New Cleaner Wrasse

phillybean · #1 01-30-2009, 03:07 AM

That eats Mysis and Brine like a PIG! Six Line doesn't like her and chases her around, which gets my Naso all rowdy who chases both of them. Gonna give the Six Line until tomorrow evening and if she is still being a B**** gonna catch her and give her away.

ElGuappo · #2 01-30-2009, 03:15 AM

when i added a cleaner to my tank my 6line harrased it until it went carpet surfing one day while i was away. maybe we could have a death match between our 6lines.

mseepman · #3 01-30-2009, 03:21 AM

Hey Phil, I would be in to volunteering my 6-line for the death match...but I've tried everything to catch him and he's smarter than me. I used a trap and every fish was caught but him. You can see by the look in his beady little eye's that he's nasty.

naesco · #4 01-30-2009, 04:15 AM

You no doubt have read that cleaner wrasse are almost impossible to keep long term.\
It appears they need something in their cleaning duties that is missing.\
Most reputable LFS do not carry them anymore.\\
I wouldn't go to the trouble of removing your 6 line and subjecting the other fish in your tank to stress in light of the above.

JDigital · #5 01-30-2009, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by naesco

You no doubt have read that cleaner wrasse are almost impossible to keep long term.\
It appears they need something in their cleaning duties that is missing.\
Most reputable LFS do not carry them anymore.\\
I wouldn't go to the trouble of removing your 6 line and subjecting the other fish in your tank to stress in light of the above.

Always there with positive words for everyone.

naesco · #6 01-30-2009, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by JDigital

Always there with positive words for everyone.

Hey, it is the truth. IMO the advice is solid. No point stressing the other fish in his attempt to catch a very difficult to catch six -line.
What has been your experience with cleaner wrasse to date? Just asking.

phillybean · #7 01-30-2009, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by naesco

You no doubt have read that cleaner wrasse are almost impossible to keep long term.\
It appears they need something in their cleaning duties that is missing.\
Most reputable LFS do not carry them anymore.\\
I wouldn't go to the trouble of removing your 6 line and subjecting the other fish in your tank to stress in light of the above.

It's no problem. I have 6 tangs full of ich in a 75 gallon and I am adding a few more next week. He will have lots to clean/eat

Keri · #8 01-31-2009, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by phillybean

It's no problem. I have 6 tangs full of ich in a 75 gallon and I am adding a few more next week. He will have lots to clean/eat

Do cleaner wrasse not get ich? Or do you get them their own little cleaner fish? and so on, and so on...oh, the mind boggles!!

MCC · #9 03-21-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by phillybean

It's no problem. I have 6 tangs full of ich in a 75 gallon and I am adding a few more next week. He will have lots to clean/eat

Your problem is not having a cleaner in your tank... or ich in your tank

Your problem is having too many tangs in one tank... just having 1-2 is already too many ... tangs should be in tanks over 4 ft long... and in 100+ gallon tanks...

fiorano · #10 08-30-2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by phillybean

It's no problem. I have 6 tangs full of ich in a 75 gallon and I am adding a few more next week. He will have lots to clean/eat

lol ...wow i had a good laugh there ... that was a joke right? i hope all 6 tangs are sailfins too