doctor warsse

[diverxxx]

anybody has successfully kept the fishes before..? bought it 3 times but all did'nt survive...

my other warsses are doing well though...

what is wrong here?

[andrewttw]

I got it in my first batch of fish and it died too. Think it need a critical mass of fish to feed off from. Means large tank + large livestock population. Any senior suggestions?

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[iskay]

For advance aquarist only. Needs constant feeding. Better leave in the oceans.

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[flo_reeftank]

hi bro,

cleaner wrasse are very difficult to keep..they usually have poor survival rate in captivity unless you have a huge tank with many fishes..

they need to eat parasite from fishes some don t eat pellet or mysis some will..sometime is luck also

i have try many times, some lived for 3 weeks, some 3 month, my current one still with me after 1 year..

cheers

[ASHWIN]

I Had One cleaner Wrasse for 2+Years cleanes everyone in the tank gets feed 4xdaily..beacause i have 21 anthias..otherwise he just goobles up pellet food very Hardworking fish..my tangs look like they enjoy thee clean....he is still alive today bought from Batu Karang Laut KL

[diverxxx]

jealous of ashwin with a healthy wrasse...

[ASHWIN]

2 Year Old Fat Doctor Fish

[flo_reeftank]

2 Year Old Fat Doctor Fish

Fat cleaner wrasse 2 years amazing

[tnb]

So far I tried to keep them twice without success. Will curb my urge to try again.

[flo_reeftank]

So far I tried to keep them twice without success. Will curb my urge to try Wish you good luck Cheers

[tnb]

Yea must stop myself and not look at them at the farms : (

[ASHWIN]

but the hawaii verson is so beautifull..saw few at TFC..Didnt Ask The Price Tho....Good Luck Bro TNB

[tnb]

Thanks bro but I am determined not to try again unless there is some new development in their sustained maintenance in aquaria.

[flo_reeftank]

Ok no worries , instead of trying cleaner wrasse you can try cleaner goby they are more ex than common cleaner wrasse but adapt well to captivity heard from some hidden dragons reefers

Cheers

[iskay]

If you like the colouration and pattern of cleaner wrasse, you can consider the similar neon goby.

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[Saeight Abdul Rahman]

Almost bought the fish cause of its beauty. thank god didnt bought one!

[tnb]

Thanks for all the good advice, bros!

[crownpairs]

I brought Mine for 4th day. Eating n swimming happily!! Hopefully it last with me!!

[crownpairs]

[Snoopyhamburger]

Mine was decapitated by something...His tail was missing too.So it's just left with the main body with the fins.

Horror movie

O.O

[Digiman]

DONT BUY! WILL DIE! STOP KILLING THIS FISH!

[Snoopyhamburger]

The previous post was perfect.

Digiman is right,these fish should be left out in the sea,where they should belong.

After my cleaner wrasse was killed,[Previous page],I stopped buying them as you can NEVER sustain these guys.Unless you have like a GIGANTIC aquarium with large fishes like Tangs,Large Angels,Butterflies,Pilotfish and so on.

Do not buy as mentioned above.

[crownpairs]

Mine perfectly doing Gd!!

[Digiman]

Mine perfectly doing Gd!!

Any one that survives marks the death of several hundreds or even thousands.

Your surviving specimen does not justify and should not encourage any reefer to try one.

Furthermore update here again if your fish is still doing well after half a year.

They usually waste away, sometimes very slowly, in our tank.

However if anyone feels strongly that you need this fish in your tank and want to try, please go for Dimidiatus (Common cleaner wrasse), which is the hardiest of the Labroides genus.

So far those rare success cases come from Dimidiatus. Others, especially the very popular Phthirophagus (Hawaiian cleaner wrasse), are near impossible to keep alive.