What are good rock cleaners?

[2008pollyanna]

Biff, my LFS said that with live rock and time, worms, and stuff can over populate and thats not a healthy balance in smaller aquariums...I have my 10 gallon for new arrivals, 29 biocube, and 49 bowfront with a 40 gallon breeder size sump with fuge.
Since I have alot of live rock, he mentioned to add like a 6 line wrasse or mandarin that would keep the balance. He also mentioned the mandarin would definately need pods. They supposedly eat the ichy stuff. What ever ichy stuff is in his opinion.
Also, you and I on another thread spoke of cleaning wrasse. You mentioned that why??? would I want to buy that as they die after they have cleaned the parasites from the fish.
My cleaning wrasse is called slick and he is marvelous. He reminds me of a cool dark strip down the side of a baby blue car. He eats everything!!!! Mysis, cyclops, cyclops ezze, noni, garcilia...I havent found anything he wont eat. He cleans my pumps, as well and occassionaly he will clean off something on my fish. He leaves corals alone. No starvation in the future for him. Maybe, you thougt of a differnt wrasse? As their are so many? I can send a pic of him if you like. I have one in both the 29 cube and 46 bowfront. Both are the same in personality and purpose. From same buyer.

[daugherty]

Originally Posted by 2008pollyanna

, and stuff can over populate and thats not a healthy balance in smaller aquariums.

i have never heard that before. my last tank ran for 9 1/2 years with no problem so i do not beleive that. with no so called cleaner fish.

[yote]

If those worms populations are exploding,then you've got excess nutrients.Worm populations are dependent on a food source.Besides,They are great at keeping things clean.Leave em alone.