barbianj's stuff Time for a new reef tank

I recently added a Halichoeres Wrasse to my tank. It came in as a Dusky but am pretty sure it is a Hoevens. My Tomini is being a real jerk to it. Not physically biting it but making it uncomfortable. Makes LA's desciption of peaceful seem laughable.It does seem to be getting along a little better today and it actually stayed out of the sb for several hours.
As far as your fish going blind I have had this happen once. We were having a hurricane and I was using my Maglight to check on my fish. I ended up blinding a sand perch and a YWG with it.

 

My tang tries to get my Canary wrasse to clean it off. I suspect that is what your Tomini is doing.

 

Thanks for the kind words.

Thank you John.

I could see a Tomini acting aggressively. They seem more even tempered than most tangs, but they are still a tang.

The day before, I noticed small white spots on the Coris. Not ich, more like minor scale damage. I also noticed that the Potter's went to sleep before the other wrasses, and took the same spot that the Coris sleeps in. My guess is that the Coris did it, but I don't think it would have happened if the Potter's was 100%.

 

Sounds reasonable.

 

Sorry for your loss. FWIW, Potter's are the most difficult leopard there is. Extremely touchy, and often "just die" overnight. Not saying a rough encounter didn't happen, but the odds of success in general aren't that high. My condolences.

 

Interesting to know Hunter. One of our LFS has had one in their tanks for several weeks and it looks and acts well. I was very interested but now I am gun shy.

 

Don't take me wrong, starting with one in good condition, eating, and for all intensive purposes acts "normal" and healthy, you'll have decent odds. However, you'll still have to get them through the stress of a system transition, which can be quite stressful for any leopard. If you're able to get through that period, you should have one around for a long time.

 

They have it very reasonably priced and it appears to be quite normal and healthy. I will keep mulling it over.

 

Do you know what causes this, or how to make acclimation easier on these fish? I was talking to the LFS owner today, and he said that just moving Leopards from one tank to another in his system can be touchy. I have multiple tanks on my system that I can use for acclimating.

 

Indeed; you were told correctly.

Cause? Nature of the genus, nothing more. Which unfortunately means there's not much you can do about it. This is also the reason many experienced aquarist do NOT QT leopards, as you generally hurt things more than you help them. The less tanks you move them through, the less stress, and the better your odds. But leopards are also quite prone to flukes, so those who really are into leopards don't QT, then treat their DT w/ prazi. Definitely not an approach that's for everyone.