Strange fish behavior

[Lavey29]

My big elegance coral hasn't been opening to his normal size. I have been noticing my cleaner wrasse dancing with him a lot kind of like a clown hosts an anemone. Any ideas what my wrasse might be doing with my elegance coral?

 

[Timfish]

Looking for food? Are you spot feeding the elegence?

 

[Lavey29]

Looking for food? Are you spot feeding the elegence?

No I don't and it's like he is brushing himself off with the coral. Guess my video doesn't work.

 

[Timfish]

Your video worked fine and it is intriguing behavour (although it was pretty blue, a filter might help). It looked to me like it was swimming through the tenticles looking for stuff, not "wallowing" in them like clowns do.

 

[Lavey29]

Your video worked fine and it is intriguing behavour (although it was pretty blue, a filter might help). It looked to me like it was swimming through the tenticles looking for stuff, not "wallowing" in them like clowns do.

Thanks for replying. He was in there for a minute or two brushing his side body against the coral. His diet consists of eating micro parasites off other fish supplemented with frozen.

 

[Timfish]

You might find this intreresting

A Tiny Fish Just Passed a Classic Self-Awareness Test With a Mirror

The small, tropical fish known as a cleaner wrasse has just joined the ranks of various mammals and birds that have passed a classic test for determining self-awareness.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[Lavey29]

You might find this intreresting

A Tiny Fish Just Passed a Classic Self-Awareness Test With a Mirror

The small, tropical fish known as a cleaner wrasse has just joined the ranks of various mammals and birds that have passed a classic test for determining self-awareness.

www.sciencealert.com

Interesting article, they are cool little fish. He tries to clean everyone in the tank and the fish don't seem to mind at all. He really needs big fish though and my tank doesn't have any but he still seems happy. I have had him about a year now.