annoying fish!

[yikai]

Help, anyone of u know what to do? My cleaner wrase keep stealing food from one of my coral until now i think the coral is hurt -.- i hate that stupid fish man. everytime pull food away from the coral, i scared the coral will get injured. I put my hand in to chase it away, it keep biting me. anyone of u know how to feed the coral in peace without the fish disturb? i put box over the coral, but i find that alot of the tentacles touch the box, and the toral let go of the food. i guess it doesnt like the box....stupid fish la. summore is a cleaner wrasse. alot of ppl cleaner wrasse refuse to eat, mine, eat too much! LOL. appreciate all help i think i need to get a reaaaaaaaly big box...or catch the fish out. but so hard to catch

[raydiative]

try feeding the fish till its full then feed the coral?

[albinosage]

I've got a nanocube so it is easier to manage greedy inhabitants. To prevent the clownfish from grabbing food from the seahorse or corals, I will lure him into the betta box with food, then while he is happily eating, I will feed the rest of the slower feeders. Once in a while, he will be more stubborn, so I will feed the rest with a large syringe while threatening him everytime he comes close.

[iskay]

I hold a pair of feeding tongs to scare of the buggers until the corals are done. hard work

[kimwailee]

try feeding the fish till its full then feed the coral?

I face the same problem. step take and the result

1. Use a big box to cover when even feeding time... give up, need too many boxes

2. Feed the Tangs and flame angel fist prior to coral..... FE 50%.. still can see them nipping away the food from coral

3. Setup trap : caught all Yellow and purple tangs, left only flame... FE 90%... Happy man now during feeding

[TayHongSiang]

I face the same problem. step take and the result

1. Use a big box to cover when even feeding time... give up, need too many boxes

2. Feed the Tangs and flame angel fist prior to coral..... FE 50%.. still can see them nipping away the food from coral

3. Setup trap : caught all Yellow and purple tangs, left only flame... FE 90%... Happy man now during feeding

Use a empty 1.5 litre distilled water container, cut the bottom and target feed yr coral in peace thru the open cap...haha..

[albinosage]

Use a empty 1.5 litre distilled water container, cut the bottom and target feed yr coral in peace thru the open cap...haha..

LOL! Good idea!

[yikai]

my coral is an elegance. very big. when fully expanded, its slightly bigger than my palm with all fingers straightly held out. The coral looks dam stressed when my fish steal food from it, coz my wrasse tugs and pulls the food out from the sticky tentacles. So far my coral doing very good, and i know elegance is not an easy coral. So im trying to prevent an misfortune, especially this petty problem from a greedy fish -.- And i tried feeding the fish prior to feeding the corals. My cleaner wrasse just doesnt know when to stop. even if its bloated and satiated, it will STILL steal food from the coral, and then just dont eat. play with the food. very naughty man. must send for training. summore when i put my hand in to chase it, it will bite and drill my hand. so u can imagine how frustrated i feel....haha. but i quite relax la. angry but still..cannot blame the fish mah. natural behaviour.

Think the best way is to trap it in a betta box first. should be easy coz he always dam hungry, and always trying to "clean" foreign objects placed into the tank. Last time it ever just swam straight into a net to clean it. However lately, he has grown clever and more brazen.

iskay, ur idea is not bad. i tried it though...using satay stick. but my corals take sooo slow to eat -.- i get tired and bored waving a stick in the water haha.

[[V]tEc]

i usually feed my corals early in the morning or juz after lights off.....no fishes to disturb corals as they still slping or preparing to slp...

[baudi]

my annoying fish is a Singapore Angel. Bought it by accident and its hardy and impossible to catch.. Nipping nipping nipping at my corals. Thank god its only small. I have 2 cleaner wrasse, both well behaved. lol lemon has evil cleaner wrasse !

[Vlamingi_cont]

my coral is an elegance. very big. when fully expanded, its slightly bigger than my palm with all fingers straightly held out. The coral looks dam stressed when my fish steal food from it, coz my wrasse tugs and pulls the food out from the sticky tentacles. So far my coral doing very good, and i know elegance is not an easy coral. So im trying to prevent an misfortune, especially this petty problem from a greedy fish -.- And i tried feeding the fish prior to feeding the corals. My cleaner wrasse just doesnt know when to stop. even if its bloated and satiated, it will STILL steal food from the coral, and then just dont eat. play with the food. very naughty man. must send for training. summore when i put my hand in to chase it, it will bite and drill my hand. so u can imagine how frustrated i feel....haha. but i quite relax la. angry but still..cannot blame the fish mah. natural behaviour.

Think the best way is to trap it in a betta box first. should be easy coz he always dam hungry, and always trying to "clean" foreign objects placed into the tank. Last time it ever just swam straight into a net to clean it. However lately, he has grown clever and more brazen.

iskay, ur idea is not bad. i tried it though...using satay stick. but my corals take sooo slow to eat -.- i get tired and bored waving a stick in the water haha.

Maybe u could use those big containers like those "ta pau" kinds and poke with small holds so that the top of it will not be air and then feed it..

[Vfong]

Hi everyone

I did also observed that my cleaning shrimp

went digging some coral, Bubble, Cynarina for

the food after target feeding them, really a nuisance

digging into the mouth of the coral for the piece

of shrimp fed. So i usually stand by for a while until

the coral ate and close its mouth. I use a chopstick

(only for the tank, not used for makan oily & soap free)

I can also keep the fishes away from the coral with

the chopstick

[Vfong]

Hi everyone

I did also observed that my cleaning shrimp

went digging some coral, Bubble, Cynarina for

the food after target feeding them, really a nuisance

digging into the mouth of the coral for the piece

of shrimp fed. So i usually stand by for a while until

the coral ate and close its mouth. I use a chopstick

(only for the tank, not used for makan oily & soap free)

I can also keep the fishes away from the coral with

the chopstick

[hammy]

Help, anyone of u know what to do? My cleaner wrase keep stealing food from one of my coral until now i think the coral is hurt -.- i hate that stupid fish man. everytime pull food away from the coral, i scared the coral will get injured. I put my hand in to chase it away, it keep biting me. anyone of u know how to feed the coral in peace without the fish disturb? i put box over the coral, but i find that alot of the tentacles touch the box, and the toral let go of the food. i guess it doesnt like the box....stupid fish la. summore is a cleaner wrasse. alot of ppl cleaner wrasse refuse to eat, mine, eat too much! LOL. appreciate all help i think i need to get a reaaaaaaaly big box...or catch the fish out. but so hard to catch

hey i have the solution for u: sell me ur cleaner hee