my Leopards Wrasse Pair thriving FS

[vangoghfish]

These are tank-raised, a large male about 4.5" and a juvenile female about 2", they are eating frozen mysis and small pellets.
From what I understand tough to find a healthy pair like this, looking for $150 for the pair. Apparently my new Lg reef custom build cube will not be ready soon enough, so looking for a good home for these guys, as the male grew quickly, $150 for the pair. And they need to be in a larger tank, I know these sell for $80 in the lfs for one small juvenile.

The photos say it all, you must have a nice sandbed for these wrasses, as they dive in and you can not see them at all in the tank, until they come out again swimming and looking for food. They also like copepods, I have Tisbe ReefPods in my tank.
Check out the photos, very active, so may be a bit blurry.

 

[Bogalho89]

The one to the left looks like a Christmas wrasse. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[vangoghfish]

Yes, you are wrong, I did not have lights on when it was over the tank, I have had xmas wrasses in the past, definately not, it is a male leopard wrasse, Macropharyngodon Meleagris, there are a few different types of leopards. The colors are a bit deeper, due to lighting, plus the wrasses were a bit freaked out over the flash from the camera too.

 

[rideit6578]

nice pair, too bad my large setup isn't ready yet. I've been looking for these two. glws

 

[ohana888]

sweet pair!

 

[vangoghfish]

By the way the color on the male is not quite accurate, as the greens are really more aqua or turquoise color and lighter blue is in him too, just a note. So the greens in some areas are not as green as they look, beautiful male. And thick at that, cool personality too.

 

[ziggyreef]

maybe the wrasse addict would like these glws

 

[Didac]

If u want I could hold them for u, intill ur set up is ready ..

 

[vangoghfish]

Didac, where are you located, as if they are not sold soon, I may very well do that.
What size tank, tanks mates, how long has it been running, etc. And how tough to catch them, when we need to, these fish cannot be stressed out too much as we both know.

 

[vangoghfish]

Bump, any homes out there for this lovely pair? Funny, they dive into the sand about 9-10PM(not to be seen anyway, totally under the sand), and come out to eat about 10am like clock work, they are fed 3xs a day, small amount, pellets, frozen mysis, alternating.

 

[ceeworld]

Pm sent

 

[vangoghfish]

Here are two more photos with truer color representation, male in sand with his head sticking out, and the female juvenile swimming about, earlier than usual.

 

[vangoghfish]

Still have this pair, here is another photo, male is very large 4.5"+, female is a junvenile, about 2.5-3", and this pair is very piggish, when ever you want to feed them, and fast eaters, not to worry about other aggressive feeders in tank, they will definately hold their own. I was asking for $150 for the pair, but make me an offer.

 

[hcker99]

How would the pair fair in a 90 gallon? Reef safe?

 

[vangoghfish]

Very fine, and yes, very reef safe, they are on the reef safe list of wrasses.
In my own, new 70g cube build, I will have one male and two or three females.
There are two possibly other very interested, one from NYC, the other Paramus, NJ.
I am next to Atlantic City a bit of a drive from you, as them.