My cleaner shrimp, broken??

[craftyfish]

I bought a small cleaner shrimp about 2 weeks ago...cute little guy...1.5in
I was hoping it will clean my 2 sebae clowns....the female is about 2.5~3in and male is 1.5

so the female will approach the shrimp and hold still, but the cleaner shrimp will just shyly move away! does it not know how to clean? is it just intimidated by the clown?

wuts the deal with my cleaner shrimp...??

 

[plecosword]

its either too young or not comfterable yet in the tank, it can take them a while

 

[james-lee]

LOL! Your title said it was broken. I pictured this shrimp huddled in the corner of tank rocking back and forth mumbling to itself hahaah! :rofl:

 

[kajung2k]

@james-lee hahahahahah. That's hilarious!

 

[craftyfish]

it does rock back and forth....and often scurries away too often....

i hope it starts cleaning....soon

 

[danagui]

mine had the same problem...took about 1 month before it started this process

 

[G-Tank]

mine cleans my hand lol. free manicure.leasantry:

 

[russ13]

my cleaner just tries to steal food from my nem when i feed it.my clowns host a piece of colt coral and dont even notice them nem.i think my whole tank is broken

 

[fraggardner]

+1 gtank

 

[danagui]

mine cleans my hand lol. free manicure.leasantry:

I can hand feed mine as well. Tickles lol

 

[craftyfish]

Finally happened~~~

the cleaner and the peppermint cleans my hand and picks at it whenever I get my hand in there...maybe they see something we don't, they pick at it every time

but I saw my cleaner shrimp working on the female clown!!!! it was beautiful!! the clown was even opening its mouth for him/her and he was working the mouth, the tail...but at one point i think clown was nicked, so swam away...oh nature is so fun to watch!!