The low down on Cleaner wrasses

[msmith619]

Update:
I added a cleaner wrasse to my tank. I went to a LFS in San Antonio and they had 8 of them and said they all ate well. I had them feed them all and 1 ate frozen food vigorously, I bought him. I took him home to my 125. There are 5 tangs in there: blue hippo, naso, gold rim, powderblue, and yellow. The wrasse was immediately cleaning and the tangs lined up. He then cleaned the clownfish. He eats great and seems fine.
I have noticed this fish is majorly hyper! He swims more than the tangs to, is always trying to clean everything to the point that the tangs try to bite him to get him to stop. I hope he doesn't cause problems by being a pest!

[ErikH]

Yeah until they are clean, he will be a PITA. Next, he will clean your sand.

[Kristy]

Next, he will clean your sand.

Not to mention, your ARM! Ours starts picking at us as soon as we reach into the tank. I can now sing the song, "They're ain't no bugs on me..."

[msmith619]

Cleaner wrasse update:
He eats frozen vigorously (probably because he is sooooo hyper!), is cleaning every fish to their annoyance (excessive cleaning!) AND eats the sheets of Nori I clip to the tank for my tangs. I did not know they ate algea.
I think the only thing that might kill him are the tangs if he doesn't slow down his cleaning activities.....a cleaner wrasse on speed!
I think it definately helped to find one that was eating in the LFS.

[ballardjr2000]

i used to watch these guys diving they are cool to see dart out pick pick dart in over and over, had a few clean my wet suit also kinda neat to watch.