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meredith1985
10/27/2009, 02:43 PM
Do fireshrimp clean fish like other cleaner shrimp do? I ask because I just saw my mimic tang in the cave that my fireshrimp hangs out in, and he was just sitting there with the shrimp on his face. I couldn't get a pic because they stoped by the time I got there with the camera. Anybody ever see their fireshrimp clean?

Bongo Shrimp
10/27/2009, 04:44 PM
Ok, fire shrimp are in fact cleaner shrimp however most fish seem not to know it and/or the shrimp are not as eager as skunk cleaners to clean. I have not seen my fire shrimp clean but it is very shy. I once had one though that would clean my hand along with my skunk cleaner but again, I never actually saw it cleaning a fish.

meredith1985
10/27/2009, 07:59 PM
well, mine was sure enough cleaning my tang. There was a reason for that! Seeing him do that odd thing made me look REALLY close at the tang and he has ICH and so does my new chalk bass! CRAP!

Bongo Shrimp
10/27/2009, 08:00 PM
Well he's just doing his job then.

jollyballs
11/17/2009, 05:43 PM
i had a cleaner shrimp that would get on my hand and clean my cuticles. funniest thing ever.

Rubicon06
11/18/2009, 06:35 PM
They are cleaners, however I seem to recall they come from deep water, which is why they don't really like light.