The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Island Goby]

Hello...am trying to help a friend out with some wrasse stocking plans he has...he currently has a bonded pair of Black Leopard's...he is wanting to add a China wrasse as well a female leopard ( not a black) ...I have read through a ton of posts but cannot find this info for him but think I have been bitten by the wrasse bug (lol) ...can anyone advise please

 

[Slocke]

Hello...am trying to help a friend out with some wrasse stocking plans he has...he currently has a bonded pair of Black Leopard's...he is wanting to add a China wrasse as well a female leopard ( not a black) ...I have read through a ton of posts but cannot find this info for him but think I have been bitten by the wrasse bug (lol) ...can anyone advise please

That should all work fine though can you share the tank size?

 

[JoJosReef]

Hello...am trying to help a friend out with some wrasse stocking plans he has...he currently has a bonded pair of Black Leopard's...he is wanting to add a China wrasse as well a female leopard ( not a black) ...I have read through a ton of posts but cannot find this info for him but think I have been bitten by the wrasse bug (lol) ...can anyone advise please

Is your "friend" @Island Goby ? It's ok. It's a safe place here and we are all wrassaddicts.

China wrasse (Anampses neoguinaicus) seems to play nice. More important would be if your tank is large enough for the neoguinaicus. I haven't yet tried mixing leopards, although I'm planning to add a black leopard with my blue star female in the near future. My understanding is that they tend to remain peaceful but conflict is possible. What leopard were you looking at?

 

[Slocke]

Hello...am trying to help a friend out with some wrasse stocking plans he has...he currently has a bonded pair of Black Leopard's...he is wanting to add a China wrasse as well a female leopard ( not a black) ...I have read through a ton of posts but cannot find this info for him but think I have been bitten by the wrasse bug (lol) ...can anyone advise please

Also here is what to read:

All About Reef Safe Wrasses in Aquaria

Introduction My name is Hunter and I am a wrasse addict. Admitting such is the first step to buying another wrasse, I think. Wrasses are not only my passion, but my niche in this hobby since 2010. My tank is full of them, and unfortunately...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Island Goby]

Is your "friend" @Island Goby ? It's ok. It's a safe place here and we are all wrassaddicts.

China wrasse (Anampses neoguinaicus) seems to play nice. More important would be if your tank is large enough for the neoguinaicus. I haven't yet tried mixing leopards, although I'm planning to add a black leopard with my blue star female in the near future. My understanding is that they tend to remain peaceful but conflict is possible. What leopard were you looking at?

LOL...no...really asking for a friend this time...but def will be back for me...I currently have a melanurus wrasse I just love and am just finished cycling my upgrade to 225ish so will def be looking for some more wrasse friends - was always told 1 and done unless a bonded pair...oh and his tank is a 125g ...I appreciate your help and look forward to more advice in the near future for me...lol

 

[Island Goby]

That should all work fine though can you share the tank size?

He has a 125g...appreciate the additional links for my own research...I had started reading through one of the threads and discovered a lot for my own future stocking - just finished cycling my 225g...much appreciation once again

 

[saltyhog]

Sorry for the poor picture quality.....sold as a P. mccoskeri which it obviously isn't. P. flavianalis?

 

[Slocke]

New fairy is doing great. Flashers are being shy but eating.

New video by Sam Locke

photos.app.goo.gl

 

[JoJosReef]

Crazy pintail jumped out of the evo while I was feeding frozen. Super happy chomping away, then just drifted over to the corner and SPLASH! Of course, being right there I just gave him the stink eye and then scooped him up and plopped him back in. Bat guano crazy wrasses!

 

[Slocke]

Crazy pintail jumped out of the evo while I was feeding frozen. Super happy chomping away, then just drifted over to the corner and SPLASH! Of course, being right there I just gave him the stink eye and then scooped him up and plopped him back in. Bat guano crazy wrasses!

Good you were there. I’m rarely so lucky with the exception of my spiny fox.

 

[felda001]

Crazy pintail jumped out of the evo while I was feeding frozen. Super happy chomping away, then just drifted over to the corner and SPLASH! Of course, being right there I just gave him the stink eye and then scooped him up and plopped him back in. Bat guano crazy wrasses!

Gotta love pintails though.

 

[JoJosReef]

Good you were there. I’m rarely so lucky with the exception of my spiny fox.

The screen lid on the Evo is good. It was a Kraken reef lid. Only way that fish is getting out is while I'm feeding or cleaning.

Edit: knock on driftwood

 

[felda001]

The screen lid on the Evo is good. It was a Kraken reef lid. Only way that fish is getting out is while I'm feeding or cleaning.

Edit: knock on driftwood

Tequila startled the firefish out of his cave a couple of days ago. It went straight through the mesh hit the light and then wiggled it's way back through the mesh to go hide again. It agrees with you about pintails being crazy

 

[Tcook]

Leuco is being a bad girl burying my trachy

 

[JoJosReef]

Leuco is being a bad girl burying my trachy

such an innocent face.

 

[tbrown]

Leuco is being a bad girl burying my trachy

Is it a she still? Looks to be transitioning if not male yet?

 

[JoJosReef]

Any ideas on how to get my Splendid Pencil Wrasse to progress from just eating frozen mysis to eating other food? I'd particularly like him to be able to eat TDO pellets and ROE. He'll occasionally pick an ROE out of the water column but mostly ignores anything but frozen (not freeze dried) mysis and also pods.

The pintail in the observation tank with him eats everything, it seems. But that's not rubbing off on the pencil wrasse.

 

[felda001]

Is your "friend" @Island Goby ? It's ok. It's a safe place here and we are all wrassaddicts.

I’m not an addict I can stop any time I want…. This minute I only have one

Any ideas on how to get my Splendid Pencil Wrasse to progress from just eating frozen mysis to eating other food? I'd particularly like him to be able to eat TDO pellets and ROE. He'll occasionally pick an ROE out of the water column but mostly ignores anything but frozen (not freeze dried) mysis and also pods.

The pintail in the observation tank with him eats everything, it seems. But that's not rubbing off on the pencil wrasse.

I know it’s gone a bit out of practice but have you tried garlic?

 

[tbrown]

I’m not an addict I can stop any time I want…. This minute I only have one

I know it’s gone a bit out of practice but have you tried garlic?

Why is garlic out of practice??? Oh great, I need to find the newest trend... I still do garlic so am I out of date? If I'm out of date does that basically mean I'm expired?

 

[JoJosReef]

I’m not an addict I can stop any time I want…. This minute I only have one

I know it’s gone a bit out of practice but have you tried garlic?

I have Seachem Garlic Guard that I've tried with NLS and TDO pellets. I think I tried it with freeze dried mysis. Still nothing. That was a few weeks ago--I can try it again.