New Cleaner Wrasse

[spoot]

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.

What is considered long term?

[naesco]

Originally Posted by spoot

What is considered long term?

A week or two to a couple of months.
The cleaner wrasse will be out and about as normal and the next day its gone. There are rare exceptions and unfortunately most reefers are reluctant to post their failures (often multiple attempts to keep them). Some reefers don't post because they cant take posts like JGs. The very rare successful keeper of cleaner wrasse are very happy to post their success. Human nature, eh.

Every author of books in the marine hobby will confirm the same and will tell you they are best left in the ocean to do their cleaning duties.
Most LFS staff will tell you the same as well. No one will tell you they are easy to keep.

[phillybean]

Nazerine hooked me up with a trap that worked to catch the Six Line AND my Angel at the same time...only when I walked in the room the six line bolted.

Im gonna start trying again, he made an awesome trap

Your sixline would take mine, yours is a fat mofo! he must eat the beating hearts of the fish he kills...

[brizzo]

Originally Posted by phillybean

Nazerine hooked me up with a trap that worked to catch the Six Line AND my Angel at the same time...only when I walked in the room the six line bolted.

Im gonna start trying again, he made an awesome trap

Your sixline would take mine, yours is a fat mofo! he must eat the beating hearts of the fish he kills...

You just had to go and get a snack, eh ?

[Rbacchiega]

Originally Posted by phillybean

That eats Mysis and Brine like a PIG!

if it's eating, I don't see why this fish doesn't have the possibility of lasting.

I had one for nearly a year before it decided to try walking on the carpet