Wrasse annoying stingray

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  1. Drosselli

    Drosselli Plankton

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    Hey everyone,

    We just got a cleaner wrasse for our 135 gallon reef tank. Everyone seems to like him except our stingray. Every time the wrasse tries to clean it, it shoots away. At first I thought this was funny, but now it looks like the stingray has a patch of missing spots on his back.

    Question: does our wrasse think the spots on our stingray are food/parasites and, thus, will continue to annoy "Stingy"? Is this something someone has seen before with a stingray and should I be worried?

    Thanks everyone! Love this site.

    Dane
     
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  2. Mkizla

    Mkizla Eyelash Blennie

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    can sting ray's be okay in 135?
     
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  3. Tropical Addict

    Tropical Addict Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I would take the cleaner wrasse out. It messed with my ray's and started making red marks on them. Looked like sores. They seem to irritate them non stop.
     
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  4. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    take the wrasse out and the ray will need a bigger aquarium than that IMO!
     
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  5. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Honestly, cleaner wrasses have no place in a closed system. They are best left in the ocean, as about 1% are sustained long term in captivity.

    Also, you may want to research how much room that ray needs.
     
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