question about leopard wrasse

[darkslayer414]

so heres the scoop....my lfs has a female leopard wrasse...about 2 inches long for sale. i have a 30g tank thats been up for about 2 years. I looked it up and it says its an expert only fish. I was wondering if you guys think it could survive in my tank. the only fish in there now is a 1 inch clownfish and a .5 inch stripped fang blenny. any feedback is helpful thanks

 

[aquaknight]

Wouldn't recommend it. The tank is too small. Leopards spend most of their time cruising the rocks, hunting pods, worms, etc. One would deplete a 30gal's supply of benthic animals pretty quickly. Which isn't good for the wrasse, and isn't good for the tank. Those little critters go a long way in disposing of detritus and other waste.