2 cleaner wrasses

[fast eddie]

is it posibble to have 2 cleaner wrasses in a 500 gallon tank

 

[bullitr]

2 cleaner wrasses

I have 2 on each tank
Even on my 55 gallons qt without issues it just have to be introduce at the same time.

 

[fast eddie]

2 cleaner wrasses

i had one of the cleaners for over a year>> just added another on today

 

[Dmorty217]

Like bullitr said yes, but to clarify most cleaners will need to trained to accept frozen foods and some just aren't trainable. The Hawian cleaner is much more difficult to care for than the common

 

[SDguy]

I've tried pairing cleaner wrasses twice...both times it was a total disaster, so, IME, it isn't as easy as just putting 2 together. I don't really know what the secret is though...

 

[eatbreakfast]

Getting a pr of cleaners is difficult, as they dont tolerate other cleaners.

In the wild they are in pairs, but are not communal as other wrasses are in that there will be a population of juveniles nearby. When they settle from larval stage they begin their transition to adulthood. They either find a location to set up their own cleaning station, join an unpaired cleaner, or die. Once they establish their station they will quite vigorously defend their it from other cleaners. So, unless you are able to find an already bonded pair, the likelihood of pairing them on your own is very low.

 

[bullitr]

I have 4 right now
African, Hawaiian, Tongan and regular.

 

[Dmorty217]

I have 4 right now
African, Hawaiian, Tongan and regular.

Would love to see some pics if you have some, especially of the Hawaiian

 

[bullitr]

 

[bullitr]

Sorry I upload the bicolor
I got confused old picture


I will take a picture of Hawaiian later in the reef..

 

[Georgephoenix]

Has anyone got a Hawaiian pair?

 

[evolved]

Very, very, very few actually have kept a Hawaiian any discernible amount of time. I think you'll be extremely hard pressed, if at all able, to find anyone who's successfully kept a pair.

 

[bullitr]

Very, very, very few actually have kept a Hawaiian any discernible amount of time. I think you'll be extremely hard pressed, if at all able, to find anyone who's successfully kept a pair.

I agree so far all 4 of my eats so its a good sign.