Leopard Wrasse

therealkilo · 11/15/2017, 06:07 PM

I ordered one from SWF.com. It is in my quarantine tank. Reason for the post is, a lot of people talk about de-worming them? Are worms really that common ?

Fish looks fine. Also in the QT from same order is red dragonet and shrimp goby...

Thoughts?

therealkilo · 11/15/2017, 06:19 PM

Umm... just found this.

Half the people skip QT with leopards?

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1895249

ca1ore · 11/15/2017, 10:27 PM

Internal worms are definitely a potential problem. I've had a few that were eating still waste away. I QT mine, along with any other potential acclimation/feeding fish, in my coral/invert QT tank.

scooter31707 · 11/16/2017, 11:04 AM

I made sure my QT was cycled and I actually put some live sand from my DT into a tubberware bowl for them to burrow. It took awhile to get them eating and after that I dose Prazi-Pro. Haven't had any issues with them.

MrsReefK · 11/16/2017, 12:07 PM

Definitely put sand in your QT. I did TTM, freshwater dips, formalin dips, prazipro and antibiotics (had some type of fungal happening). About 7 weeks in QT and he did great. Not everyone has had such success with QT tho.

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lionfish300 · 11/20/2017, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scooter31707

I made sure my QT was cycled and I actually put some live sand from my DT into a tubberware bowl for them to burrow. It took awhile to get them eating and after that I dose Prazi-Pro. Haven't had any issues with them.

This is what I did with my trio. I started with frozen mysis and then pellets. One of the trio turned in to a male where they been in DT for last 3 months

McPuff · 11/21/2017, 10:59 AM

Definitely agree with adding sand. It's possible they stay hidden for days at a time, especially at first. But if you don't have the sand your chances of success in QT go way down. I would feed medicated foods to ensure there are no internal parasites.

11/15/2017, 06:07 PM	#1
therealkilo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MN Posts: 166	Leopard Wrasse I ordered one from SWF.com. It is in my quarantine tank. Reason for the post is, a lot of people talk about de-worming them? Are worms really that common ? Fish looks fine. Also in the QT from same order is red dragonet and shrimp goby... Thoughts?

11/15/2017, 10:27 PM	#3
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Internal worms are definitely a potential problem. I've had a few that were eating still waste away. I QT mine, along with any other potential acclimation/feeding fish, in my coral/invert QT tank. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

11/15/2017, 06:19 PM	#2
therealkilo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MN Posts: 166	Umm... just found this. Half the people skip QT with leopards? http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1895249

11/16/2017, 11:04 AM	#4
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	I made sure my QT was cycled and I actually put some live sand from my DT into a tubberware bowl for them to burrow. It took awhile to get them eating and after that I dose Prazi-Pro. Haven't had any issues with them.

11/16/2017, 12:07 PM	#5
MrsReefK Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 981	Definitely put sand in your QT. I did TTM, freshwater dips, formalin dips, prazipro and antibiotics (had some type of fungal happening). About 7 weeks in QT and he did great. Not everyone has had such success with QT tho. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11/21/2017, 10:59 AM	#7
McPuff Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,735	Definitely agree with adding sand. It's possible they stay hidden for days at a time, especially at first. But if you don't have the sand your chances of success in QT go way down. I would feed medicated foods to ensure there are no internal parasites.