Cleaner Wrasse, Being An Overachiever!!!

[linjam]

About 2 weeks ago i purchased a cleaner wrasse in preperation for a future purchase of a blue tang. Well as soon as i put the wrasse in my tank he went to work cleaning on my angel and my foxface. I think he is doing to good of a job. I am noticing little brown spots on my foxface out of the blue. Immediatly i checked my water, temp, salinity everything and all is where it needs to be. Is my fox face sick, or stressing or is the wrasse being an ***?

[linjam]

Wow Over 50 Views And No Advise.....hmmmm.......thanks!!!!

[JimD]

I posted this a day or so here but have no idea what happened to it, sorry... As you can see, the survival rate on these beauties is dismal at best...

Maintenance difficulty:
Very difficult. Though reef safe and peaceful the Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse is only for advanced to expert aquarists. Out of all the Labroides this cleaner has the best survivability record, still many will last only a couple of weeks to a month before dying from malnutrition even if they are feeding on prepared foods.
Unlike 'facultative (http://animal-world.com/encyclo/information/aquarium_glossary.htm#facultative)' cleaners such as cleaner gobies and cleaner shrimp, cleaner wrasses are 'obligate' feeders. Facultative cleaners engage in removing parasites from other fish but this in not their primary diet (http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/wrasses/CleanerWrasse.php#). For 'obligate' cleaners such as these wrasses, the cleaning activity provides them with their primary source of food. Most of the Labroides will accept prepared foods, but still starve due to malnutrition.
Foods:

[aquasport24]

well ,that is not true with my cleaner wrasse. He eats everything i throw in the tank, he even nips at my hand. I think they act diffrently in diffrent tank.

[JimD]

As usual, theres exceptions to every 'rule'.

[aprilmayjune]

usually they turn colors due to stress, maybe it is the new wrasse in the tank that he hasn't gotten used to eating off him throughout the day.

[chapel210]

I've had my cleaner wrasse for about 2 months now, and it's been doing an awesome job on my foxface, naso, half black mimic, and my coral beauty. Spots I think happen no matter what, they will come, regardless if you have good water quality. My fish get spots every so often and my water is in tip top shape. Unless of course something else is stressing them???