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06/21/2018, 12:10 PM | #1 |
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Leopard wrasse
I got a leopard wrasse about 3 weeks ago and he is doing fine but isn't really eating pellets yet but he ate a couple the other day any tips on how to get him to eat the pellets. also if you have or had a leopard wrasse in the past leave your experiences here!
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06/21/2018, 01:14 PM | #2 |
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If the tank has sufficient pod population they dont need pellets,etc...
Is it out actively hunting?... Its likely fine and will eat pellets when needed..
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06/21/2018, 01:16 PM | #3 |
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By far my most favorite reef safe fish. I had a pair (sadly the female passed a couple weeks ago) that rid my tank of a flatworm infestation in short order.
Try soaking the pellets in Selcon, or even in with some frozen spirolina or something to make them a bit more enticing. Use very small pellets too. For a long time mine would only eat the NLS .5mm. He's now big enough that the 1mm are perfect. Like mcgyvr said - if it is out cruising the reef, it is almost certainly eating while picking at the rocks. My is out on the prowl all day every day. If you don't yet - you MUST put a cover on your tank! Eggcrate squares are way too big - they'll slip through them first try. The 1/4" mesh from BRS and a DIY top is your best option for that IMO. It will also benefit from a few inches of fairly fine sand to sleep in. hth
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06/21/2018, 01:28 PM | #4 |
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Sadly I lost my leopard and all my fish to ich! One of the best fish I've ever had, you could set your watch to her on her sleeping habits. 1/2 before lights out she would dive into the sand. The second the lights came on, she was out hunting.
As billdogg mentioned, try soaking in selcon. Mine just started eating pellets one day when she saw the rest of the fish eating them. As long as it's out cruising around and pecking at the rocks, it's eating.
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06/21/2018, 02:39 PM | #5 |
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They have tiny mouths. Hopefully those are tiny pellets.
I feed mine Larry's Reef Frenzy or Rod's Food. They have a mix of particle sizes. You could also supplement with some Cyclops.
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06/21/2018, 02:42 PM | #6 |
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Mine used to eat only pods and colonista snails. Now she eats everything, including hikari jumbo sized mysis. It just picks one and smash it to the rocks until it breaks into smaller pieces that it can ingest. So yeah, they have small mouths, but they are also resourceful when happy. The trick is to have enough micro fauna for the first 6 months or so, until they get accustomed to prepared foods.
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06/21/2018, 08:12 PM | #7 |
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I don't think I've ever seen any of my leopard wrasses eat pellets. At least not 2 in a row.
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I set my 90 gal. up for leopard wrasses and Mandarins. One of the outflows is in the far end at the bottom. I simply squirt food into the pump intake, and it flows across the tank bottom. Now, if I can only find a leopard wrasse....
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06/22/2018, 12:10 AM | #9 |
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the pellets I'm using are small and she is out hunting actively I have pods in the tank and small snails and it will eat any kind of small frozen shrimp like brine or mysis but I'm going away for a week coming up and am not sure what to do any advice? Also should I get another someone said they would do better in a group and would you guys recommend getting pods from algae barn but mind you I don't have a sump
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Yes, all 3 sections are now 1/4 inch.
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06/22/2018, 01:33 PM | #11 |
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I have had success converting fish to pellets by starting (in TTM tank!) feeding Mysis and (if you can find it) Cyclopeas nand slowly adding pellets to the mix.
All my Wrasses are eating my homemade frozen and if I go away I set up the auto feeders to feed pellets. I have never seen my Possum eat prepared foods so (S)he must be finding enough to eat. I don't have Leopards but have been considering a couple. Maybe they are just more difficult to convert?
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Overall, it think most leopard wrasses arrive to shops in such a poor condition that they are beyond recovery. If you find healthy one, I think they are very hardy and easy to take care. |
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06/22/2018, 10:24 PM | #14 |
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Well good news I saw her eating the pellets today! Thanks for all the advice guys.
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