Hey everyone .... So I been monitoring my clams for the past few days, an they seem a bit retracted, I checked everything and all was fine.... Lasnight while prepping their food, I caught my cleaner in action,peckin on both my clams, can that be the reason for retracting? .... Also, I never seen him clean a fish since I have him, when they approach him, he swims away, could it be he is a false cleaner? Also he is a feisty mysis and brine shrimp eater.... Help please, its impossible to catch him out of tank, what to do, what to do
Urgent help needed Cleaner wrasse pecking @ my clams
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You could probably catch him using a trap, even a DIY would do. Using his fav food as bait.
That's if you decide to catch him of course. Obviously you know what a cleaner wrasse looks like but post a pic anyway, maybe we'll spot something that could indicate otherwise?
My two did the same, both had to come out.
Will never put another one in my tank if it has clams in.
They are a serious pest, and will eventually kill the clam.
Will never put another one in my tank if it has clams in.
They are a serious pest, and will eventually kill the clam.
Thats something wouldnt have thought...cleaner wrasses not being clam friendly...there goes my plans of keeping clams again...love my cleaner so I wouldnt be able to part with him. 
I've got a cleaner with clams... has never touched them. And he's all over the fish... Different species maybe?
Box trap with a sliding door, they are easy to catch.
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build a net or cage around the clam? till you get the fish out
@butcherman thanks,good idea
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