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Lazyreefer
09/02/2004, 08:02 PM
Will a Juv. French Angel act as a cleaner fish? LFS told me this.


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Fngorh
Lazyreefer
09/02/2004, 09:27 PM
Bueller?
IowaReefer
09/02/2004, 10:23 PM
doubtful. do you trust your lfs?
Zoom
09/02/2004, 10:39 PM
Originally posted by Lazyreefer
Will a Juv. French Angel act as a cleaner fish? LFS told me this.


Thanks

Fngorh
Yes a very small one .
RobChuck
09/03/2004, 08:42 AM
If it's a juvenile in the 2-3" range, it will possibly clean. Very young juv French Angels set up cleaning stations in the wild.
IowaReefer
09/04/2004, 07:04 PM
wow! you learn something new everyday!
Zoom
09/04/2004, 08:03 PM
Originally posted by IowaReefer
wow! you learn something new everyday!
Some large angels like the adult Passer angel act as a cleaner fish for the large hammerhead sharks.
IowaReefer
09/05/2004, 07:52 AM
i have heard that, but never could remember exactly where. i always figured it was a myth... guess not!
diverdave
09/09/2004, 11:42 AM
The answer is a definitive yes. The host should be larger though. I have witnessed juvenile french angels cleaning barracuda and snapper in the wild, and I have watched my own juvenile french angel clean my porkfish many times.