What is the name of this fish ? cleaner wrasse

maxter · Dec 3, 2013

Hello everyone , i just want to know what is the name of this fish

, and another question reading on internet the people says those cleaner wrasse when you put in captivity they dont clean anymore but this one looks like still working what is the true behind that ?

Trex · Dec 3, 2013

Do you mean the name of the tang? Or the wrasse (( Labroides dimidiatus ))?

There are a couple of issues with keeping them in our tanks;

1) Removing them from the reefs (( ocean )) takes them out of it, where they preform valuable service --- much more valuable in the ocean than in our tanks.
2) While they do still clean in our tanks, the food supply is limited, unlike in the wild.
3) They don't often take to prepared foods, slowly starve to death.
4) They can often end up annoying the fish in our tanks --- always looking for parasites to eat.