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03-27-2006, 05:13 PM
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Canadian 'eh!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Prince George BC Canada
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Cleaner Wrasse vs Cleaner Shrimp
What's a better addition to help take care of my blue tang? Or, can I have both?
Thanks
Jason
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03-27-2006, 05:27 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Newton, NC
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they are both very sufficient. I have had trouble with cleaner wrasses searching out food in the filter after they clean up everyone in the tank. I doubt a shrimp could get up and in there. A hawaiian cleaner wrasse is very beautiful though and would make an excellent addition to any tank. You could also look into getting a juvenile angelfish or a pygmie as they have been known to be cleaners. |
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03-27-2006, 05:32 PM
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Canadian 'eh!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Prince George BC Canada
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I've already got 2 dwarf angels in the tank, a coral beauty and a bi-colour. So there's no problem having both a cleaner shrimp and a cleaner wrasse? |
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03-27-2006, 05:36 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Newton, NC
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I've seen both in a tank before. I'll tell you what is interesting...is having two cleaner wrasses and watching them setup cleaning stations. Wait...how big is your tank, and how many and what types of fish/corals do you have?
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03-27-2006, 05:37 PM
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Canadian 'eh!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Prince George BC Canada
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Its a 90g, fowlr, right now its got a blue tang, coral beauty, and bi colour angel. No plans for corals anytime soon.
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03-27-2006, 05:38 PM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
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I can't speak to cleaner wrasses, but I think cleaner shrimp are hit or miss, especially if they get some of the food you throw in for the fishies. Keep the water pristine and the stress level at a minimum, Jason! 
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03-27-2006, 05:40 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Never had a cleaner wrasse but have a shrimp and hes great, I hand feed him and he will even clean the dead skin off of my hand. He has his fish wash set up and if someone pulls up hes all over em.
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03-27-2006, 06:30 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I would go shrimp as they are more forgiving. the cleaner wrasses are very picky and delecate. If you go with shrimp then get 2 or 3 as they will do much better that way.
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03-27-2006, 06:31 PM
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The Ninja MOD
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The shrimp have really cool personalities, they do some cool acrobatics and are a trip to watch scoot around the tank!
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03-27-2006, 07:07 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: long island n.y.
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ive never owned a cleaner wrasse but ive heard that if they dont have enough food ( parasites , bacteria , dead scales ) they will start to eat the slime coat off other fish and stress them and damage them . |
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03-27-2006, 07:22 PM
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I'm Kinda Bored
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: north of Dimples
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get the shrimp
cleaner wrasses are on the do not buy list
1. you do more harm to the natural reef by removing them from it.
cleaner wrasses perform a much needed job on the reef by keeping bigger fish free of parasites
2. 99% of them only eat parasites and are destined to die of starvation in the home aquarium
I don't like to be preachy about things, but this is one of the few I feel very strong about
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03-27-2006, 07:32 PM
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Duper Mod !
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
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Jason you'll love the shrimp! I have 2 in the 95 and 1 in the 5.5 they are my favorite critters They are so friendly they are a PIA at times
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03-27-2006, 07:41 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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Originally Posted by know-it-all
get the shrimp
cleaner wrasses are on the do not buy list
1. you do more harm to the natural reef by removing them from it.
cleaner wrasses perform a much needed job on the reef by keeping bigger fish free of parasites
2. 99% of them only eat parasites and are destined to die of starvation in the home aquarium
I don't like to be preachy about things, but this is one of the few I feel very strong about
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do not get a cleaner wrasse!!! they are only recommended for people with very large tanks with huge populations of fish. it will starve to death in your tank when the ick is gone.
a shrimp or a wrasse will not solve an ick problem. ick is caused by stress, you need to figure out what the stress is.
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03-27-2006, 07:44 PM
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SPS Farmer
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: California
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Tank Specs: 125g (48x25x25) acrylic built in overflow, 40 gallon acrylic custom refuge, 2 400w 20K , Euro Reef ES5-3, " live sand bed, 150p of LR, 3" live sand in refuge, 45watts atinic in refuge, 1/3HP Prime drop-in chiller, 3/4" sea swirl, two Seio 620's and one 820, 2 Bartlett's Anthias, 1 Diamond Watchman goby, Several inverts, sps, lps
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03-27-2006, 11:20 PM
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Noo Doot Aboot It!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Prince George
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I wouldn't suggest a cleaner wrasse Jason, I know I may sound like a hypocrite since I have one but I watched him eat prepared food at the LFS. I think that the neon goby idea is great or cleaner shrimp being the best choice, again don't go by my tank as I am seeing things even I haven't seen b4 in this setup (my 2 shrimp hide ALL day)
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