Re: NANFA-- River Reef Report 7/31 Larry is FREE
BILL HOPPE (zzzzzzbill_at_yahoo.com)
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 12:41:31 -0700 (PDT)
Long ago -in the 60s-a 1200 gallon tank with LM bass ,
crappie , bowfin , gar and bluegill had an anchor worm
infestation . A fish needing a cleaning would position
near some bluegill and would become rather ridged ,
fins spread just slightly quivering and presenting
side on . If it were bluegill on bluegill the smaller
would usually clean the larger .This was back in the
time when cleaner wrasse were just making a big splash
in the media . I was never able to get any of the 4
instances when I saw this on film so I said nothing
.Didn't want to sound like a nut case . Cleaner
bluegill . Ha . Little did I know they already thought
I was nuts anyhow .Only remember crappie , bass and
blugill getting cleaned and only bluegill doing
cleaning .
--- "R. W. Wolff" <choupiqu_at_wctc.net> wrote:
> This activity is also seen in the sunfish.
> Largemouth bass will go into an
> area frequented by many bluegill. They lie on the
> bottom and take on a pasty
> coloring. The bluegills seem to know this is a cue
> and come in to feed on
> parasites. As soon as the bass reverts to a normal
> coloration, the bluegills
> flee, if they dont the bass gets lunch. Not sure if
> other species do this.
>
> Ray
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Bill Hoppe
Yellville Arkansas
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