|
|
|
|
|
#1
02-03-2012, 05:24 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
I've had 4 cleaner fish in two different tanks, and over the course of a year I only ever saw one shrimp, clean one fish, one time. They did however steal every piece of food I'd feed to my lps. They're cool to look at, but I'm never going to get another one.
My cleaner wrasse was 9000 times more active in cleaning it's tank mates. 
|
|
#2
02-03-2012, 05:29 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
I find that they're way more willing to clean fish when they're small. When they get bigger they become lazy and go for the easier marks. I have 4 in my tank right now, a year ago they were setting up cleaning stations etc. but now it's just it's just like what asymlumdown says ... MMMMmmaybe once in a blue moon I see one cleaning a fish but it's a rare exception. However stealing food from LPS and anemones, they're ALL over that.
__________________
-- Tony My next hobby will be flooding my basement while repeatedly banging my head against a brick wall and tearing up $100 bills. Whee!
|
|
#3
02-03-2012, 05:32 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
i love my cleaner wrasse even cleans me when im working in the tank
__________________
Desperately seeking serenity ... 180g custom build http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=81400 50g custom daycare tank... http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=65428
|
|
#4
02-03-2012, 05:42 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
|
|
#5
02-03-2012, 01:09 PM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
I'd go for a neon goby, IME they're more reliable.
__________________
Christy's Reef Blog My 180 Build Every electronic component is shipped with smoke stored deep inside.... only a real genius can find a way to set it free.
|
|
#6
02-03-2012, 01:28 PM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
I have a very large cleaner and a small cleaner and I've seen both of them working our fish over, especially the small one. So no problems here as mine seem to work pretty hard. Actually all my shrimps are fantastic. The peppermint shrimps eat my aptasia and cleaners clean everything. I only have the two species.
On another note most of them are pregnant right now. Kinda looking forward to the free fish food! lol
|
|
#7
02-03-2012, 01:50 PM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
Yeah the cleaner shrimp i think is taking the easy meals now instead. It cleaned
the tang an angel for a few weeks, now as mentioned above it simply takes the easy meals instead!
__________________
cheers, Rich all that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of what we know http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/5/aquarium
|
|
#8
02-04-2012, 02:14 PM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
Quote:
__________________
 My 70 Gallon build: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66478 My Mandarin Paradise: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=72762 I wonder... does anyone care enough to read signatures if you make them really small? I would not. I would probably moan and complain, read three words and swear once or twice. But since you made it this far, please rate my builds. 
|
|
#9
02-04-2012, 07:52 PM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
I will have to pick one up, that is once i get to the bottom of what ate my dud cleaner, peppermint, and a few hermits over this last week
__________________
cheers, Rich all that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of what we know http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/5/aquarium
|
|
#10
02-04-2012, 02:12 PM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
Quote:
My shrimp still cleans after a few years. Neon goby will as well. My neon will sit and clean my hand if I let it. Almost as tame as my cat! Lol.
__________________
My 70 Gallon build: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66478 My Mandarin Paradise: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=72762 I wonder... does anyone care enough to read signatures if you make them really small? I would not. I would probably moan and complain, read three words and swear once or twice. But since you made it this far, please rate my builds.
|
Hybrid Mode
