SRC Member mhermie Posted January 10, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 10, 2004 Hi, bought 2 cleaner wrasse for my tank. initially, was ok, cleaning up my other fishes bodies of parasites but then gone missing. saw them hide in those crevices in the liverocks. any way to get them out? or those water conditions play a part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 They are famous for hiding in your liverock and dying in it....be prepared. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member siglap Posted January 10, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 10, 2004 how long are they in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfrancis Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 My is still alife and has grown fat. It has been eating brine shrimp. Has been with me for at least 1 month now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 We don't usually recommend hobbyists (esp. newbies) buying doctor fishes because they are not a hardy fish and usually die in captivity due to poor acclimatization and lack of food after the parasites have been removed from the tank. Their removal from the seas also has a negative effect on the reefs. Alternatives to consider are expensive and rarely imported Carribean neon gobies and inexpensive cleaner/skunk shrimps. I myself have refrained from purchasing a cleaner wrasse (doctor fish) for more than 2 years and a half... until I hunted down a particular specimen that was kept for a few weeks and confirmed greedily eating prepared meaty foods! This is indeed rare and therefore a very good acquisition IMO. Most cleaner wrasses die within days from collection stress/poor acclimatization. And those that last for more than a couple of weeks... will die from cyanide poisoning or starvation. Do NOT listen to LFS advice that every marine tank needs a cleaner wrasse to clear the tank of ich. Ich can be fought and dealt with in many ways... and the doctorfishes are NOT the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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