Longnose Butterfly Being Cleaned Alot by Fire Shrimp?

[Reef264]

I have a Longnose butterfly that I have had for 3 weeks in my Display, and e has discovered the "Cleaner Cave" in my tank, I have a 3 year old fire shrimp, that runs the Cave, He cleans my Zebra Mory Eel all day everyday, but here lately I see the Butterfly in the cave being cleaned about once every hour, is that normal?I have never seen a fish that has needed to go be cleaned like that, is there a parasite that he is trying to get rid of?Or am I just being nosy in his business...?He was Quarantined.Eats Mysis, Squid, and what ever else I feed.I enrich my food in Seachem Vitality, Seachem Reef Plus, and Seachem Garlic Gaurd.He looks flawless...but parasites are often invisible.

Why is he being cleaned so often?

 

[snorvich]

Why is he being cleaned so often?

Well, research into why (some) fish like to be cleaned shows that they like to be touched. Since cleaner wrasses and cleaner shrimp have no effect on parasites such as cryptocaryon irritans, (contrary to popular belief) it is not because he has a parasite. Although if you did not quarantine him, you may be at risk. Butterfly fish have a propensity for parasites.

 

[SDguy]

IME no healthy, "clean" fish likes to be "cleaned a lot" by any cleaner, fish or shrimp.

 

[Reef264]

He was QT'd for 4 weeks, Medicated, never showed any signs of Ich, Fungus, or Parasites, swam Normally (not upside down).I was just alarmed at how often he was being cleaned, I will read up on if they like being cleaned.