SRC Member spaceman Posted April 17, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 17, 2006 Hi! just got a yellow headed cleaner wrasse! Great fish! swim like a mosquito flying around my fishes, looking for parasite to eat?? Any tips to take care of this guy? how to feed? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted April 17, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 17, 2006 Hi! just got a yellow headed cleaner wrasse! Great fish! swim like a mosquito flying around my fishes, looking for parasite to eat?? Any tips to take care of this guy? how to feed? Thanks!! Hi, cleaner wrasses are notoriously hard to feed. In fact, most starve to death after they've cleared the parasites from your fishes. There are some reefers who'll advice you never to buy that fish. Try feeding them live brine shrimps or garlic soaked food. Another 1 you might try is Henry's food. GD luck!~ Oh, heard some small gobies does the cleaning job too, and of course the cleaner shrimps. Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tanga Posted April 17, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 17, 2006 Bro bought it twice both did not make it died in my quarantine tank while trying to get it to eat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Dazza Posted April 17, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 17, 2006 hihi bro... i m one of those culprit who caused a few cleaner wrasses' death... always think it can survive and in fact initially it'll survive ... feed well etc etc .. n then suddenly one day it just disappears... this has happened to me 3-4 times, so i reckon its best to not keep them... cleaner shrimps are easier plus they scavenge yr snad bed for leftovers Quote Main Tank : 48 inch by 36 inch by 28 inch (2 sides starphire glass)Sump Tank :Return Pump :Chiller : Starmax Compressor 1 HP Drop coilChiller Return Pump Protein Skimmer :Wave Maker :Fluidised Reactor : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member spaceman Posted April 17, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 17, 2006 oh dear..... keeping my finger cross... any successful cases here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted April 17, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 17, 2006 Hrmz, i have no idea which reefer has managed to keep theirs alive for any extended period of time. Mine is still going strong after approx. 6 mths... Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Sotong Posted April 17, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 17, 2006 hihi bro... i m one of those culprit who caused a few cleaner wrasses' death... always think it can survive and in fact initially it'll survive ... feed well etc etc .. n then suddenly one day it just disappears... this has happened to me 3-4 times, so i reckon its best to not keep them... cleaner shrimps are easier plus they scavenge yr snad bed for leftovers Hi Agreed with Dazza.... everithing seems normal for a few months then they suddenly disappear.... However, my friend has been sucessful keeping one for 3 years.... I wonder why too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member alex826768 Posted April 17, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 17, 2006 try frozen mysis in ur qurantine tank... make sure once it sees ur hand it comes swimming to you for food ... b4 u let go into main tank.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member spaceman Posted April 17, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 17, 2006 yah tried feeding that guy.. apparently he is much more interested with the other fishes body than the food!! hahah...... stress... anyway thanks for the feedback guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helldust Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 yah tried feeding that guy.. apparently he is much more interested with the other fishes body than the food!! hahah...... stress... anyway thanks for the feedback guys! tried feeding some other meaty food like brine shrimps instead, as mysis shrimps might be too large for their relatively small mouths. always important to buy a feeding and relatively larger sized specimen. got mine for ard 8mths now feeding pellets, mysis, nori and parasites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky107line Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Ha..ha.. This fish is one of the most kind of a heng-sway fish Had stop buying it after had tried 5-6 times. Some eat very well but disappear after few days and the longest surviving history that I had was like 3 weeks and after that it kapoot . That is why its so cheap. He..he.Good luck dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted April 17, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 17, 2006 Mine feed on nearly all kinds of fish food i throw in. Saw quite a few in ML today, they all rushed up to the water surface when they saw my hand. Guess they should be feeding already.... Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member KTLK Posted April 18, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 18, 2006 mine was ok & very active,then just mia for no reason will not try again to keep,better leave them in the ocean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky107line Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Damn! I always had the funny kind of feeling whenever I brought it back and the feeling is like having a sin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky107line Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 mine was ok & very active,then just mia for no reason will not try again to keep,better leave them in the ocean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member spaceman Posted April 18, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 18, 2006 okie (touch wood) Still swimming in my tank this morning!! I like this fish personality. sleep at the same spot around 11pm every nite. wake up earlier than me! hahaha I think all wrasse display the same characteristic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoren Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 i got my cleaner wrasse from ML. its really greedy, to a pt its kinda irritating. when i had my sun corals, i fed it using the bottle top method, the cleaner wrasse would squeeze through the make shift netting to snatch the food. it still does that to my other corals. it even pecks on my hand when i put my hand in. so yeah, get a wrasse from henry, gd stuff. its feeding on henry's food only, no pellets tho.. be prepared to pay slightly more from henry tho, good stuff dun come as cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mansiz Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Try to buy from Marine Life, Henry, his cleaner wrasse is fantastic, accept almost any food, he is willing to test feed as well. But most of the cleaner wrasse's life span is'nt very long, I don't understand this either. At 1st I thought it was because they eats parasite and that cause their short life span, but after feeding them with marine food, they still die in a few months time, hmm, some bros can help in this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted April 19, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 19, 2006 Have no idea why too. I've tried 2 of the more colourful variety(those yellow/purple/blue) typeadn they perished within a few days. My common blue one is still surviving though. Any idea whts their lifespan like? Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member spaceman Posted April 26, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 26, 2006 okie have not seen my yellow head cleaner wrasse for 2 nights liao (day time working ) I think gone up lorry liao. lesson learnt: This fish is very likely unsuitable for aquarium. please try to avoid it! Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ong2ah Posted April 29, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 29, 2006 Have read up articles that reported that other coloured (like yellow head) cleaner wrasse is impossible to keep as their diet is exclusively parasites.. and they will still waste away even if they do feed on normal food like mysis shrimp... Normal type of cleaner wrasse has the best possibilty of survival in captivity... and so far from what i read up and get to know from reefers in this forum... there has being cases of successful story with the normal cleaner wrasse.. In fact i juz tried one normal wrasse in my tank a few mths back... lasted abt 2 weeks only.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted April 29, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 29, 2006 Hrmz, i'll stay off cleaner wrasses from now on. I had 1 which lasted for 6 months, feeding and seemingly healthy, it died 2 days ago for no apparent reason. Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birgin Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 longest i had was a year. it died becos i was on a week holiday and sitter forgoten to feed meaty stuff. now got a pair , doing well for a month now. I get cleaners oni for Henry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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