Leopard wrasse q&a

[reefboarder]

One on the shops I visited has a leopard wrasse, very cool little fish which has my attention.
So my questions are, is there a good rate of success in the home aquaria, and is there anyone who has one thay has had it for a period that could could be considered successful.
I'm very intrigued by this fish but don't want to bring to my tank to die if that my be the case.

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[low riderr]

i have 1. dr foster and smith sent me 3 on 2 seperate ocations(sp) i feel they are horrible shippers.if its in a local shop and has been there for a week you should be ok. i love mine he is cool to watch, great hunters and they love flat worms. mine will not eat pellets only frozen foods. do you have a sand bed deep enough for it to barry (SP) itself in. oh ya mine will munch on nori from time to time . hope this helps good luck steve

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Macropharyngodon are definitely not a beginners fish.
I could write tons about them here but I don't have the time!

Suggestions: search up the old issue of 'Reefkeeping Online Magazine' that has the article on Leopards.

Use Macropharyngodon as your keyword in a search of RC for information.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

look here!

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here

 

[diverdick]

Hey Dex,

How did the re-rock go?

 

[cardiffgiant]

There's also a good leopard wrasse primer on the main forum.

I have one. It's a great addition. I love having small wrasses in reef tanks. They do a great job of controlling pests and their movement and behavior area lot of fun to watch.

As Gary said, not a good fish for a newer system or for beginners.

 

[Seaweed Brain]

I've had one since december. I first started with 2 but the one seemed to be a bit aggressive towards the other, nothing too bad just the occasional chase every now and again, but sadly the one being chased died. I then replace it with another and the same thing happened so I decided to just be happy with one. Its doing great and is very active and is constantly picking at the rocks eating small crustations and loves frozen brine and mysis. Its probably still to early to say that I have success, especially with me loosing the other 2, but the one I still do have is going strong!

 

[tmz]

I keep a macropharnygodon meleagris. It's been thriving for several years. Tankmates include several other wrasses,anthias and a scribbled rabbit fish. There are places for it to bury and it eats a mix of mysis, brine, cyclopeeze and mosquito larvae and forages the rock constantly. Select your specimen carefully, many are unhealthy and don't seem to tolerate shipping well. They often have damaged mouths from diving at a glass bottom in an effort to bury themselves. Be sure to provide a bowl of sand in quarantine.IME, once they are established they thrive in a reef tank and are a beutiful addition.

 

[toddmh]

I've had a leopard wrasse for about a year,he is about 4 in now and doing very well in my reef..Must have sand for them though,they sleep buried in it..He lives with a cleaner wrasse and a six line wrasse..he really is a gentile giant

 

[reefboarder]

Hey Dex,

How did the re-rock go?

Restack went well. Didn't turn out as "cool" as the previous but ended up with more real estate and better flow patterns and was able to keep the two stacks and a valley.
How is the stylo?




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[reefboarder]

Thanks for all the info and links on this fish I think I'm going to pass it up until I have a proper qt and more time to help it settle in better.
Again thank you for all the replys.
On the upside I did buy a green with yellow tip torch.


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