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[kat45]

umm just a question.... is it normal for my cleaner shrimp to climb ontop of my fish and clean their gills?!?!?!
i donno cuz it looks kinda weird

 

[yosemite sam]

Yes, that is why they are called cleaner shrimp. They pick parasites and old tissue off of fish. Some fish let them do it, others don't.

 

[al mc]

Welcome to the forum. Yes that is what they do. Interesting little creatures. In time you may even find they try to give you a manicure when you put your hand in the tank.

 

[perfectdark]

Consider yourself lucky, although thats what they are supposed to do not all cleaners actually do it. Im not sure why but its a lot like tank raised ocellaris, they tend not to host anything. A lot of cleaner shrimp that are bought and sold are tank raised. Maybe thats why....

 

[m0nk]

Yeah, it's natural and like the other said, it's a good thing. I just had one tonight clean my arm while I was moving some coral frags around in the DT.

 

[kat45]

haha thats pretty cool =] thanks guys