM, afraid it would be too much stress.
My plan is to use the QT for 3 to 4 weeks, and provided they remain healthy and there are no signs of ick, I'll move them to the DT. I have dosed Prazi this week (got them Friday) and will likely do that one more time at least.
I've ordered some more pods to make sure I keep the population up in the QT for the ornate. Should be here by Friday. In the meantime I'm shaking a bit of cheato over the QT, and feeding a bit of mysis when I see them out.
Few questions:
1. How should I handle lighting or day/night cycles? Should I worry about that too much? They get some light from my DT, but I'm mostly running blues to help combat algae right now. I turn the overhead room light on when I get home, but timing isn't very consistent.
2. How much/often do y'all dose prazi in just a QT setting? (I'm used to twice during TTM).
3. Is there any concern if they're staying in the sand for a couple days in a row?
From intern parasites right? Not the prazi, itself?I'd just get a cheap shop light and clip it on the QT set to the same time as your display.
I've never had much luck with prazi and leopards. I've done much better injecting flagyl into the mysis they were eating every 3 days for a total of 4 treatments. When I just used prazi I've have quite a few just waste away even while eating well.
From intern parasites right? Not the prazi, itself?
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Is there a fish product for Flagyl like prazi that your using or can point me too? I tried a quick Amazon search.Right
Is there a fish product for Flagyl like prazi that your using or can point me too? I tried a quick Amazon search.
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I wanted to have just one species of Leopard Wrasse in my 360, but ended up with 2 species. All doing well now.
2 negrosensis (juvi.), 1 meleagris (juvi.) and 1 potter (male). I hope my Negrosensis mature and turn female then male. The coloration of adult Negrosensis are stunning, both female and male.
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I had him since June 2018. The only survivor of the 4 I ordered from LA. in 6/2018.
1 of the 4 was DOA and the two female died shortly after that.