black leopard wrasse

Ornate Leopard, Choat's Leopard and BlueStar Leopard.

All ate and are very active. The Choats and The Leopard showed up dead randomly. Food was never an Issue. I believe shipping stress was. The fish Dont take Moving around alot between tanks and QT very well.

 

Thanks for all the feedback guys

maybe worth a trip to the LFS with my own tub of Cyclopeze and let them know
if one of them eats it, Ill be buying it

Steve

 

Steve, food is a big issue, but I remember reading an article a year or so ago that talked about how leopard wrasses are becoming easier to keep now, and the main factor is how they are caught. I guess they have changed the method. Before this they had a short life span because of the catching method.

JM2C.

 

OK thanks kc

so basically if I can see one feeding, then my chances would be good
and its not a case of the alternative diet being unsuitable
thats good news also
Steve

 

Everyone has already echoed all the points I'd mention, but I would just like to add there is some good info on Wet Web on leopard wrasses. They're only "difficult" because they easily succumb to shipping stress. They also stress easily be being moved around from tank to tank. Many people suggest NOT QT'ing them for better success. As long as you have a mature tank with a good pod population (which I'm sure you do), you should be just fine if the fish has been good and stable at the LFS for a week or two.

 

Something else I read in a few places suggests keeping them in groups of three or more. Maybe they wouldn't stress as much.;D

 

bumping this thread, simply because my home just had a 90 minute power out

everything back on now, and to my surprise , my copepod population seems to be very reasonable

almost all the glass is covered with them at present - here are just 3 random shots where concentration was best







Steve

 

Was that on your DT glass or your sump, Steve? If it's in your sump, what kind of substrate do you have? Macros? LR Rubble? Do you feed them?

- Mag.

 

thats my DT Magnus
the power out and lack of flow etc , possible start of oxygen reduction (not sure about that aspect) seems to have caused them all to exit the rockwork etc and make for the acrylic

Steve

 

What pods??? I don't see any. lol