Late January I wrote a post about cleaning stations and recently, at MOTE I got to see some cleaning behavior close up. It is utterly amazing to see these two species work together so well.
The small blue fish is a Caribbean neon goby more commonly called a cleaner goby because of its cleaning behavior. Although many species of reef fish will engage in cleaning behavior especially as juveniles, these fish are dedicated to this symbiotic niche for their entire lives.
Erica Lauer Vose 