The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Michael A Kurolvech]

You can still vacuum and probably need too for excess detritus. I have 3 glass lids and just open one at a time rather than removing. Once my cleaner wrasse jumped up onto the glass (and several times into my hand) and just put him back. As long as your there and cleaning I don't see a problem. It's not like you're leaving the lid open for days where anyone could jump, not just wrasses.

Thanks, My problem is I have one big plate of glass with the front 6 inches hinged to open and feed. My WC includes removing the entire top and getting distracted cleaning skimmer cups or whatever lol. I'm just paranoid especially with a tank full of Olympic jumpers. Or maybe just looking for a reason to stop doing it lol

 

[JoJosReef]

More sand sleepers less sand cleaning.

There's three ticket, get every last square inch of sand occupied! Now what combination of sand sleepers would accomplish that and be a peaceful tank?

 

[Michael A Kurolvech]

Never done it, never will, that’s why we got sand sifters and CUC for that. It’s easier that way, less stressful on wrasse and less mess

That's the dream. I've got a pretty good CUC just planning on adding the sand sifter to try and offset. Thanks

 

[Michael A Kurolvech]

More sand sleepers less sand cleaning.

That is another option lol

 

[Crabby48]

That's the dream. I've got a pretty good CUC just planning on adding the sand sifter to try and offset. Thanks

Leopards or many sand sleepers can be peaceful. I wouldn’t recommend a melanurus or more aggressive. Adorned leopards radiant yellow and others I would say is a safe bet. Tank mates and tank size along with rock and some luck is more important. Female and young males and how quick you stock is more important to me. Males and more mature they are can be more tricky and don’t deal with stress as easy.

If you pick sand sleepers you like it would be easier for us to say what is a better chance to work for you

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Quality Marine is one I know of

QM is the big player on the west coast outside of individuals that transship themselves.

 

[JoJosReef]

QM is the big player on the west coast outside of individuals that transship themselves.

Have to be an LFS to get in touch with them? I'll probably look for somebody local to pick one up and QT it for me for a nice premium.

Then again, the tank is in a real happy place right now with the two sand sleepers, firefish, tailspot, yasha and pair of clowns. Maybe Ms. Rubeus would rock the boat...

 

[Alex.qld]

Hello - here's my coming to the wrasse lover's club with a pair of leopard wrasse - they have been in quarantine for 1 week and finally started eating (somewhat) i plan to start copper in the next couple days and run Hay's protocol

one thing i learned - these incredibly beautiful fish are hard to photograph :)

 

[i cant think]

Hello - here's my coming to the wrasse lover's club with a pair of leopard wrasse - they have been in quarantine for 1 week and finally started eating (somewhat) i plan to start copper in the next couple days and run Hay's protocol

one thing i learned - they are hard to photograph :)

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Be careful with copper and wrasses, these guys are incredibly sensitive to it IME.

 

[Slocke]

Hello - here's my coming to the wrasse lover's club with a pair of leopard wrasse - they have been in quarantine for 1 week and finally started eating (somewhat) i plan to start copper in the next couple days and run Hay's protocol

one thing i learned - these incredibly beautiful fish are hard to photograph :)

I second that. Leopard wrasse and copper are not a great combo. Their thick slime coats and sand sleeping mean they are resistent to skin parasites so the most Id do is a prazipro treatment.

 

[i cant think]

The big boys!!

 

[i cant think]

And a bonus of my leopard :)

 

[JoJosReef]

And a bonus of my leopard :)

She/he is transitioning, right? Will go more green in the face? How far along?

 

[Crabby48]

QM is the only wholesaler I will sometimes get fish. That said many of my fish I won’t as they are dead within day at QM. Hemi, viviens and such are not good at wholesalers.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

I second that. Leopard wrasse and copper are not a great combo. Their thick slime coats and sand sleeping mean they are resistent to skin parasites so the most Id do is a prazipro treatment.

This.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

QM is the only wholesaler I will sometimes get fish. That said many of my fish I won’t as they are dead within day at QM. Hemi, viviens and such are not good at wholesalers.

Those fish just don't ship well no matter the vendor. My importers niche is wrasses, and he really wont touch any of those listed, unless requested and customer understands the risks involved.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Have to be an LFS to get in touch with them? I'll probably look for somebody local to pick one up and QT it for me for a nice premium.

Then again, the tank is in a real happy place right now with the two sand sleepers, firefish, tailspot, yasha and pair of clowns. Maybe Ms. Rubeus would rock the boat...

You need to get in with a LFS, and have them order what you want. QM dosent sell to the public. Its kinda a process to even get a wholesale acct with them.

 

[Crabby48]

Those fish just don't ship well no matter the vendor. My importers niche is wrasses, and he really wont touch any of those listed, unless requested and customer understands the risks involved.

Disagree. They ship well cared for proper. The problem is no one treats the animals proper

 

[Crabby48]

This.

Leopards can still carry and parasites go for the gills
Copper is evil for any fish. No worse for wrasse done proper

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Disagree. They ship well cared for proper. The problem is no one treats the animals proper

We have to agree to disagree. I'm still firm they are hard to ship, for just the reason you said.

It's all about volume on the other end, they don't have time to coddle a single piece of livestock thus the survivability is crap.