cleaner wrasse

[xtopher]

Just wondering if anybody has kept one successfully? If so what do you feed it how often and what? I would appreciate any feedback as I have just aquired one so thanks
Chris

[tims]

yup had one for a while it loved to eat various frozen food. he would stuff him self on my blender mush.

[jeffie]

Leave the cleaner wrasses in the ocean. Most do not fair well in captivity. Stick with the neon gobies and cleaner shrimps as they do great in captivity.

[VWD]

It has been many years since I gave one a try. most don't make it.

[rayjay]

I have seven of them and they are all from Sri Lanka. These cleaners from Sri Lanka will feed on many things usually, but if not, they will eat beef heart that is ground up very fine for small cleaners, and fine grind for medium size cleaners. In time all of mine learn to eat everything I put in the tank, including spirulina flake food.
You need to have egg crate over the top if your tank is not already covered as they tend to carpet surf when chased by a fish after a little too severe a nip to nail a parasite.
Ocasionally I see Hawiian cleaner wrasses for sale at the LFS, but I've never seen one eat anything put in the tank, and that includes beef heart that others eat.

[Loverotties]

I've had one 14 yrs and this one is seven yrs.eats everything ,but I add liquid vit. to there flake food I think thats the secret.

[VWD]

That is cool that You guys are having good luck with them.