Waspfish. Will they bother my cleaners?

[ice fish]

I really dont want to get rid of my cleaner shrimps. Most of my fish shouldnt be big enough for them to eat since they will mostly be wrasses. Think they will devour them or less likely to eat them?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Waspfish have really small mouths. I doubt they could eat an adult cleaner shrimp.

 

[ice fish]

I just cant stay away from the spineys renee. I miss my fuzzy horribly :( Im hoping if the waspfish would fill that void a little without ruining my wrasses or inverts.

 

[rayn]

I never had a problem with grown shrimp and waspfish. Should be good unless they are babies.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I've had waspfish with cleaner shrimp before. There wasn't any issue.

 

[ice fish]

There pretty large cleaners now. I dont think it would be a issue. Im tempted to get one.

 

[eatbreakfast]

There pretty large cleaners now. I dont think it would be a issue. Im tempted to get one.

I highly recommend them.

 

[ice fish]

Now i just need someone to sell me one at a good price then

 

[eatbreakfast]

Now i just need someone to sell me one at a good price then

They've been on DD pretty frequently lately.

 

[ice fish]

They've been on DD pretty frequently lately.

Yeah. The shipping is brutal though. Turns into a 100+ dollar fish at that point

 

[eatbreakfast]

Yeah. The shipping is brutal though. Turns into a 100+ dollar fish at that point

It all depends on where you place the value on the fish. There is value in availability. So for example, say it's $70 at the LFS, would you pay $10 extra to get him this week versus next week? What about $10 extra dollars to get it this month instead of next month? I would look at the extra money as a way of knowing that I can definitely get it and know when I will get it, rather than waiting indefinitely with uncertainty.

Now, I prefer to get stuff from LFS. I like seeing the exact specimen, see how well it eats, how it's behaving, etc, but if an LFS can't get something in a reasonable time; actually getting what I want is important too.

 

[ice fish]

Agreed but it's not a fish I'm desperate to get. It's not going to hurt me if I don't get it or find it at the fish store. But yeah. That's why I'm buying some fish from online vendors

 

[ice fish]

Ok. Another random question that i dont wanna make a new thread for. What about a fu man with them?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Ok. Another random question that i dont wanna make a new thread for. What about a fu man with them?

They would make excellent tankmates.

 

[ice fish]

So a fu would be ok with the shrimp and wrasses?

 

[eatbreakfast]

So a fu would be ok with the shrimp and wrasses?

The wrasses will be fine, if the cleaners are large, they will be fine too, but if they are amall or medium, they will be at risk. Fu manchus have a dmall mouth for a lion.

 

[ice fish]

There about max size so I should be ok then. Thanks