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leopard wrasses and mandarin

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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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