Cleaner wrasse eating frogspawn out of nowhere. Is this normal?

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My yellow cleaner wrasse has suddenly had a taste for my beautiful frogspawn. It was lovely and then slowly started looking like crap. And I just caught the wrasse pulling little chunks off. I thought they were reef safe. Hopefully he won't go on to the next. Is this normal behavior or criminal?

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Someone correct me if I’m wrong but I’m aren’t these fish obligate Corallivores when mature?
 
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No... but I am carrying my phone incase I catch him in the act but here's the frogspawn. It was much bigger.
 

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Someone correct me if I’m wrong but I’m aren’t these fish obligate Corallivores when mature?
Oh geeze I hope not or I can't afford to keep him. I have softys and LPS, gorgonians.
 

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+1 The yellowtail cleaner wrasse becomes an obligate corallivore as it matures. I would take him out.
 
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Just great :rolleyes: guess I will go fishing. Thanks everyone.
 

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