Cleaner wrasse

[reefreak]

I've got a 2" cleaner wrasse in my sump needs a new home looking to trade for some coral. NEED GONE TODAY

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Is that an african cleaner wrasse? Im interested what coral did you want? lmk pm sent

[reefreak]

Pending.

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Thanks Jeremy. Once I got the wrasse in the tank the other fish started swimming and stopping right next to the wrasse.
As if they knew what this wrasse does. o yea

[reefreak]

Glad it worked out.

[Kristy]

Cleaner wrasses are fascinating. Have you noticed how the fish present to be cleaned and then flash to a darker color so that any parasites show up better in contrast?

When I snorkel or scuba, I started to follow the cleaner wrasses around so that I could get some decent photos of the fish being as they stop to be cleaned.. Otherwise they moved too fast to get in focus!

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Thats awesome I didnt know you scuba dive. Thats a nice skill I would like to learn too.
I find it fascinating that these fish know what this fish does. How do they know? fascinating

[Kristy]

Yep, always wanted to learn so when I spent the summer of 2012 working in Guam, I got open water dive certified here before I left and spent every spare minute out in the Pacific. Absolutely amazing!