Damn cleaner wrasse.

[Snowsurfer]

Recently my cleaner wrasse over the last 2 days has started to nip my 8" Deresa clam. Is this likely to stop ?

Problem is im going on holiday tomorrow for 2 weeks is the clam gonna die within 2 weeks if the cleaner wrasse keeps nipping it ?

I cant see any damage but the cleaner wrasse dives very fast into the middle of the clam making it close and now its staying partly closed up.

[a4twenty]

no it won't stop, your gonna have to choose and before you leave.

[jmaneyapanda]

agreed 100%

[reefdood]

I had the same prob. years ago. The cleaner wrasse would constantly try to "clean" the dots from my 10" Derasa. Cleaner wrasse went bye-bye, and the clam did fine.