Leopard Wrasse Pictures and Info! - Page 4

Torno · #76 08/04/2006, 02:50 PM

I have a sand bed that was seeded from another tank a few months ago. I also have 40 lbs. of baserock and liverock that I'm adding. Do you think if I can't supply enough pods that live black worms would be okay, or would I be better to not purchase one?

Milleme · #77 08/04/2006, 04:00 PM

Just wait a while till the tank is more mature, since you have live sand and are adding a mix of LR and base rock, soon enough you should have enough life to supprot a wrasse. In the meantime you can add your other fish, as long as they're not to agresive and dont have the same feeding habits (Ex mandirine goby would outcompete it for food and a tang or agressive fish will stress a wrasse if its in first).

Texsun · #78 08/04/2006, 05:42 PM

Perhaps I'm lucky, but I have an open tank and my meleagris has never come close to jumping. In addition, he took mysis/cyclopeeze from day one and now will take pellets and flake as well. He/She's as low maintenance as it gets in this hobby...

bllfish · #79 08/04/2006, 10:11 PM

If you can, add a HOB Fuge. I did and am keeping a mandarin and the leopard wrasse while maintaining a large pod population.

Shawnts106 · #80 08/13/2006, 02:56 PM

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Do you think if I can't supply enough pods that live black worms would be okay,

If he is out and swimming you can sneak some worms in and it should go for them... that or live brine would be good...

but it is good that you do supply pods in one way or another to help him along.. either buy a HOB fuge or by harvesting them from your main tank.

Shawnts106 · #81 08/16/2006, 10:43 PM

I put my female leopard wrasse and my 2 blackline fang blennys in my main tank tonight and NO PROBLEMS AT ALL!!!

the 3 tangs didnt even care a bit!

it was awsome... all is well.

The leopard wrasse isnt even hiding! she is just out swimming and hunting, no problems! SOOO GLAD!

zemuron114 · #82 08/16/2006, 11:39 PM

i love the choats... but they have a terrible track record (worst of all leopards) To bad they dont ship well or i would bring them in..

Shawnts106 · #83 08/17/2006, 09:53 PM

Chaoti Wrasses have that bad of a record!

wow, and they are sooo expensive!

pnsnowboard · #84 08/18/2006, 01:28 PM

where do you find one

matt the fiddler · #85 08/18/2006, 07:47 PM

If I have plans to put a sand box in the back of the bare bottom tank, how much would be required [in terms of size wise] for them to be healthy? I would probably get at least 3" deep

Shawnts106 · #86 08/18/2006, 09:35 PM

Funny, because mine has yet to burrow since I put her in the main display...

zemuron114 · #87 08/19/2006, 01:55 AM

thats why they are pricey! Not many make it the LFS and live long enough to sell.. Not to many LFS will even bring them in... ITs to bad, they are my favorite leopard.

achillesheel · #88 08/19/2006, 04:37 AM

i know ive ordered three in the last two months and not one has even made it to shipping. the one that my lfs got in was doa

55semireef · #89 08/19/2006, 01:09 PM

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Originally posted by virginiabreeze6
Not the best picture, but great fish

That is a nice picture!!!

Shawnts106 · #90 08/19/2006, 09:21 PM

Funny you should say that..

I work at a LFS and we can get leopards in all the time.. we just got 2 females in a few days ago, and they are already comming out and swimming around... and eatting live brine

one is about 5 inches and the other is about 7... they are beautiful!

I think it depends on the supplier as well!

Torno · #91 08/19/2006, 11:32 PM

Well I have decided to culture amphipods/copepods. I ordered my blue star leopard wrasse which is due to arrive on thursday. I already have my quarantine setup, a 10 gallon tank with a smaller tank inside it filled with sand, a heater and a HOB filter. I'll let you know how it goes.

Shawnts106 · #92 08/20/2006, 02:57 PM

Blue Star Leopard? Never heard of this one.. explain

Torno · #93 08/20/2006, 03:20 PM

I ordered it from liveaquaria.com. Apparantly it's scientific name is Macropharyngodon bipartitus. Any additional info on this?

achillesheel · #94 08/20/2006, 04:44 PM

splendid/ african leopard. same care as all leopards

Shawnts106 · #95 08/20/2006, 06:51 PM

WOW I just freaked I thought this thread was closed all of a sudden!

Anywho!

African Leopard eh? cool! Those are the ones with the big black or blue spot in the middle right?

achillesheel · #96 08/20/2006, 07:22 PM

thats the one, pictured earlier in the thread

Shawnts106 · #97 08/20/2006, 11:17 PM

THOSE ARE MY FAVORITE!!!!

do they have any other common names?

Can you mix them with another leopard like a female melagris?

Oh those are soooooo cool!

achillesheel · #98 08/20/2006, 11:25 PM

ive got a pair with a pair of black leopards

zemuron114 · #99 08/21/2006, 12:53 AM

choats leopards are only in Australia. the australian supplier i get stuff from wont even collect them because they always arrive DOA or close to it. No one will have those in stock for a while... because they just dont make it short term or long term.

potters and bipartis are actually the easiest to keep and ship better then the rest. Bipartis are definitely awesome!

I would say a square foot would be big enough, or maybe a 9x9" pan would work.

Shawnt, most LFS can get any leopards. the choats they cannot. Many wholesalers dont bring them in anymore because they die while they hold them. If your LFS got in some choats and they are alive and well, im very glad! I've only seen one in a LFS that wasn't dying or arrived DOA... I plan to order some directly to see how they make it since aus to HNL is closer and maybe it will ease the transition...

Torno · #**100** 08/21/2006, 02:50 PM

Sorry double post, see below