Divided Leopard Wrasse
Stained-glass patterning in green, orange, and black — the collector's leopard wrasse.
One of the most beautifully patterned wrasses in the ocean, with males showing green mosaic scaling over a deep orange base. Leopard wrasses need a mature tank with live rock and an established pod population, and they bury in the sand at night — a deep, fine sand bed is not optional. Eating prepared foods before release.
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What it needs to thrive
- Lighting
- Any standard reef lighting — no special requirements.
- Flow
- Moderate reef flow with calm resting zones.
- Feeding
- Small meaty foods 3× daily — enriched mysis, calanus, and pods. A live pod population is strongly recommended.
- Temperament
- Peaceful and reef safe; will hunt small ornamental shrimp and flatworms.
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Ideal Tank Size
- 70 gallons and up, established at least a year.
- Water Parameters
- 76–80°F · salinity 1.024–1.026 SG · pH 8.1–8.4 · 0 ammonia / 0 nitrite · nitrate under 10 ppm
Mature reef with fine sand at least two inches deep, plenty of live rock, and low aggression tankmates.
Peaceful and reef safe. Easily outcompeted at feeding time — avoid housing with aggressive tangs, dottybacks, or large wrasses.
Quarantine, dip, and acclimation
Quarantine
Hold all new fish in a bare-bottom 10–20 gallon QT for a minimum of 4 weeks. Observe for flashing, clamped fins, white spots, or breathing changes. Treat preventatively with copper (1.75–2.5 ppm chelated) or tank-transfer method for ich, plus a praziquantel course for flukes. Invertebrates and corals skip QT but go through dip and observation instead.
Recommended coral dip
For every new coral: a 5–10 minute bath in your reef-safe dip of choice (Bayer Complete, CoralRx, or Reef Primer) following label dosage, followed by two clean saltwater rinses. Inspect plugs and bases for flatworms, pyramid snails, and eggs — remove or refrag onto clean plugs before placing in display.
Acclimation
Float sealed bags in your QT or display for 15 minutes to match temperature. Then drip acclimate at 2–4 drops per second for 45–60 minutes until volume has tripled. Net livestock into the tank — never pour shipping water in. Dim the lights for the first 24 hours to reduce stress.
