Blue star leopard wrasse question

[ajremington68]

If I was to buy 3 small female leopard wrasse, and plan to add them to my 180g should I add them off the rip? I have a 40g hospital tank that’s been up for couple months but I would have to do water changes to pull the copper out if i was to put them in their.
My main fear is them not eating and I have some plump tangs and angels in the 180 that act like they have never been fed.
What would you do in my situation?

 

[ajremington68]

Bump

 

[fishywishy]

I would just buy some pre qt’d ones so you can just add them off the the rip. I would also add three different types of leopard wrasse instead of 3 ornates. If two become male they will become very territorial.

 

[threebuoys]

I would follow the QT protocol recommended by FishMedic. While in QT, monitor their eating behavior to confirm they are adapting to what you offer. Also, have a bowl of non-calcium based sand in the QT for the wrasse to bury in. I followed this process with an ornate which I bought on-line 6 months ago. While in QT with a CBB, he buried in the sand more than he was actively swimming. But, he quickly accepted pellets and nori.
He continued to bury after I moved him to my 125 gallon. Now, he stays out of the sand most of the day until the lights start going down.

 

[ShoalSister]

I bought a female blue star leopard wrasse a few years ago. Her name is Diva for a reason. I kept her in a quarantined tank for a couple months. She gradually did better and better so I moved her to a display tank where everything went sour. She did not like other fish. All they had to do was swim by her and she'd dive into the sand for the rest of the day. She wasn't getting enough food. Luckily, I was able to catch her and moved her back to qt tank that then became her home. She's still there. She is now transitioning to a male and becoming more bold. When I clean her tank, she used to dive into the sand for the rest of the day, but now that she is blue, she/he/they nip at my symphony. Has never happened before. I'm still afraid to put them in my 125 g as the odds of catching if there's a problem is low. But they are very shy in my limited experience...as a female.