leopard wrasses and mandarin

[Kremis]

I have had a blue star leopard wrasse with my mandarin in my 180 gallon for 2 years now. I was wondering if I could get away with adding 2 more female leopards while still having enough pods for the mandarin? The wrasses would be eating prepared foods, and the one that I have now eats like a pig. I also have a hogfish that might be eating pods not sure. tank has a refugium and a good amount of rockwork.

 

[tankguy]

In my opinion you should reseed your pod population often ( depending on fish pop ) I have an ornate and bluestar wrasse along with quite a few other wrasses and I see them picking for pods constantly. I add pods once a month

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

I wouldn't unless you're also going to culture pods or add at least two to three species of pods regularly. . They'll get along fine but the leopards will still make a dent in the pod population even if fed with other foods.

 

[Flagg37]

Right, the wrasses go after and hunt the pods where as the mandarin just eats what happens to be in front of it.

 

[jorahx4]

when stocking pods do you guys dump them into the refug/sump or into display? or split into both?

 

[Flagg37]

when stocking pods do you guys dump them into the refug/sump or into display? or split into both?

I don’t think there’s any wrong way to do it. I’ve dumped the whole thing in with my chaeto and split it before.

 

[Kremis]

thanks everyone for the input.

 

[tankguy]

when stocking pods do you guys dump them into the refug/sump or into display? or split into both?

I do both