Quarantine of new Ornate Leopard Wrasse

[KMench]

She still looks healthy. No sunken belly or anything. I have a pod culture. And now a phyto culture to feed the pod culture. Hopefully she will eventually transition, but I have no aggressive feeders with her currently. It’s just her and a goby still post ich fallow period....

 

[KMench]

Yesterday the wrasse decided it wanted to eat frozen food! I was feeding my wellso with a container and the wrasse started going crazy trying to eat the mysis that were floating in the water. When I saw this, I stuck some in the sand that was still frozen and she started picking at it today I stuck some brine shrimp in the sand, and some cyclops and she ate them too. I guess for now I'll try putting it in the sand or in the rockwork until she gets used to it. Took a long time, but I think it's progress! (Unintentional, but I'll take it) ;Happy

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Yesterday the wrasse decided it wanted to eat frozen food! I was feeding my wellso with a container and the wrasse started going crazy trying to eat the mysis that were floating in the water. When I saw this, I stuck some in the sand that was still frozen and she started picking at it today I stuck some brine shrimp in the sand, and some cyclops and she ate them too. I guess for now I'll try putting it in the sand or in the rockwork until she gets used to it. Took a long time, but I think it's progress! (Unintentional, but I'll take it) ;Happy

How about the mandarin?

 

[KMench]

Mandarin is doing well. Seems to be growing so fast! He was tiny when I got him. Nice and plump little fish

 

[NowGlazeIT]

That’s awesome man good for you

 

[KMench]

I’ll try to snap a picture of him for you tomorrow. Most expensive fish I own since I bought a biota mandarin

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I’ll try to snap a picture of him for you tomorrow. Most expensive fish I own since I bought a biota mandarin

That would be awesome! Is it a boy or girl

 

[KMench]

Boy

 

[ca1ore]

FWIW, I have found ova to be almost foolproof with leopard wrasses. My new female ornate (quite small at about 1") refused everything for a few days, then took a little ova, then calanus, then brine and now everything. One other thing to try in the future is the LRS fish eggs.

 

[BigJohnny]

FWIW, I have found ova to be almost foolproof with leopard wrasses. My new female ornate (quite small at about 1") refused everything for a few days, then took a little ova, then calanus, then brine and now everything. One other thing to try in the future is the LRS fish eggs.

I've found it to be almost foolproof with every fish I've ever owned lol. Good stuff, I wonder if it's back in stock online, I'm running out......

 

[ca1ore]

It was unavailable for a long time, but just when I was almost out last Fall it was available again. I replenished my stash, and now it's unobtanium again. Hopefully that changes at which point I'm buying a whole case.

 

[BigJohnny]

It was unavailable for a long time, but just when I was almost out last Fall it was available again. I replenished my stash, and now it's unobtanium again.

Haha yeah I think I reupped when you did. On my last pack.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

https://m.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=18988
This stuff?

 

[BigJohnny]

https://m.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=18988
This stuff?

Yup, sold out. Been on back order forever. They keep saying will be available next month but it never is then they push the date back.

 

[KMench]

I’m not a very good picture taker, but here he is!

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I’m not a very good picture taker, but here he is!

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What a little chunkers!!

 

[KMench]

Hahahaha. I can’t believe how fast he’s growing!

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Remember the books where is Waldo....
Here’s my little mandarin from biota.View attachment 673250
My camera focuses on the bigger aglea over the little mandarin every time haha
#mod please delete this duplicate post

 

[KMench]

Mine showed up a bit skinny. I swear he’s grown 1/2” in two months since I’ve got him. He’s plumped up a ton.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Same here. took mine a few days to start eating and about 3 weeks to get all the weight on.