Parasite eating fish

[matt bills]

What is the name of the parasite eating fish that you can get for your tangs?

[hypertech]

That depends on the parasite. Cleaner wrasses and cleaner shrimp might pick off dead skin, etc. I don't know how many parasites they actually get off. Its also a behavior that they don't exhibit that readily in a tank.

[davjbeas]

Cleaner wrasse?

I just got one at the Marine Scene last week

 

David

[Jan]

Cleaner wrasse pick off parasites.

[matt bills]

thank you

[SunWyrm]

There are multiple species of cleaner wrasse that you can get, I've also heard neon gobies do well. I just purchased 3 blue streak cleaner wrasse and all 3 are actively cleaning other fish. They form harems like other wrasse though it's hard to accomplish in aquariums as the males run a strict cleaning business. I know of one person that has a happy pair in her tank (150?), I tried with no success as of yet.

 

I've read that they can be hard to get to eat, but personally mine are pigs. Must be Jan's homemade food!

[matt bills]

so they are cleaning other fish not the tangs? Will it be a problem if i have a 6 line wrasse

[SunWyrm]

No, the six line should be fine. Mine clean my tangs, rabbitfish, coral beauties, and even my flasher wrasse now. The firefish are the only ones to refuse service.

[matt bills]

oh cool thanks now i just need to get some.