rworegon Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I add my second leopard wrasse too the reef yesterday afternoon. They swam together with no signs of aggression. The new one was a little late getting up this morning by they are now swimming together again. I'm hoping they will pair up with one changing to male. The following is a Flickr link to the video. https://flic.kr/p/prdDEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackice Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Nice looking fish and tank. I almost got another lepored yesterday to but I went with a flame wrass instead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I'm working on the same thing in my tank. I know the transition doesn't usually happen right away, but I wouldn't be surprised to see that happen in the first year. Sometimes I think it can take a bit longer. I've heard that adding multiple females can speed up the process, but I don't know if that's the case. I've also read that introducing a new male with a female can potentially cause aggression issues (unless if they're introduced together), so I think the way you're going about it is probably best. Good luck and keep us updated on how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rworegon Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 This experiment officially failed. They got along fine for the first two days, then the established leopard started chasing the newly introduced leopard. She hid for about a week and came out to get something to eat s couple of times. Two days ago I came home from work to find the new one nearly dead and the established one beating on it. I was able to fetch the injured fish and place it in the quarantine tank but it ess too late. She didn't make it through the night. I won't be doing that again. RIP little waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Sorry to hear that! I think same species leopard wrasses do best when introduced together. They don't seem to mind different species of leopards though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I had the same thing happen when I added a blue spot, the existing leopard trashed it death unfortunately. I have considered adding like 6 blue spots so the one leopard is out numbered but thats just wrong and not fair-its sad since the blue spots are so pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabeaver Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 that's too bad...I know I want to get one for my next tank...just waiting for the right one to come along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Sorry Randy Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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