Great luck with various leopard wrasses and other tough wrasse... Pics

[4FordFamily]

Did you quarantine yours before adding to your display tank? How long, and did you have trouble getting them to eat at first?

Thanks

No quarantine, I did treat tank with prazipro for ten days however. Dosing day 1, 5, and 7. I did not have issues getting them to eat but other eating leopards makes it easier.

 

[Jase4224]

If you have an established (female blue star 6months in my case) can you safely add a new leopard? I’m thinking of either a different species or maybe a male blue star

 

[Zionas]

Good job! I’m definitely not at the level where I would feel confident buying any Leopard Wrasse, but I am happy you’re having lots of success with them. Keep it up! They’re beautiful.

 

[trexodore]

@4FordFamily if I have a male melanurus wrasse would that keep a blue star leopard from transitioning? I like the colors on the females a lot better and the male looks quite a bit like the melanurus in color

 

[i cant think]

This is Spotty, my 7 month old Blue Star Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon bipartitus). She was 0.25 inch when I got her and is now 0.75 to 1 inch long. I have been wanting more leopard wrasse like species however can’t bring myself to getting one until I get a flashing tilefish. Species I’m looking at include:
Xenojulis margaritaceus
Halichoeres lapillus
Macropharyngodon choati
Macropharyngodon negrosensis

 

[4FordFamily]

@4FordFamily if I have a male melanurus wrasse would that keep a blue star leopard from transitioning? I like the colors on the females a lot better and the male looks quite a bit like the melanurus in color

No, this is almost certainly not going to cause any issues with a leopard wrasse transitioning.

 

[i cant think]

@4FordFamily if I have a male melanurus wrasse would that keep a blue star leopard from transitioning? I like the colors on the females a lot better and the male looks quite a bit like the melanurus in color

It won’t change however, a female leopard is much less likely to change than the more common wrasses like Halichoeres and Cirrhilabrus.