I got this wrasse about two wks ago n he was eating at the place it was at. But since I put him in my tank he disappeared n recently he showed he's face 5 days ago but for short period of times n won't eat any one recoomend any special food for this guys?
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reeftopia
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You might try some live brine, they eat pods so chances are hes not starving, but will need to eat eventually. They are really picky eaters with a not so good survival rate long term
Most of the time leopard wrasses will not eat prepared food. If you have a lot of pods and do not have another pod eater (mandarin, scooter, etc...) he should do ok not eating. My mandarin has not eaten anything I've fed in over 2 years and she is healthy as can be. Very similar diet between the fish.
toefu
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my leopard is extremely picky and lives on pods. He'll eat pe mysis and live brine only.
I got lucky with my leopard being from another members tank and a pig from day one. They are really finicky as a rule though so keep trying an assortment of food to find out what it likes best. Also don't ever bug them if they stay bedded down in the sand and/or are hiding in general. That will freak them even more. Did a group Live Aquaria order with some guys and they ended up with 4 different leopard wrasses in several different tanks (including two black). None of them made it more than a week so you are already ahead of the curve with it. Awesome fish, just sensitive.
reeftopia
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Got 2 from live aquaria they both ate really well one dissapeared after a month couldn keep it out of the overflow
