melissfish
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does a cleaner wrasse help control whitespot and will this cause him to catch it too?
No, in fact their natural diet is isopods, scales and fish slime. There is no evidence these fish are of any benefit with C. irritans at all.melissfish said:does a cleaner wrasse help control whitespot
Most definately.and will this cause him to catch it too?
Unfortunately there is no such thing.melissfish said:this was their suggestion for controlling whitespot without meds or QT
The main concern is the wrasses ability to adapt to captive care. While some do take to aquarium foods, most do not and typically die within months of collection.austinsdad said:Seems that the cleaner wrasses are abundant, but I remember Robert Fenner suggesting that hobbyists don't buy'm, to convince those that harvest to keep'm in the ocean where they serve fish in natural reef communities well. Haven't heard that much since the book, so don't know if it's a huge concern.