How do you quarantine a leopard wrasse?
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I put mine in a cycled FOWLR and macro algae (I used a 10 gallon but a 20g would have been better) that had plenty of pods. I then weaned it from live foods onto frozen. I treated the tank with prazi and the fish for internal parasites.
I didn't use any copper but I believe they tolerate copper power with a hanna checker okay, the hanna checker is to be sure you are not overdosing copper. I believe this is where the problem lies as directions on copper medications are not very accurate.
I didn't use any copper but I believe they tolerate copper power with a hanna checker okay, the hanna checker is to be sure you are not overdosing copper. I believe this is where the problem lies as directions on copper medications are not very accurate.
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I’ve lost a few leopards in QT mostly not because of copper. They don’t ship well. I got lucky and two leopards made it to DT even with copper in QT. I’m now going to try the Black Molly test before I add copper at all.
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I've found they don't ship well too.
But when I do get healthy ones in, I always have a variety of foods ready.
IMO getting them eating is one of the more important steps.
I usually order a couple bottles of Tigger pods in advance.
I also keep on hand frozen mysis, and one of the frozen egg mixtures.
Nutramar ova used to be great, but it's not available much anymore.
I also keep ROE on hand.
I use a bare bottom quarantine tank with a dish of sand, a bunch of pvc fittings, a seeded air powered sponge filter, a small back filter and a small heater and powerhead.
Once they are eating 2-3 times a day and will come out to eat, ( after 2-3 days) I'll start adding copper.
I stretch that out over 4-5 days untill it's at least up to 2.0ppm.
I test with the Hanna High Range Copper Checker.
IMO, once you get them eating and fairly comfortable in the quarantine tank, ramping up the copper slowly, it goes pretty well.
But when I do get healthy ones in, I always have a variety of foods ready.
IMO getting them eating is one of the more important steps.
I usually order a couple bottles of Tigger pods in advance.
I also keep on hand frozen mysis, and one of the frozen egg mixtures.
Nutramar ova used to be great, but it's not available much anymore.
I also keep ROE on hand.
I use a bare bottom quarantine tank with a dish of sand, a bunch of pvc fittings, a seeded air powered sponge filter, a small back filter and a small heater and powerhead.
Once they are eating 2-3 times a day and will come out to eat, ( after 2-3 days) I'll start adding copper.
I stretch that out over 4-5 days untill it's at least up to 2.0ppm.
I test with the Hanna High Range Copper Checker.
IMO, once you get them eating and fairly comfortable in the quarantine tank, ramping up the copper slowly, it goes pretty well.
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Because of the thicker slime coat on the sand burying wrasses, they are quite resistant to skin parasites. I’ve literally never had one with ich. Internal worms yes; ich or velvet, no. I always just put leopards through observational QT plus prazipro.
