Leopard Wrasse ok in new tank

[CivicDemon]

So How long should i wait before adding a pair of Leopard wrasses ??? If i find some that are already eating from the water column will i be ok no matter age of tank ??? I use to have one in my old 125gl but that tank was already abut 2 years old before i added him.

 

[Broadfield]

As long as the tank has cycled, then it will be safe for fish. What process did you use to cycle the tank?

 

[CivicDemon]

As long as the tank has cycled, then it will be safe fish. What process did you use to cycle the tank?

Live sand, Dry rock, Water from established tank includding a couple pieces of friends live rock in sump. Seen ammonia spike and then nitrates about 3 days later with no more ammonia, i then added a big bottle of Dr tims one and only and 2 clown fish. Clown fish have been in the tank now 2 weeks with no ammonia spikes at all. Been doing 5gl water changes a week since clowns have been in. Just got a few corals like 3 days ago. So far so good.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Leopard wrasses are a little more sensitive and delicate than most other reef fishes. And even if they are already eating, spend a lot of time cruising around hunting pofs, so would benefit from a tank at least 6months old.

 

[ShaunRobinson]

As above, Leopard Wrasses are natural hunters forever cruising the rock looking for pods but if you can get ones that feed on frozen it's a big help. My Peacock (splendid leopard) eats anything and everything I put in the tank and they are fantastic to watch. I'm considering getting a male to go with my female.

They also bury themselves in the substrate at night too so if you're going for one make sure you have some fine sand deep enough for them to sleep in.

 

[AtulR]

Leopard wrasses are a little more sensitive and delicate than most other reef fishes. And even if they are already eating, spend a lot of time cruising around hunting pofs, so would benefit from a tank at least 6months old.

Can't agree with this enough. Leopard Wrasses are among the hardest wrasses to keep, and with an established aquarium you'll have a much better shot at keeping them alive. Some people recommend no QT for them. I refuse to put anything in my display that's not quarantined, so with my M. meleagris I just added pods now and then to the quarantine tank. She went through QT like a champ!

 

[revaltion131]

How large is your tank and how much live rock do you have? The size of your tank will also dictate how much and how often you need to feed. If you do find leopards eating prepared foods already, putting them in a younger tank will mean that the pods haven't had the time to establish themselves as they would have had in a 6+ month old tank so you'll also need to take that into account when feeding as well.

 

[evolved]

I would also wait at least 6 months; a year would be even better.

 

[CivicDemon]

Alright guys thanks for the advice i will wait. I will also start off by purchasing some pods now so as to get them florrishing in my tank before i add more fish.
My Tank is a 90GL cube 36 x 24 x 24 about 80 to 90 LBS of rock and 60 lbs live sand. Going to also be starting the refugium here soon with some ruble rock and cheato.

Heres the last update video of my tank:

 

[lion king]

I just gave mine to a friend but I trained him in a qt tank seeded with pods from aquarium depot depot. He actually quickly took to a variety of frozen foods. I started with brine, then mixed different types in each feedings. He eats brine, mysis, hakari angel and marine mix, ocean nutrition prime reef, chopped clams, really almost anything. It's better to do it that way than to put them directly into your dt. Putting them directly into the dt is sometimes the biggest mistake: the stress of a new tank inhibits them from eating or sometimes they starve once they have cleaned out the pods. It's also good to at least run a couple of rounds of prazi pro also, parasites come in with these guys alot.