blue tang

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  1. nemo1991

    nemo1991 Millepora

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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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  3. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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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.
     
  4. wareagle35031

    wareagle35031 Bubble Tip Anemone

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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.
     
  5. nemo1991

    nemo1991 Millepora

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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
     
  6. ShrimpSkin

    ShrimpSkin Bristle Worm

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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.
     
  7. Bogie

    Bogie Snowflake Eel

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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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  9. wareagle35031

    wareagle35031 Bubble Tip Anemone

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  10. nemo1991

    nemo1991 Millepora

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    nice! ! lookin good!
     
  11. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    That blue hippo should keep your cleaner plenty busy!!!;)
     
  12. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    nice pics, great to see the natural process in action