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Old 04-19-2008, 05:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
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i just acclimated and put in my blue tang, i also have a yellow tang, but i have never seen my cleaner shrimp clean him, will he clean the blue tang?
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Old 04-19-2008, 05:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Come to think of it, neither have I, but I have seen my neon goby clean the kole and yellow tang.


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Old 04-19-2008, 05:49 PM   #3 (permalink)
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i have yellow tang, and he does get cleaned up by my cleaner shrimp, will try to catch a picture of it and post it. And my blenny gets cleaned all the time.
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Old 04-19-2008, 05:59 PM   #4 (permalink)
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awsome, well i am adding in 2 more cleaner shrimp in the future, so maybe they will be more apt to cleaning the fish
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I have a Yellow tang and my cleaner goes to town on him! I think it should be good to go.


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I posted pics a few months back of our cleaner shrimp cleaning up our blue tang when he had ich.


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As promised guys here is the photo

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Old 05-03-2008, 04:55 PM   #8 (permalink)
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nice! ! lookin good!
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That blue hippo should keep your cleaner plenty busy!!!


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