Leopard Wrasses

[Aquariumist]

are leopard wrasses hard to keep, if not, orso, what do they require?could i keep a small one in a 16 gallon?
my tank has ben running for a good year and a half, and i have a bubble coral beige star polyps, xenia, a cup coral, a yellow clown goby, and a small perc of about one anda half inches

 

[dvmsn]

They are extremely hard to keep. They don't ship well, are hard to get eating and need sand to bury in at night.

 

[Aquariumist]

i just got mine about a week ago. he hasn't come out of the sand yet, and thereare no signs of him. My water parameters are fine, should i sift through my sand or what?i dont want to dirupt my corals with sand dust, but i dont know what i should do? any tips would be greatly appreciated.

 

[sethd12]

dont bother digging for him. unfortunately, he died. that is the usual case for leopard wrasses. i wouldnt buy one unless you saw it eating at the LFS. they are EXTREMELY hard to get to live from shipping. sorry for your loss.

 

[fishfiend00s]

I have 2 leopards wrasses fortunately they are both doing extremely well. I purchased them from a store and they were eating .

 

[roni]

he may not have died...they tend to be fairly skittish at first...also they sometimes end up in the sump or overflow...give it a little time. they are tough though.

 

[Aquariumist]

i have checked my filter, and he isnt in there. I sent out for info on leopards in another forum, one guy gave me a link, and on that website, it said some people hadnt seen theirs for over a week, then one day they just popped out of nowhere.