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farieslayer
Guest
is there anyway to make cleaner shrimp clean my fish, i bought like small one, and one medium one, they both didn't clean the fish at all. and i bought the cleaner goby, he doesn't clean the fish also. whY?
marty
Member
How long have you had the cleaner shrimps? When I bought mine, it took about 7-10 days before my yellow tang went to him. Another week or so until the other fishes went to him. And now I really do not see them going to him at all. I may be missing it as I am not watching them 24/7.
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
captained
Member
My Pacific Cleaner launches himself at my hand whenever I have it in the tank... I wonder what that says about my health? I only once saw my blood/fire shrimp clean, and that was because the Angel kept pestering it. The Pacifics (and I've had them a while) jump on the fish if they don't come over and try and clean their mouths and gills- only my foxface lets them in her mouth.
So.. depends somewhat on the fish, and it does take a while for the cleaners to get settled. You could try feeding yours by hand, and that might encourage him/her.
So.. depends somewhat on the fish, and it does take a while for the cleaners to get settled. You could try feeding yours by hand, and that might encourage him/her.
daisywb
Member
Mine doesn't do it either. Not that she doesn't try though LOL! She goes after the fish but they run from her. So the poor gal has to result to trying to clean the feather duster (who doesn't appreciate the free cleaning either LOL) or my hand whenever I clean the inside of the tank.
-Daisydoo
-Daisydoo
ebeckels
Active Member
Originally posted by CaptainEd:
<strong>My Pacific Cleaner launches himself at my hand whenever I have it in the tank... I wonder what that says about my health? </strong><hr></blockquote>
LOL!! My cleaner shrimp goes after me always too!!! I didn't realize I was soo covered in parasites!
<strong>My Pacific Cleaner launches himself at my hand whenever I have it in the tank... I wonder what that says about my health? </strong><hr></blockquote>
LOL!! My cleaner shrimp goes after me always too!!! I didn't realize I was soo covered in parasites!
fshhub
Active Member
they will clean some fish, and some fish they won't, it depends more on whetehr the fish wants it or not, and it may also take some time, another thing, when we ahd one, it seeemed to do alot less, now that we have 2, you see it out more often, it is said that they do betteer in pairs
fshhub
Active Member
they will clean some fish, and some fish they won't, it depends more on whetehr the fish wants it or not, and it may also take some time, another thing, when we ahd one, it seeemed to do alot less, now that we have 2, you see it out more often, it is said that they do betteer in pairs