leopard wrasse

[Chaloupa]

I have Leopard Wrasses in both my 65g and my 150g....one in each. The first in the 65g eats anything it is fed (frozen, flakes, pellets, etc) lives with shrimp (2 different kinds) and is a model citizen....

Ornate Leopard Wrasse


This is my other Leopard Wrasse in my 150g...again model citizen in the tank....eats acro eating flatworms too.....but also eats any food item I put in the tank, also will pick at Nori for the tangs, was a bit grouchy to the yellow wrasse I put in ...but now they are just fine together

[KennyKen]

Gorgeous,
My Favorite of the Wrasse familly

[sphelps]

I had one a while back, really pretty fish but always stirring the sand bed looking for food. Kind of annoying

[justinl]

From what Ive seen they are one of the more sensitive types in the wrasse family. If you get one that eats prepared foods, then you are probably set, but more often than not they end up not eating anything at all... which is a big problem obviously. They key is selection. If you can get an established healthy eating one from a fellow reefer, that would be ideal. If from a store, you need to be more careful; make sure to actually see it eat. Let it sit there a few weeks to make sure there isn't internal damage due to rough shipping, which is a main reason why some large bodied wrasses croak in a short time. Of course, consider that it is a wrasse, so all the specific wrasse rules apply (fine sand bed for it to sleep in, tank cover, etc). Not a beginner fish, but with the right precautions before purchase, a probable survivor.

btw, sarah and steve, gorgeous fish! I have an ongoing love of the leopard wrasses too.