cleaner wrasse.
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Topic: cleaner wrasse.
Posted By: centipededesign
Subject: cleaner wrasse.
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 9:16pm
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Hello,
I have already done my homework on this one, just want to know stories about yours. Anyone had success or failure with these? Thanks, Ryan ------------- 90Gallon Mixed Reef, 2x250 14k, ASM, 10G fuge, 20G sump, 2x 1100 rio seios. Kaysville, 801.603.6588. |
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Posted By: ollie
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 9:42pm
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Failure. Mine lived for 3 to 4 weeks only in 120 gal. tank wi th 8 other fish. Fenner says we have no business taking them from the wild because they never last. ------------- Howcome everything in my tank looks brown? |
Posted By: centipededesign
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 11:26pm
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I guess I am a dick cause i bought one knowing that he may not do well.
Hasn't MSM had the same one in the big tank for like 6months? Mine is eating multiple foods, sleeps under my zoas, and cleans my tangs and butterfly. any more stories? ------------- 90Gallon Mixed Reef, 2x250 14k, ASM, 10G fuge, 20G sump, 2x 1100 rio seios. Kaysville, 801.603.6588. |
Posted By: Brad A.
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 1:12am
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I've had one for over a year. It eats flake and cyclop-ezee.
Its fun to watch him chase after the powder blue. |
Posted By: centipededesign
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 1:29am
Excellent. ya, mine picks @ my yellow, but my sailfin will chase him if he picks @ him. ------------- 90Gallon Mixed Reef, 2x250 14k, ASM, 10G fuge, 20G sump, 2x 1100 rio seios. Kaysville, 801.603.6588. |
Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 7:04pm
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Suzy has had one in her tank for years. I figured she would add to this, but maybe she missed it since it doesn't say anythat about seahorses. |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 7:13pm
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I hate fish! buy SPS instead! ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: centipededesign
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 12:37am
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thanks Will. Good news again.
Jeff, I think they have a forum on here that pertains to that more. I think it�s called the �coral forum� or something crazy like that.  ------------- 90Gallon Mixed Reef, 2x250 14k, ASM, 10G fuge, 20G sump, 2x 1100 rio seios. Kaysville, 801.603.6588. |
Posted By: SWells
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 10:26am
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We bought one about a month ago. It loves the spectrum flakes (with
garlic), but it also eats cyclopeez, frozen brine, and copopods (live).
We also heard the horror stories regarding cleaner wrasse but decided
to take the chance. I hope the good eating habbit is a sign of long
term survival as most of the negative stories pertain to the fact that
they "only eat parasites"... IMO this is not true. Good luck with yours.
------------- Steve & Stephanie Wells Riverton, UT |
Posted By: KeoDog
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 10:51am
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I've had mine for about a year. He ate flake food from day 1. ------------- Kevin Kunz (Sandy, UT) 300g reef "A trade by which one gains and the other loses is a fraud." Ayn Rand |
Posted By: centipededesign
Date Posted: June 29 2005 at 12:04am
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mine is doing well still. It's good to get so many thumbs up.
He looks great and is eating like a champ. He is cool to catch sleeping, he likes it under my zoa bed. ------------- 90Gallon Mixed Reef, 2x250 14k, ASM, 10G fuge, 20G sump, 2x 1100 rio seios. Kaysville, 801.603.6588. |