Anyone Up For a Cleaning?

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  1. tripnbili

    tripnbili Feather Duster

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    I was watching my tank earlier and happened to catch my cleaner shrimp going to town on my yellow tang...thought it was pretty cool and I'd share
     

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  3. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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  4. Telgar

    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    thats cool!
    I should dig out the pics I took in the caymans of a grouper at a cleaning station.
     
  5. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    all of my fish are afraid of my cleaner shrimp for some reason

    nice pics :D
     
  6. rdarris

    rdarris Feather Duster

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    thats pretty cool, I need to get a cleaner, I've heard they are great for keeping finicky tangs healthy
     
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    the fisherman Vlamingii Tang

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  9. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    That's really cool, I had a cleaner shrimp, but it never really cleaned any of my fish, not because he didn't try though.
     
  10. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    thats like mine, one of my fish has a few spots of ick and my cleaner shrimp aggressivly tries to pounce onto the fish and they just swim away as fast as they can
     
  11. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    It should stop being so overzealous :)
     
  12. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    lol my cleaner shrimp is amazing.. he cleans EVERYONE.. all my fish love him.

    sometimes though he is like about to clean and they leave him with his "arms" stretched..

    its like he is going.. UUU:bouncylau...UUU:bouncylau...UUUU:bouncylau...UUU:bouncylau......................AOWWWW...... :ohwe: