Cleaner Shrimp

[Gonzo82]

This has to be the most interesting thing i have ever watched. He has more character to him than any fish i have ever owned. The guy at the LFS told me that he would not clean my damsels but every afternoon i look in the tank and he is hitching a ride on the belly of one of my damsels. And the damsel doesnt seem to mind. I also have a question on how often they are supost to molt. Mine has molted twice and he has only been in the tank for about 2 weeks maybe a little more. Is this normal or is there something wrong with the water quality that is making him do this.

Thanks

 

[Gonzo82]

I forgot. Should i remove the molted skin from the tank or just leave it in there.

 

[ellisz]

With a clean up crew, they will eat the molt. Just leave it.

 

[Gonzo82]

Its only been in there for about 6hrs.

 

[lando]

Cleaner shrimp are really cool. Mine clean my hand and arm when I do tank maintanace. Just leave the molt. The shrimp may actually eat part of it. It is suppose to be benifical to them as they develope thier new shell.

 

[Gonzo82]

Yea mine wont leave me alone either. He is always grabing my arm when its in the tank. Kinda freaks me out some times if i am not paying attention.

 

[phases99]

My cleaner has gotten so huge that he is now becoming a menace in my small 46g. He is all over the corals and has many times stolen food right out of my hairy mushrooms mouth. I may need to change my Avatar soon.

 

[quarryshark]

Look in my gallery at my cleaners, they are a trip. One of them actually swims to the surface when I feed now, and its a 30" deep tank.