Saved my Leapord wrasse just in time.

[jaa1456]

I came home today and for some reason went right to my bedroom. As I walked in I noticed something in the middle of the floor. I walked over looked down and it was my leapord wrasse laying there and looking pretty dried out. I immediately felt sorrow for the fish and went to pick it up. As soon as I grabbed it, it started squirming and even locked onto my finger with its mouth. I rushed it back to the tank and it swam away immediately. I kept an eye on it for a few hours and it was out swimming around and eating. After all the commotion I went to look at my mesh top to see why the wrasse had made it through. The leapord is a good size and way to big to fit through any of the netting. I noticed the top was moved with about an inch opening and I guess it made it through there.

 

[Saltwaternooby]

Thats great, leopards are my favorite. I just had my largest die either from old age or fighting with a smaller one(she was 5.5"+).

 

[RJT]

Great timing. One of my fav fish

 

[jaa1456]

I wanted to put it into my DT in the living room, but feared that acclimating it and moving to a new tank would be to stressful after today's events. The tank in my bedroom is on the small side, but this weekend I'm going to move the leapord over.

 

[triggreef]

I wanted to put it into my DT in the living room, but feared that acclimating it and moving to a new tank would be to stressful after today's events. The tank in my bedroom is on the small side, but this weekend I'm going to move the leapord over.

Well now you know how to catch him when the time comes for the move... lol j/k

Nice save!

 

[EllieSuz]

I had a McCosker's jump with such force that it moved the top and wiggled to the floor. I heard it and stuck him back in and started keeping a weight on the cover.

 

[sanchoy]

Wrasses are known to pinpoint on small openings and go carpet tanning. My flame did the same thing, in his case he died

 

[jda]

Leopards are generally safer than most wrasses since they bolt to the sand and not upward when freaked out. Most of the sand burrowers are this way, but nothing is too safe.

 

[ca1ore]

As hard as Leopards are to acclimate, would be the ultimate indignity to lose one to the carpet.

 

[jaa1456]

I'm assuming it was chasing something at the top of the water.