leapard wrasse

[catfishblues]

I want a leapard wrasse but I heard that they are hard to keep. Any particular reason why? I found a place that has some eating frozen food pretty well.

 

[reefes pieces]

Welcome to the forum! Some fish tend to have poor success in acclimating into the aquarium world. Seeing a leopard eat before you buy it is always a plus. What size tank do you have? Also wrasse' need a decent sand bed as that's literally their bed. Any pics of your setup?

 

[catfishblues]

I have a 120 with the sand bed ranging from 3-5 inches. I can try to get some pictures on later tonight. How much do they usually cost? I found one place selling them for 30 and another for 40$

 

[reefes pieces]

If the $40 one is eating frozen over the $30 then I'd go for the $40.

 

[catfishblues]

The 30 dollar was eating and I didn't ask to see the 40 dollar one eat

 

[reefes pieces]

I'd pay $30 for a leopard. do you have a lid on your tank? I know a lot of wrasses are known jumpers.

 

[catfishblues]

No but I've been looking into getting some glass sheets for that reason and to slow down evaporation. I'll make sure I do that first

 

[MRCYCS805]

I have a couple leopards and there awsome ive had one about 3 years and the 2nd i added maybe 5 months ago both are still female but well see im hoping one will change i heard it takes awhile but anyways mine stay pretty much lower tank and i run topless so im lucky i have a total of 4 wrasses a whip fin fairy wrasse supermale and a koi fairy and all have been good so far you shouldnt add any new fish till your done with your treating although wrasses are tougher then other fish too ich and parasites i wouldnt subject her to it as she will probley be stressed out upon transfer

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[catfishblues]

I have a couple leopards and there awsome ive had one about 3 years and the 2nd i added maybe 5 months ago both are still female but well see im hoping one will change i heard it takes awhile but anyways mine stay pretty much lower tank and i run topless so im lucky i have a total of 4 wrasses a whip fin fairy wrasse supermale and a koi fairy and all have been good so far you shouldnt add any new fish till your done with your treating although wrasses are tougher then other fish too ich and parasites i wouldnt subject her to it as she will probley be stressed out upon transfer
Awesome! and yeah I'm not adding any fish at all for a long time but I was curious because they're really cool!

 

[Arkayology]

Leopard Wrasses are my favorite fishes. They do not ship well nor acclimate to aquarium environments easily, which is why they are notorious for dying within a couple of days. I would recommend not buying a leopard unless it has been in the LFS for at least a week and is eating. Otherwise, you basically have a good chance of spending your money on a dead fish. GL!