Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse.. Any Success stories???

bimmer88 · 11/20/2009, 01:13 AM

So i was at the LFS yesterday and happen to come across one of these. The colors really caught my eye. First thing i did was pull out my iphone and googled it. First link that was available brought me to a page with general description and it also mentioned, "The Cleaner Wrasse will accept all fish foods." Almost sounded too good to be true. So naturally i went ahead and bought one. After getting it home i decided to research it some more. Turns out every single other website says the opposite. That after eating parasites off all the fish, it won't eat anything else and starve. So now i'm just wondering if anyone's had success getting this fish to eat regular frozen fish food. Anybody have success?

victor90 · 11/20/2009, 02:16 AM

My freinds actually was eating brine for a couple of months but still didn't make it I had a cleaner wrasse for 2 yrs myself

leeit2me · 11/20/2009, 05:11 AM

Sorry to say your cleaner will not live too long. These fish don't live long in a tank. I made a mistake in buying one and with in a week it was a goner. The LFS just wanted to make a quick buck. Cleaner wrasse should left in the wild not in a tank.

JHemdal · 11/20/2009, 07:01 AM

Sorry - Hawaiian cleaner wrasse are even more delicate than the normal blue cleaner wrasse. The Waikiki Aquarium had added them to their "do not acquire"list - so even they had difficulties keeping them.

Jay

Whisperer · 11/20/2009, 07:50 AM

Anyone with pics of this fish? I probably have the regular blue cleaner and he is a pig. Eats cyclo-eeze, shrimp meat, even floating flakes of nori. He also cleans other fishes, always picking on the rocks and glass. I just got him a month ago but he is fat. We'll see.

Luiz Rocha · 11/20/2009, 07:59 AM

Here is a picture of one cleaning an Acanthurus olivaceus:

And here the normal one:

SirToppemHat · 11/20/2009, 08:27 AM

Cool pics.

11/20/2009, 01:13 AM	#1
bimmer88 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Elk Grove, ca Posts: 821	Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse.. Any Success stories??? So i was at the LFS yesterday and happen to come across one of these. The colors really caught my eye. First thing i did was pull out my iphone and googled it. First link that was available brought me to a page with general description and it also mentioned, "The Cleaner Wrasse will accept all fish foods." Almost sounded too good to be true. So naturally i went ahead and bought one. After getting it home i decided to research it some more. Turns out every single other website says the opposite. That after eating parasites off all the fish, it won't eat anything else and starve. So now i'm just wondering if anyone's had success getting this fish to eat regular frozen fish food. Anybody have success?

11/20/2009, 07:50 AM	#5
Whisperer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 4,020	Anyone with pics of this fish? I probably have the regular blue cleaner and he is a pig. Eats cyclo-eeze, shrimp meat, even floating flakes of nori. He also cleans other fishes, always picking on the rocks and glass. I just got him a month ago but he is fat. We'll see. __________________ The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. --------- No one is born with intellect and age guarantees wisdom to no one. Current Tank Info: 120G reef, 30G sump, 10G QT tank

11/20/2009, 02:16 AM	#2
victor90 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: san jose ca Posts: 1,303	My freinds actually was eating brine for a couple of months but still didn't make it I had a cleaner wrasse for 2 yrs myself

11/20/2009, 05:11 AM	#3
leeit2me Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: bklyn,ny Posts: 241	Sorry to say your cleaner will not live too long. These fish don't live long in a tank. I made a mistake in buying one and with in a week it was a goner. The LFS just wanted to make a quick buck. Cleaner wrasse should left in the wild not in a tank.

11/20/2009, 07:01 AM	#4
JHemdal Moved On Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,971	Sorry - Hawaiian cleaner wrasse are even more delicate than the normal blue cleaner wrasse. The Waikiki Aquarium had added them to their "do not acquire"list - so even they had difficulties keeping them. Jay

11/20/2009, 07:59 AM	#6
Luiz Rocha Salty Dog Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 818	Here is a picture of one cleaning an Acanthurus olivaceus: And here the normal one:

11/20/2009, 08:27 AM	#7
SirToppemHat Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 472	Cool pics.