Cleaner wrasse

[snorvich]

How can you tell that a cleaner wrasse is African?

Sarcastically: If it lives.

 

[SDguy]

Heard its diffcult to keep clams if you have cleaner wrasse...

I have a derasa and it hasn't been an issue.

 

[Daniel Reef]

I would like to keep clams as well so it's good to know that cleaner wrasses don't bother them. Anyone have a contrary experience?

 

[RyanAlan]

Here is what I can remember they attacked to the death:
1. Garden Eel - I could not believe the level of aggressiveness they had toward this animal. They were obviously much smaller, but they would make runs at the eels head area and "dive bomb" it until the darn thing was dead.

2. Neon Gobies: Same situation, but not as radical as the eel experience, but killed about 3 of these little guys in the matter of 3-4 hours. Very sad...

3. I had a few other things they went after, can't exactly remember, but think it was either a orange spotted blenny or some other goby.

 

[snorvich]

Here is what I can remember they attacked to the death:
1. Garden Eel - I could not believe the level of aggressiveness they had toward this animal. They were obviously much smaller, but they would make runs at the eels head area and "dive bomb" it until the darn thing was dead.

2. Neon Gobies: Same situation, but not as radical as the eel experience, but killed about 3 of these little guys in the matter of 3-4 hours. Very sad...

3. I had a few other things they went after, can't exactly remember, but think it was either a orange spotted blenny or some other goby.

Cleaner wrasses will definitely NOT tolerate other cleaner wrasses. So it is sort of understandable about Neon Gobies. No issues with clams, however.

 

[LargeAngels]

a model citizen..will clean if asked, but otherwise leaves my fish alone (which is 90% of the time).

Mine too. I have what I believe is a pair, due to the way they act and one has much different coloring especially when they spar off. Mine are from the Phillipines and will eat anything and just keep getting fatter.

 

[bradleyj]

Mine is a cleaning machine. He keeps all of my fish happy . Every once in awhile he will take a bite a bit larger than normal and the fish will get after him. That's fun to watch. LOL

 

[snorvich]

Of course you also managed to picture C. earlei

:beer:

 

[snorvich]

Mine too. I have what I believe is a pair, due to the way they act and one has much different coloring especially when they spar off. Mine are from the Phillipines and will eat anything and just keep getting fatter.

Wow, you have a pair!!!!

 

[bradleyj]

Of course you also managed to picture C. earlei

:beer:

You know me Steve, I'm like a little kid. I can't post anything without a picture. LOL

 

[SDguy]

Mine too. I have what I believe is a pair, due to the way they act and one has much different coloring especially when they spar off. Mine are from the Phillipines and will eat anything and just keep getting fatter.

IME if they tolerate each other and don't try to kill each other, they are probably a pair

 

[Daniel Reef]

Nice pic, bradleyj. Can you post a pic of both cleaner wrasses in the same frame? TIA

 

[Haksar]

I have a derasa and it hasn't been an issue.

Thanks Peter,has anybody else faced issued with cleaner wrasse and clams.

 

[Daniel Reef]

Thanks Peter,has anybody else faced issued with cleaner wrasse and clams.

I'm interested in knowing this as well.

 

[LargeAngels]

Wow, you have a pair!!!!

Looks like it. Pretty interesting watching the interaction.

 

[sohalfr]

Sarcastically: If it lives.

Mine has been in my tank for close to 8,5 years now and comes from Sri Lanka

 

[SDguy]

What surprises me is that mine will clean even small fish... not sure why it surprises me, just looks funny

 

[Daniel Reef]

How many fish should be in a tank before you introduce a cleaner wrasse?

 

[LargeAngels]

I don't think any of us have enough fish to completely sustain a cleaner wrasse. Those of us who have luck with cleaner wrasses do so because they will eat the same foods we feed the rest of our fish.

 

[prop-frags]

We love our cleaner wrasse and so do our fish:

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We also have a neon cleaner goby...