Leopard Wrasse Feeding

[jwestwood]

Anyone have a leopard wrasse, what are you feeding? Mine only eats frozen.

 

[tbrown]

Mine was a little picky at first - she wouldn't even eat much frozen. I offered Reef Nutrition Oyster Feast and she went crazy. Since then, she eats almost everything and anything I offer - flakes, frozen, pellets, freeze dried, ROE, pods, Oyster Feast, ArctiPods...

I think @JoJosReef had a similar experience with his with ROE (Reef Nutrition Real Oceanic Eggs).

Sometimes picky eaters have to be started on live, then moved to frozen, then transition to dry. Unfortunately some fish never make that last transition. If yours is at least eating frozen, that's a good sign she's at least eating. Try some of the liquid feeds - Reef Nutrition is just one of the brands and is readily available.

 

[Rocks reef]

They are a carnivore, so offer them a variety of frozen meaty foods and they will do fine

 

[JoJosReef]

Anyone have a leopard wrasse, what are you feeding? Mine only eats frozen.

How long have you had your leopard? I like to give a variety of foods, starting with the easiest, most palatable ones (ROE, no fish doesn't like an egg floating by). ROE is also good for fattening up new fish. My leopard eats everything now. Having yours eat SOMETHING is critical, but I'll bet if you mix it up a bit, that leopard will start eating more.

 

[Brisk]

Mine didn't seem to want to eat anything for about a week. Eventually it started to take a bite or two of ROE, baby brine shrimps, and frozen mysis/calanus. Now it is eating everything including pellets.

 

[reely989]

Mine used to hide all the time, but now that it is out and about it eats pretty much whatever I put in there. TDS pellets, frozen, freeze dried mysis, etc.