Show us your Leopard Wrasses

[Reefomeez]

i bought 2 ornate leopard wrasses a few weeks ago, saw them a couple times and haven't seen them for a week. does that mean they're all dead?

Not necessarily but likely. Is it possible they're just out of sight in rock?

I love these fish and it broke my heart when I lost mine. They're already so hard to find and to see them (or not see them) die just crushes me.

 

[fishboi]

i have no idea because the last time i saw one of the ornate wrasse swam with my leopard wrasse and after that day gone. i'm a little worry. will they survive living under the sand?

 

[BeanMachine]

i have no idea because the last time i saw one of the ornate wrasse swam with my leopard wrasse and after that day gone. i'm a little worry. will they survive living under the sand?

Yes they are fine if they do indeed come up and not dead.

 

[sega1106]

I've heard of these fish hiding in da sand for 7-10 days. They supposedly come out at night but by this time everyone is asleep. If you don't see him in a day or two I would think that he is dead.

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[fishboi]

would i know if they're dead since they're always in the sand?

 

[sega1106]

Honestly I've never talked to anyone who's found the corps they just have a tendency to disappear and never be seen again

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[fishboi]

aww man that sucks. i really like that pair. i had a pair of leopard wrasse too and one day the bigger one decided to play hide and seek and never came out again.

 

[sega1106]

Yea I know from time to time they hide in da sand but unfortunately they don't always come back out :-( I love the colors of these fish.

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[BeanMachine]

I thought I had posted mine. I have the opposite of Watchguy hehe but for those interested ... if you see my potters, note the lack of black and absence of the red color on the dorsal fin which I think differentiates the terminal male and that of the female/ juvi male.

I wish I could take pictures like some of you... amazing shots. Here's from my cell.

 

[sega1106]

Those are still nice even if the pic isn't the best :0) not all of us have that camera touch or the right equipment to take those great shots. That's alot of zoas just in that lil area.

 

[DecanoLA]

I have had leopard wrasses hide in the sand for like 5 days when I put them in! they were being harrased by other tank mates... eventually they ended up on the carpet though sad...

But I got a black leopard wrasse that could hold his own... for a couple of months at least... also ended up on carpet. **** 6-line. At least they completely annihilated the red flatworms that were infesting my tank. Anyway, here is a pic of one of them:

 

[watchguy123]

Old pic but one of my favorites that I took, if only it was with an actual camera..

That is probably the best wrasse picture I have ever seen

 

[sega1106]

Man seems like these guys end up either MIA or on the carpet most of the time WTH :0(

 

[DecanoLA]

Man seems like these guys end up either MIA or on the carpet most of the time WTH :0(

Hi Sega, I think once you get them to eat they do fine.
Mine were eating like a hog (after days and days of being MIA hiding in the sand... and coming out only a couple of times a day)...Once they gained confidence, they were doing great.

Unfortunately, a couple of months later, a very aggressive 6-line I had had for years started chasing one of them around, and then the other... until they ended up on carpet. Needless to say after I upgraded, I said bye-bye that six-line troublemaker.

 

[sega1106]

Oh no I have one and he's happy as a pig in mudd. I am just thinking of getting atleast 3 more. I just wanted to see everyone else's so I can see what kind I want to get. Mine eats everything and is always out.