Wrasses

[MIKE NY]

there many different species of Leopards (Macropharyngodon family)..I find the more common Meleagris to be the easiest to acclimate into taking prepared foods...GL

 

[Gabe]

there many different species of Leopards (Macropharyngodon family)..I find the more common Meleagris to be the easiest to acclimate into taking prepared foods...GL

+ 1, mike is right, it will be the leopard to start with.

 

[jjkim]

there many different species of Leopards (Macropharyngodon family)..I find the more common Meleagris to be the easiest to acclimate into taking prepared foods...GL

Meleagris was exactlt the one i wanted the female one
Thank you for the info

 

[jjkim]

+ 1, mike is right, it will be the leopard to start with.

Since you have 3 leopard wrasses what do you feed yours?

 

[dadat1968]

Try solorensis fairy wrasse they are not that expensive and with very nice colors. Not that expensive,peaceful and reef safe doesnt bother cuc

 

[Gabe]

Since you have 3 leopard wrasses what do you feed yours?

The biggest one eats everything, pellets, flakes, frozen, and fresh chopped shrimp, the little ones (1") eat frozen brine and shrimp. Btw they love to pick on the nori sheets for the tang.

 

[MIKE NY]

All of mine are eating PE Mysis and Rods's foods now and a few eat everything pellets, flakes etc...some when first introduced stayed out right away, but most buried in the sand....of those who buried the duration was from a day or two to the longest so far as been my Blue Star which stayed buried for three weeks...a tank of LR is a must since they graze the rockwork...most had to be weened from starting with Artic & Tigger pods, baby brine before they started taking larger foods...my Meleagris accepted small pieces of mysis after about 2-3 three days....

 

[cybermeez]

Oh then i shouldnt get one, i just wanted a fish that would clean other fish because for some reason my cleaner shrimp does not care about my other fish.

Neon and Sharknose gobies will clean your fish and they readily eat pellets and frozen foods. ORA has been breeding them for years. Nice little fish.

 

[SanmanReefer]

I hate six line wrasses! With a passion I might add!

 

[jjkim]

The biggest one eats everything, pellets, flakes, frozen, and fresh chopped shrimp, the little ones (1") eat frozen brine and shrimp. Btw they love to pick on the nori sheets for the tang.

Oh so buying bigger ones are better off i guess, just hoping that when i get it it would take prepared food within a week sinch i love the way the female one looks like

 

[jjkim]

Try solorensis fairy wrasse they are not that expensive and with very nice colors. Not that expensive,peaceful and reef safe doesnt bother cuc

The color do look nice but i dont like the way it looks , i prefer shapes like leopard,melanurus and adorned wrasse

 

[jjkim]

All of mine are eating PE Mysis and Rods's foods now and a few eat everything pellets, flakes etc...some when first introduced stayed out right away, but most buried in the sand....of those who buried the duration was from a day or two to the longest so far as been my Blue Star which stayed buried for three weeks...a tank of LR is a must since they graze the rockwork...most had to be weened from starting with Artic & Tigger pods, baby brine before they started taking larger foods...my Meleagris accepted small pieces of mysis after about 2-3 three days....

Oh did you train him to take mysis in the qt or the dp tank? I was going to leave it in the qt tank for at least a week until it starts to take prepared food

 

[TUSI]

I have six type of wrasses and they are fine every now and then they just show off their dominance and they settle down. flame wrasse, leopard wrasse, feminenes wrasse, earlie wrasse, cleaner wrasse, radiant wrasse and some of these species have them in trios

 

[TUSI]

If you are thinking of adding a tamarin be prepared to loose few of them cause they are bad shippers and bad eaters. I went through three which is a very costly experience.

 

[Gabe]

I have six type of wrasses and they are fine every now and then they just show off their dominance and they settle down. flame wrasse, leopard wrasse, feminenes wrasse, earlie wrasse, cleaner wrasse, radiant wrasse and some of these species have them in trios

NOW you just showing off, lol. Good selection.

 

[stoneriff]

im surprised the six line hasnt killed the melanarus, i personally wouldnt chance adding any other wrasse's with the six line in there, and size doesnt matter, six line is one of the nastiest fish and been known and from personal experiance has killed fish 3x it's size

My Six Line Wrasse is the most peaceful fish I have. My Melanarus wrasse on the other hand, is a ******. He bosses every other fish around, and kills my clean up crew every chance he gets. Aside from those Wrasses, I also have a Mystery Wrasse that is very mellow.

 

[jjkim]

My Six Line Wrasse is the most peaceful fish I have. My Melanarus wrasse on the other hand, is a ******. He bosses every other fish around, and kills my clean up crew every chance he gets. Aside from those Wrasses, I also have a Mystery Wrasse that is very mellow.

Lol i guess you got lucky and got a calm six line but mine is only about 1.5-2 inch so maybe thats why mine js friendly