Sick cleaner wrasse?

[littlefoxx]

Hey all added two cleaner wrasses a week ago. I noticed one has a faded head. He is still active and eating well but looks very different from my other. First picture is of the one woth normal color. Last couple are of the smaller one with the faded head. No spots seen and no scratiching, swimming in the flow or any other stuff seen to indicate his is sick. Just want to make sure…

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey all added two cleaner wrasses a week ago. I noticed one has a faded head. He is still active and eating well but looks very different from my other. First picture is of the one woth normal color. Last couple are of the smaller one with the faded head. No spots seen and no scratiching, swimming in the flow or any other stuff seen to indicate his is sick. Just want to make sure…

I’ll try to get a pic tomorrow as my lights are out but mine has the same markings
If you observe, they emerge at lights on, swim all over, enter rocks and visit the occupants in the tank frequently

 

[littlefoxx]

I’ll try to get a pic tomorrow as my lights are out but mine has the same markings
If you observe, they emerge at lights on, swim all over, enter rocks and visit the occupants in the tank frequently

Oh okay so the fading is just coloring and not some horrible parasite?? Just paranoid about that!

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Just a side note: cleaner wrasse have a terrible survival rate unless they are collected from Australia or East Africa. Most do not come from those areas and with them, you will see a mortality rate in the first month over 50%

Jay

 

[vetteguy53081]

Just a side note: cleaner wrasse have a terrible survival rate unless they are collected from Australia or East Africa. Most do not come from those areas and with them, you will see a mortality rate in the first month over 50%

Jay

I support this- Mine is 8 years old and australian

 

[littlefoxx]

Just a side note: cleaner wrasse have a terrible survival rate unless they are collected from Australia or East Africa. Most do not come from those areas and with them, you will see a mortality rate in the first month over 50%

Jay

Oh I did not know that! That sucks my fish really love the little guys

 

[PhishMonger84]

hows the survival rate of those from Biota?

 

[littlefoxx]

hows the survival rate of those from Biota?

Was about to ask that that, thank ypi!

 

[littlefoxx]

Was about to ask that that, thank ypi!

You

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

hows the survival rate of those from Biota?

I've not gotten one from them, but the reports I've heard is that they are pretty hardy, but a bit small.

Jay

 

[vetteguy53081]

Oh okay so the fading is just coloring and not some horrible parasite?? Just paranoid about that!

As promised, pics of my cleaner:

 

[littlefoxx]

As promised, pics of my cleaner:

Ah okay! How many do you have for your fish? I cant have cleaner shrimp cause my triggers will eat them. My fish love my cleaner wrasse and are constantly chasing them around to be cleaned

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ah okay! How many do you have for your fish? I cant have cleaner shrimp cause my triggers will eat them. My fish love my cleaner wrasse and are constantly chasing them around to be cleaned

I have one and 43 fish

 

[littlefoxx]

I have one and 43 fish

Oh okay! I want to add 2 more to my tank, my two just seem super busy and the smaller one disappears so its just the one guy being harassed by all the others it seems!

 

[blaxsun]

Oh I did not know that! That sucks my fish really love the little guys

Do note that they can be real a**hats with certain fish. They absolutely hate (with a passion) valentini pufferfish. There was one other fish my cleaner wrasses tormented mercilessly but I can't recall offhand which one it was.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Oh okay! I want to add 2 more to my tank, my two just seem super busy and the smaller one disappears so its just the one guy being harassed by all the others it seems!

I like mine busy- he always has something to do and eat

 

[littlefoxx]

Do note that they can be real a**hats with certain fish. They absolutely hate (with a passion) valentini pufferfish. There was one other fish my cleaner wrasses tormented mercilessly but I can't recall offhand which one it was.

Well mine seems to love my porcupine puffer! Lol

 

[littlefoxx]

And I think Im going to add two more so they all stop chasing him around the tank to be cleaned

 

[Biota_Marine]

hows the survival rate of those from Biota?

We may be biased but from receiving them and keeping them at our Florida for a bit the survival rate is probably one of the highest of all of our species. I never have any DOA from our Hawaii facility. They are tiny, typically around 1"-1.25" but constantly eating pellets, frozen, masstick and really whatever we throw at them. If you have larger fish they could be gobbled up.