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March 23rd, 2008, 04:58 AM
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Cleaner Wrasse
Ok so without really researching I bought a cleaner wrasse for 14 bucks. I acclimated and dropped it in and haven't seen it for hours. It was very active in its original tank although there were little hiding spots. Now I am researching it and seeing all this controversy about this fish. Such things include that it shouldn't be taken from the ocean to that it won't live very long because in most smaller tanks there aren't enough fish for it to eat the parasites and it will slowly starve unless you can get it to eat frozen food. Now I am guessing that since this fish was found in every fish tank in the store (prob to clean parasites) that it has been there a little bit and most likely eats some frozen foods (I hope). What do you guys know about this fish?
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 46g bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 8 months saltwater, 2.5 years freshwater Other Intrests: Tennis, Video games, Working out, Drinking, Movies 
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#2
March 23rd, 2008, 05:00 AM
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Re: Cleaner Wrasse
I know that I would never buy one.
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 5 years
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March 23rd, 2008, 05:51 AM
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I feel really bad about this issue now. It is such a cool looking little fish. I doubt I could catch him, let alone be able to return it to the FS I got it at. I am not very familiar with this FS.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 46g bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 8 months saltwater, 2.5 years freshwater Other Intrests: Tennis, Video games, Working out, Drinking, Movies
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March 23rd, 2008, 05:58 AM
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Did you research before or after you bought the fish?
I would never buy one either just because what you said.They have thousands if not millions of fish they can pick off parasites in the wild.Those fish really shouldn't be pulled from the wild...op out for one of the tank bred cleaner gobies instead.
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March 23rd, 2008, 06:57 AM
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I researched after. I had seen them in a lot of shops and wanted one. I was actually looking for a Midas Blenny, but they didn't have one and my gf pointed it out. The rest is history. I guess there is not much I can do now. I'd say my aquarium is a nicer home than the tank it was in with barely any LR.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 46g bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 8 months saltwater, 2.5 years freshwater Other Intrests: Tennis, Video games, Working out, Drinking, Movies
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March 23rd, 2008, 09:13 AM
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I think that with so many fish coming and going at the LFS, their survival rate is higher... Lots of new fish all the time means lots of yummy parasites. I think that's probably why they have such an abysmal survival rate in home tanks. They just run out of food with the same old boring fish hanging around all the time.
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"If we went to a Halloween party dressed as Batman and Robin, I'd go as Robin. That's how much you mean to me... " Sarah
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 5 years
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March 23rd, 2008, 01:42 PM
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Re: Cleaner Wrasse
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If a store has a lot of fish with parasites coming in,then the cleaner wrasse does pretty good. They seem to go down hill pretty quick without their natural diet,even when they take frozen foods. My LFS has ONE cleaner wrasse that we switch from tank to tank.90% of the time he's in with the hippo tangs.
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Hunt hard,shoot straight,kill clean,apologize to no one. Current Aquarium(s) Description: 75gal. reef,NE T-5s 432 watt ,CSS65 skimmer,Pro-Clear 125 wet/dry with mag5 return Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Little over a year Other Intrests: Hunting,camping,fishing
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March 23rd, 2008, 04:53 PM
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well I still haven't even seen the cleaner since I put him in the tank. Either he is hiding somewhere impossible to find or he jumped out where I can't see him. Maybe I can trade him to the guy who helps me out and is gonna try to run a store from his house/online. He prob has more tanks for it it enjoy.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 46g bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 8 months saltwater, 2.5 years freshwater Other Intrests: Tennis, Video games, Working out, Drinking, Movies
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#9
March 23rd, 2008, 10:31 PM
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Re: Cleaner Wrasse
I have bought them in the past. I got one to kill off Ich in my tank. it died in 2 weeks. They are best avoided. You will have better luck with a Moorish Idol
-Doc Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 shark / angel reef tank and 90 gallon reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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March 24th, 2008, 12:56 AM
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I still haven't seen the fish. It has been 24 hrs.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 46g bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 8 months saltwater, 2.5 years freshwater Other Intrests: Tennis, Video games, Working out, Drinking, Movies
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