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My Tank Thread
I made the executive decision to grow my leopard wrasse collection based on my successes thus far with this genus.
I thought I would make a thread about these more rare (and expensive) leopard wrasses.
I currently have:
- 3 male male blue star (m. Bipartus)
- 1 blue star female
- 2 regular leopard females (m. Melagris)
- 1 black leopard female (m. Negrosensis)
- 1 ornate leopard (unsure may be transitioning) (m. Ornatus)
- 1 potters leopard female (m. Geoffrey)
I also just sold a 1.25" black leopard juvenile that I had for over two months to a friend. He got stuck in overflow box because he was smaller than I expected and I left him there the entire time because I worried he would get bullied.
The kuiters wrasse is from live aquaria.he is about 4.5". He is beautiful (once acclimated I will post a photo) and arrived today. Just before the lights went out at 10:00 pm he ate several live black worms and was actively cruising the tank.
Chaoti (female perhaps transitioning also) is from Pet-solutions as a "large" (4") (who sources fish from quality marine, which is the same supplier to live aquaria and divers den). My leopards thus far have come from both vendors with the same level of success.
I might also point out that two male blue stars and the kuiters are tank mates with no females and no aggression at all despite vast size differences. The kuiters is by far the largest of the three. This makes me question conventional wisdom about make leopards. I am prepared to act should this change but they're all doing great.
The remaining leopards are all in my 125 wrasse tank without any issues. The ornate I suspect is transitioning is about the size of the large male blue star in this tank and I have seen Zero aggression.
The chaoti will be housed with the other leopard wrasses in the wrasse tank.
I will keep everyone posted. I've heard chaoti were difficult and I've read horror stories of dying kuiters leopards. I've read the same about the potters and cryptic black leopards but I am 1/1 on potters, 2/2 on black, and 3/4 on male blue stars which people have said are far tougher than the females (I whole heartedly disagree in my limited experience). Female blue stars gave me by far the most trouble with 1/7 being the track record with many DOA, a few disappearances, and one that vanished after one month. I am 2/3 with reg leopards. I hypothesize that quality marine struggles with female blue stars or my luck is terrible.
Here is a video of the wrasse tank (with the Chaoti). Put it in 720p
Here is the kuiters leopard in quarantine with the other (many) inhabitants: (again switch quality to 720p)
I thought I would make a thread about these more rare (and expensive) leopard wrasses.
I currently have:
- 3 male male blue star (m. Bipartus)
- 1 blue star female
- 2 regular leopard females (m. Melagris)
- 1 black leopard female (m. Negrosensis)
- 1 ornate leopard (unsure may be transitioning) (m. Ornatus)
- 1 potters leopard female (m. Geoffrey)
I also just sold a 1.25" black leopard juvenile that I had for over two months to a friend. He got stuck in overflow box because he was smaller than I expected and I left him there the entire time because I worried he would get bullied.
The kuiters wrasse is from live aquaria.he is about 4.5". He is beautiful (once acclimated I will post a photo) and arrived today. Just before the lights went out at 10:00 pm he ate several live black worms and was actively cruising the tank.
Chaoti (female perhaps transitioning also) is from Pet-solutions as a "large" (4") (who sources fish from quality marine, which is the same supplier to live aquaria and divers den). My leopards thus far have come from both vendors with the same level of success.
I might also point out that two male blue stars and the kuiters are tank mates with no females and no aggression at all despite vast size differences. The kuiters is by far the largest of the three. This makes me question conventional wisdom about make leopards. I am prepared to act should this change but they're all doing great.
The remaining leopards are all in my 125 wrasse tank without any issues. The ornate I suspect is transitioning is about the size of the large male blue star in this tank and I have seen Zero aggression.
The chaoti will be housed with the other leopard wrasses in the wrasse tank.
I will keep everyone posted. I've heard chaoti were difficult and I've read horror stories of dying kuiters leopards. I've read the same about the potters and cryptic black leopards but I am 1/1 on potters, 2/2 on black, and 3/4 on male blue stars which people have said are far tougher than the females (I whole heartedly disagree in my limited experience). Female blue stars gave me by far the most trouble with 1/7 being the track record with many DOA, a few disappearances, and one that vanished after one month. I am 2/3 with reg leopards. I hypothesize that quality marine struggles with female blue stars or my luck is terrible.
Here is a video of the wrasse tank (with the Chaoti). Put it in 720p
Here is the kuiters leopard in quarantine with the other (many) inhabitants: (again switch quality to 720p)
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