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.

phillybean · #6 01-30-2009, 04:37 AM

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...

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

naesco · #8 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.

spoot · #9 01-30-2009, 04:44 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.

What is considered long term?

naesco · #10 01-30-2009, 05:00 AM

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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.