Leopard Wrasse Primer - Page 8

iamwrasseman · 02/25/2009, 09:31 PM

lol dude we all just a bit crazy !

Rendos · 02/27/2009, 08:53 PM

I have had a female bipartitus, and a potter's (geoffroyi) for a little over a year now. I just got this beauty yesterday.
Already eating mysis, plankton, etc. and already getting used to my lighting schedule.

iamwrasseman · 02/27/2009, 09:04 PM

[img]choati leopard wrasse 001[img]
heres my latest addition ! he is eating great and out fo 5 hours a day !

iamwrasseman · 02/27/2009, 09:12 PM

well here we go again i cant get this right ! trying to get image on but its a no go ! so computer dumb am i sorry for wasting space

iamwrasseman · 02/27/2009, 09:16 PM

[img]C:\Users\Dave\Pictures\New Folder\2009-02-27 choati leopard wrasse[img]

Troy the Nomad · 02/28/2009, 08:52 AM

iamwrasseman, it's easy to open a photobucket account and host pics through that

iamwrasseman · 02/28/2009, 08:59 AM

i have one and i stink so bad on this computer that i cant get an image on but 2% of my tries and im getting discouraged but i will try to use it now ,thanks

iamwrasseman · 02/28/2009, 09:02 AM

iamwrasseman · 02/28/2009, 09:05 AM

thats my guy and it worked this time got him 3 days ago and he is eating any food that i put in the tank ! the next couple of weeks will be the deciding factor ,hope he makes it .they are tough to get eating well and he is doing that .

thanks troy the nomad for pointing me in the right direction.

Troy the Nomad · 02/28/2009, 10:41 AM

Your welcome

Nice fish too. Now the wife wants one too

flameangel88 · 02/28/2009, 03:08 PM

Wow! That's a beauty and now you got me wanting one.

gflat65 · 03/01/2009, 07:42 AM

This big boy popped up for me this morning. He has a nice belly on him, but can't have eaten much lately. I've seen him picking, but I need to find some more live food (not an easy thing to do in Montgomery, Al...). This is the first time I've seen him since I put him in a couple of weeks ago (he went in with the female and the blue spotted leopard). I've got to figure out how to keep the purple tang off of him, though... I hope he makes it

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iamwrasseman · 03/01/2009, 09:12 AM

thats a beauty ! i have one that eats like a horse

Rendos · 03/01/2009, 07:06 PM

Here are a couple of updated pics of my Choati.

P.S. - Gary, I like your male bipartitus. I have never had any luck with them. The females are tough as nails, but the males are a bit delicate.
Here is a pic of my old girl.

iamwrasseman · 03/01/2009, 07:29 PM

beautiful pictures of beautiful fish !i have 6 bipartitus's in a 75 gal tank and it looks awesome . trying to get a couple more choati's on monday ,hope they have some still .the computer says they do !

gflat65 · 03/01/2009, 09:36 PM

I think the female bipartitus are my favorites. I hope I can keep this male alive. I haven't seen it in over two weeks, so I was very pleasantly surprised to see it today. It was hunting and I saw it pick several things, so hopefully, it's been waking up just a few hours before the actinics come on and getting some hunting in before I come out in the morning. I'll be out at 6:00 tomorow to see if it is swimming around again. Gotta get more live food on its way... Dave's wrasse/reef tank at Kermit's is what got me hooked on them...

SHOmuchFUN · 03/14/2009, 04:48 PM

Does anyone know if these fish will eat Berghia Nudi's?
I'm having an aiptasia problem and worry about my leopard wiping them out. They are expensive buggers and would rather it not use them for food, I need them to eat my aiptasia first

gflat65 · 03/14/2009, 05:42 PM

The male made an appearance again Friday morning, then again today. I'm hopeful, but the PT keeps being the bully. Fins don't look frayed and he still seems to have a gut, so fingers crossed.

iamwrasseman · 03/14/2009, 07:38 PM

if im not mistaken nudi,s dont taste good and they should be left alone .

iamwrasseman · 03/14/2009, 07:41 PM

heres my trio , they are all eating great ! a little aggresion at first but they have settlen down now .

Madfronter · 03/17/2009, 11:07 AM

I just wanted to post an update on my female bipartitus. I received my new light fixture last Monday and have been acclimating my tank to them. This means I don't run the light very long right now. I am up to about four hours of light. Since she goes to bed early and wakes up late in the afternoon, she is all confused as to why its dark in the tank when she wakes up and goes back to sleep. I have only seen her twice over the past 8 days. She ate like a pig both times. I hope over the next few days to increase the hours the lights are on hoping to be able to have them turn on before she wakes up so she stays out and eats.

gflat65 · 03/17/2009, 11:26 AM

Stick with it. My male bipartitus was MIA for the first week and a half after putting him in, then made an appearance, then was MIA for almost another 2 weeks. He's been out every day since last Friday, so I'm getting more and more hopeful. He's not out for a full day at a time yet, but he's out muching on pods on a regular basis, so hopefully, he's on his way to acclimating. Just gotta keep the PT off him...

iamwrasseman · 03/17/2009, 11:32 AM

they are touchy that way and more times than not will come out like nothing happened so dont get worried just keep an eye out .

Gary Majchrzak · 03/17/2009, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SHOmuchFUN
Does anyone know if these fish will eat Berghia Nudi's?
I'm having an aiptasia problem and worry about my leopard wiping them out. They are expensive buggers and would rather it not use them for food, I need them to eat my aiptasia first

since Macropharyngodon are an excellent choice for pest control I would not trust them with any type of Berghia. These Wrasses can't tell the difference between a "good" nudi and a "bad" nudi... and they do eat nudis.

pledosophy · 03/21/2009, 12:01 AM

I kept a potter's for two years in a 65g mixed reef tank. I purchased it at the LFS, which has a better reputation then most. It accepted any type of food I put in the tank except for Nori. Was a great fish.

I had another fish go crazy of crazy and started harassing all of my fish. I lost a tang, a midas blenny, and the wrasse in a month's time. Since I took up Nutzo all has been well.

View Poll Results: Indicate those species you keep in your tank
Macropharyngodon bipartitus	67	28.39%
Macropharyngodon choati	12	5.08%
Macropharyngodon geoffroy	24	10.17%
Macropharyngodon meleagris	78	33.05%
Macropharyngodon negrosensis	29	12.29%
Other	26	11.02%
Voters: 236. You may not vote on this poll

02/25/2009, 09:31 PM	#176
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	lol dude we all just a bit crazy ! __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

02/27/2009, 08:53 PM	#177
Rendos Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 5,380	I have had a female bipartitus, and a potter's (geoffroyi) for a little over a year now. I just got this beauty yesterday. Already eating mysis, plankton, etc. and already getting used to my lighting schedule. __________________ Richard Rendos - Founder WTMRAC It can't rain all the time. Current Tank Info: 92 gallon corner bowfront

02/27/2009, 09:04 PM	#178
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	[img]choati leopard wrasse 001[img] heres my latest addition ! he is eating great and out fo 5 hours a day ! __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

02/27/2009, 09:12 PM	#179
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	well here we go again i cant get this right ! trying to get image on but its a no go ! so computer dumb am i sorry for wasting space __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

02/27/2009, 09:16 PM	#180
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	[img]C:\Users\Dave\Pictures\New Folder\2009-02-27 choati leopard wrasse[img] __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

02/28/2009, 08:52 AM	#181
Troy the Nomad Laissez LeBonTempsRouler! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 197	iamwrasseman, it's easy to open a photobucket account and host pics through that __________________ A heroin addiction would of been cheaper... Current Tank Info: 55g reef, lps, softies and some sps. 24g JBJ reef, letting the RBTA's take over

02/28/2009, 08:59 AM	#182
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	i have one and i stink so bad on this computer that i cant get an image on but 2% of my tries and im getting discouraged but i will try to use it now ,thanks __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

02/28/2009, 09:02 AM	#183
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	__________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

02/28/2009, 09:05 AM	#184
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	thats my guy and it worked this time got him 3 days ago and he is eating any food that i put in the tank ! the next couple of weeks will be the deciding factor ,hope he makes it .they are tough to get eating well and he is doing that . thanks troy the nomad for pointing me in the right direction. __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

02/28/2009, 10:41 AM	#185
Troy the Nomad Laissez LeBonTempsRouler! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 197	Your welcome Nice fish too. Now the wife wants one too __________________ A heroin addiction would of been cheaper... Current Tank Info: 55g reef, lps, softies and some sps. 24g JBJ reef, letting the RBTA's take over

02/28/2009, 03:08 PM	#186
flameangel88 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 3,998	Wow! That's a beauty and now you got me wanting one.

03/01/2009, 07:42 AM	#187
gflat65 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montgomery, Al Posts: 8,720	This big boy popped up for me this morning. He has a nice belly on him, but can't have eaten much lately. I've seen him picking, but I need to find some more live food (not an easy thing to do in Montgomery, Al...). This is the first time I've seen him since I put him in a couple of weeks ago (he went in with the female and the blue spotted leopard). I've got to figure out how to keep the purple tang off of him, though... I hope he makes it. __________________ Was it for this my life I sought... Maybe so Maybe not.

03/01/2009, 09:12 AM	#188
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	thats a beauty ! i have one that eats like a horse __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

03/01/2009, 07:06 PM	#189
Rendos Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 5,380	Here are a couple of updated pics of my Choati. P.S. - Gary, I like your male bipartitus. I have never had any luck with them. The females are tough as nails, but the males are a bit delicate. Here is a pic of my old girl. __________________ Richard Rendos - Founder WTMRAC It can't rain all the time. Current Tank Info: 92 gallon corner bowfront

03/01/2009, 07:29 PM	#190
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	beautiful pictures of beautiful fish !i have 6 bipartitus's in a 75 gal tank and it looks awesome . trying to get a couple more choati's on monday ,hope they have some still .the computer says they do ! __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

03/01/2009, 09:36 PM	#191
gflat65 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montgomery, Al Posts: 8,720	I think the female bipartitus are my favorites. I hope I can keep this male alive. I haven't seen it in over two weeks, so I was very pleasantly surprised to see it today. It was hunting and I saw it pick several things, so hopefully, it's been waking up just a few hours before the actinics come on and getting some hunting in before I come out in the morning. I'll be out at 6:00 tomorow to see if it is swimming around again. Gotta get more live food on its way... Dave's wrasse/reef tank at Kermit's is what got me hooked on them... __________________ Was it for this my life I sought... Maybe so Maybe not.

03/14/2009, 04:48 PM	#192
SHOmuchFUN Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 4,461	Does anyone know if these fish will eat Berghia Nudi's? I'm having an aiptasia problem and worry about my leopard wiping them out. They are expensive buggers and would rather it not use them for food, I need them to eat my aiptasia first __________________ Erik Engstrom President, Vermont Marine Aquarists. Current Tank Info: Custom 180gal, 6x80w ATI T-5s, (2) Tunze 6025, Vortec MP40w, MSX200 w/ red demon, controlled by AcJR.

03/14/2009, 05:42 PM	#193
gflat65 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montgomery, Al Posts: 8,720	The male made an appearance again Friday morning, then again today. I'm hopeful, but the PT keeps being the bully. Fins don't look frayed and he still seems to have a gut, so fingers crossed. __________________ Was it for this my life I sought... Maybe so Maybe not.

03/14/2009, 07:38 PM	#194
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	if im not mistaken nudi,s dont taste good and they should be left alone . __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

03/14/2009, 07:41 PM	#195
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	heres my trio , they are all eating great ! a little aggresion at first but they have settlen down now . __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

03/17/2009, 11:07 AM	#196
Madfronter Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: PA Posts: 284	I just wanted to post an update on my female bipartitus. I received my new light fixture last Monday and have been acclimating my tank to them. This means I don't run the light very long right now. I am up to about four hours of light. Since she goes to bed early and wakes up late in the afternoon, she is all confused as to why its dark in the tank when she wakes up and goes back to sleep. I have only seen her twice over the past 8 days. She ate like a pig both times. I hope over the next few days to increase the hours the lights are on hoping to be able to have them turn on before she wakes up so she stays out and eats.

03/17/2009, 11:26 AM	#197
gflat65 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montgomery, Al Posts: 8,720	Stick with it. My male bipartitus was MIA for the first week and a half after putting him in, then made an appearance, then was MIA for almost another 2 weeks. He's been out every day since last Friday, so I'm getting more and more hopeful. He's not out for a full day at a time yet, but he's out muching on pods on a regular basis, so hopefully, he's on his way to acclimating. Just gotta keep the PT off him... __________________ Was it for this my life I sought... Maybe so Maybe not.

03/17/2009, 11:32 AM	#198
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	they are touchy that way and more times than not will come out like nothing happened so dont get worried just keep an eye out . __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

03/21/2009, 12:01 AM	#200
pledosophy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beaverton Posts: 5,290	I kept a potter's for two years in a 65g mixed reef tank. I purchased it at the LFS, which has a better reputation then most. It accepted any type of food I put in the tank except for Nori. Was a great fish. I had another fish go crazy of crazy and started harassing all of my fish. I lost a tang, a midas blenny, and the wrasse in a month's time. Since I took up Nutzo all has been well. __________________ 120g mixed reef 90g QT