What to feed leopard wrasse?

[Eoka]

I got this black leopard wrasse and he won't eat mysis. Right now he's in qt with live rock and sand. I've been feeding him pods and live baby brine which he eats. I also got him 2 days ago and I'm about to go to my lfs to get some more frozen food I was just wondering what to get?

 

[KrisReef]

Go to the grocery store and get Fresh clams or muscles

 

[Eoka]

Do they just pick at it throughout the day. Once it's in my dt it'll be fine I got everything in there.

 

[dedragon]

Mysis is what i usually use to get mine eating as they mostly prey on small inverts all day long. Then I move to broadspectrum frozen and pellets. Was this leopard eating in the store/ what was it eating?

 

[Eoka]

No he wasn't eating but I bought him anyways because I can just feed him live stuff. Also I'm treating prazi pro rn for internal paracites. But yes I've tried to feed mysis.

 

[demonclownfish]

yet to have one that didn't eat cyclops or mini-bloodworms

 

[dedragon]

No he wasn't eating but I bought him anyways because I can just feed him live stuff. Also I'm treating prazi pro rn for internal paracites. But yes I've tried to feed mysis.

Really hard to get these guys eating prepared foods unless they are already eating in store. I would go with live brine shrimp and blackworms if they are around, then switch to frozen brine/mysis, then broad spectrum frozen, then pellets

 

[Kev036]

mysis soaked in garlic always worked for my fussy eaters.

 

[Eoka]

Really hard to get these guys eating prepared foods unless they are already eating in store. I would go with live brine shrimp and blackworms if they are around, then switch to frozen brine/mysis, then broad spectrum frozen, then pellets

Hes definitely eating I just fed live brine but I can't get blackworms there's a drought where the farms r so there hard to come by

 

[Eoka]

mysis soaked in garlic always worked for my fussy eaters.

Yea I tried that it didn't work

 

[Eoka]

yet to have one that didn't eat cyclops or mini-bloodworms

Yea he did eat a blood worms I'll have to try some other foods I heard that blood worms aren't good long term because they don't have what the wrasse needs in it

 

[Kev036]

Yea I tried that it didn't work

you tried thawing it out and mixing it with something like reef frenzy

 

[Eoka]

you tried thawing it out and mixing it with something like reef frenzy

Yea I heard that's a way to get them on frozen and they really like reef frenzy but my lfs didn't have any so I was wondering what else to feed or if there's something in there they really like

 

[Kev036]

good luck I hope you can get it eating soon will lookout for updates

 

[mfinn]

I feed mine mostly frozen mysis and frozen brine shrimp.

 

[Eoka]

He should be fine I got alot of mircofauna in this tank

 

[dedragon]

Hes definitely eating I just fed live brine but I can't get blackworms there's a drought where the farms r so there hard to come by

Yea blackworms have been really hard to find rn and its annoying. I would try live adult brine shrimp as they are larger and closer in size to mysis, some LFS have them already hatched and larger. Not as nutritious but should be fine while transitioning