Puffer fish with cleaner wrasse

[reefergeorge]

Does anyone have first hand experiance keeping these two together? I have a 9" porcupine puffer, and this stupid little cleaner wrasse wont leave him alone. The puffer freaks out and splashes water all over everytime he cleans him. He's to fast for me to catch so I hope he backs off or gets ate soon.

Fwiw, I've had the wrasse for a while and the guy before me had him a year. He eats everythimg that hits the water. I dont see him starving soon

 

[Sk8r]

Most cleaners are a bit much to live with...every time the fish turns around there it is again. And the cleaner often has to have the spare scales and bits of skin, because that's what it eats. Hopefully you can give this guy something to chase besides that poor puffer.

 

[reefergeorge]

He cleans my trigger, and purple tang without any problems. He leaves my foxface, cb, and sailfin tang alone, bug he loves to bother the puffer. If he gets ate I wont feel bad. It should have been left on the re.ef