Picked this up yesterday. >LOL< Pretty colorful. Was told it was a leopard wrasse.
love the colors and those lips! congrats. a cutie.
Very nice! Leopards are one of my favorites. Where did you pick her up at? How is she eating for you?
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Very nice! Leopards are one of my favorites. Where did you pick her up at? How is she eating for you?[/quote]
I was little scared, I put her in the tank last night after long water acclimating process and then didnt see it anymore, could’nt find her anywhere. Turned the lights on this morning ( got my new M.H. bulbs today in the mail) and she came right out. Fed some mysis shrimp and she was eating great. Maybe success. YahoO
Picked it up along with couple of corals at (Greenbanks) He’s got all kinds of fish and corals up there right now.
wait until the end of may. he should have the tanks ready by then. nice wrasse.he has some nice coral but most of that stuff is average. he want to bring in some of his own stuff. cant wait too se what it looks like.
goos luck. o yah what did he run ya?did he still have the carpenter wrasse whenu went? there were like 6 in the tank. looked cool but didnt have much time to spare
Yeah he got alot still. He also has some extreamly nice full size angles but I can't keep them in my tank with corals.[quote=“billrob71, post:4, topic:1480”]
[quote=“Ento_Reefer, post:3, topic:1480”]
Very nice! Leopards are one of my favorites. Where did you pick her up at? How is she eating for you?[/quote]
I was little scared, I put her in the tank last night after long water acclimating process and then didnt see it anymore, could’nt find her anywhere. Turned the lights on this morning ( got my new M.H. bulbs today in the mail) and she came right out. Fed some mysis shrimp and she was eating great. Maybe success. YahoO
Picked it up along with couple of corals at (Greenbanks) He’s got all kinds of fish and corals up there right now.[/quote]
It is pretty normal for these guys to stay in the sand on and off when first introduced into a new tank. Make sure you have at least 2-3 inches of fine-medium sand for her to burrow in at night. It is a good sign that she took the mysis. Just keep offering lots of variety and try to feed at least 2-3 times a day. Yours looks very healthy. Both of my leopards are doing great, but they can be tricky at first.
Keep us posted on how she does.
Thanks
I will do that, It seems to be alot more active tonight. ;DVery nice Bill, keep me posted on how it does, after seeing Ellen’s pics and now yours I think Eden and I might be getting one of these at some point.
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Very nice Bill, keep me posted on how it does, after seeing Ellen’s pics and now yours I think Eden and I might be getting one of these at some point.[/quote]
Thanks Ian will do. Very nice looking fish and seems to be doing pretty good. I’ll give her couple days.
Nice Fish! Looks like one in Julians slide show. I think there are the same.
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Nice Fish! Looks like one in Julians slide show. I think there are the same.[/quote]
Identical >LOL<
Well been three days and was getting pretty sad had not seen this fish since I posted on the 4th. Was pretty bummed and turned the lights on tonight and out she came. YahoO So very happy to see it come out and was eating. Was out for a couple hours and back into the crushed coral bottom. Think when I take the tank apart and clean it gonna put alot more sand. REALY like this fish and looking forward to getting another. GolfC
Phew! Reading the beginning of that post I thought it was going to be a bad one. Glad to hear it is coming out and eating! YahoO
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Phew! Reading the beginning of that post I thought it was going to be a bad one. Glad to hear it is coming out and eating! YahoO[/quote]
I was so very happy to see her come out. Was very bumbed out te last 2 days, thought she was a gonner.
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Well been three days and was getting pretty sad had not seen this fish since I posted on the 4th. Was pretty bummed and turned the lights on tonight and out she came. YahoO So very happy to see it come out and was eating. Was out for a couple hours and back into the crushed coral bottom. Think when I take the tank apart and clean it gonna put alot more sand. REALY like this fish and looking forward to getting another. GolfC[/quote]
I think crushed coral is too coarse a sand. From what I have read the larger grains end up rubbing their slime off when they dive in and this leaves them open for infections. May be you should consider swapping out some of yours for a finer sand? I have caribsea special grade reef sand, and it seems to be working alright.
Like I said it is pretty normal for them to hide for the first few days. I am glad she came out for you. Try and make sure she is eating when she is out. As long as none of your other fish are being aggressive she should start staying out longer soon. Keep us posted!
I’m getting ready to unload all the rock and restructure the tank, I’ll switch some of it then. Lights just came on and she already out and has been out the last 2 days as well. She is eating fine so looks like I can start breathing little easier. ;D