seabass Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Blennies Blennies are rich in personality. They are typically bottom dwellers, with some being peaceful and some more aggressive, some reclusive and others more outgoing, some herbivores and others omnivores or even carnivores. They can be territorial, and have been known to pick on other blennies, smaller gobies, and dartfish. Provide plenty of live rock. Combtooth Blennies have around 100 teeth embedded in their lips, which are used to scrape algae off rocks and aquarium glass. However, hervivorous Blennies might nip on fleshy corals and clam mantles when underfed. Finally, the Fang Blennies, of the Meiacanthus genus, have a painful and venomous bite. Some Blennies are hervibores which should be fed frozen and dried foods for herbivores (containing spirulina and other marine algae). They will also forage for microalgae growing within the aquarium, and should be kept in an established aquarium with microalgae growth. However, Midas Blennies, Fang Blennies, and Yellowtail Black Blennies are omnivores and should be fed frozen mysis shrimp, finely chopped seafood, as well as frozen herbivore preparations. While Eyebrow Barnacle Blennies and Panamic Barnacle Blennies are carnivores, and should be fed finely chopped meaty foods. Two Spot Bimaculatus Blenny (Ecsenius bimaculatus) Max Size: 1.5" Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Cebu Species Notes: Two Spot Bimaculatus Blennies shouldn't be kept with aggressive species which can intimidate these fish into hiding. Feed herbivorous foods. It will also feed on microalgae growing in the aquarium. Might nip at sessile invertebrates. Panamic Barnacle Blenny (Acanthemblemaria hancocki) Max Size: 2" Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Panama Species Notes: The Panamic Barnacle Blenny is a carnivore and should be fed mysis shrimp and finely chopped meaty foods. Pictus Blenny (Ecsenius pictus) a.k.a. White Lined Comb Tooth Blenny Max Size: 2" Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Indo-Pacific Species Notes: Feed herbivorous food preparations. Tail Spot Blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura) Max Size: 2.5" Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Cebu Species Notes: Tail Spot Blennies shouldn't be kept with aggressive species which can intimidate these fish into hiding. Feed herbivorous foods. It will also feed on microalgae growing in the aquarium. Might nip at SPS corals. Mexican Barnacle Blenny (Acanthemblemaria macrospilus) Max Size: 2" Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Gulf of California and the Pacific coast of Mexico Species Notes: Provide crevices (or barnacles) for shelter. Horned Blenny (Hypsoblennius exstochilus) Max size: 2.5" Minimum tank size: 30 gallon Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Caribbean Smith's Blenny (Meiacanthus smithii) Max Size: 3" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Sri Lanka Species Notes: Smith's Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Eyebrow Barnacle Blenny (Ekemblemaria myersi) Max Size: 3" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Indo-Pacific Species Notes: The Eyebrow Barnacle Blenny is a carnivore; feed mysis shrimp and finely chopped seafood. Blackline Blenny (Meiacanthus nigrolineatus) Max Size: 3" Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Red Sea, Indian Ocean Species Notes: The Blackline Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Red Sea Mimic Blenny (Ecsenius gravieri) Max Size: 3" Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Red Sea, Indian Ocean Species Notes: The Red Sea Mimic Blenny mimics the Blackline Blenny, but is not venomous. Provide chopped meaty food along with herbivorous preparations. Bundoon Blenny (Meiacanthus bundoon) Max Size: 3.5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Tonga Species Notes: The Bundoon Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Linear Blenny (Ecsenius lineatus) Max Size: 3.5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: South Asia Species Notes: Linear Blennies shouldn't be kept with aggressive species which can intimidate these fish into hiding. Feed herbivorous foods. It will also feed on microalgae growing in the aquarium. Might nip at SPS corals. Harptail Blenny (Meiacanthus mossambicus) Max Size: 4" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Africa Species Notes: The Harptail Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Bicolor Blenny (Ecsenius bicolor) Max Size: 4" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Fiji, Indonesia, Sri Lanka Species Notes: The Bicolor Blenny is a herbivore. It might nip at clam mantles or SPS when underfed. Segmented Sailfin Blenny (Salarias segmentatus) Max Size: 4" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Eastern Asia Species Notes: The Segmented Sailfin Blenny is a herbivore. It's considered reef safe, but might nip at SPS corals. Black Combtooth Blenny (Ecsenius namiyei) Max Size: 4" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: With Caution Origin: Indonesia, Philippines Species Notes: Feed herbivorous food preparations. One Spot Blenny (Crossosalarias macrospilus) a.k.a. Triplespot Blenny Max Size: 4" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: South Asia Species Notes: The One Spot Blenny is a herbivore. It requires a well established aquarium that is growing microalgae. Feed herbivorous food preparations. Yellowtail Black Blenny (Enchelyurus flavipes) a.k.a. Flametail Blenny Max Size: 4" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Indonesia Species Notes: The Yellowtail Black Blenny looks similar to the Bicolor Blenny but has a more rounded head. It's an omnivore which should be fed finely chopped seafood, as well as prepared frozen herbivore preparations. Kamohara Blenny (Meiacanthus kamoharai) Max Size: 4.5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Japan Species Notes: The Harptail Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Black Sailfin Blenny (Atrosalarias fuscus) Max Size: 4.5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Java, Tonga Species Notes: The Black Sailfin Blenny is a herbivore, and needs an established aquarium with microalgae growth to survive. It might also eat hair algae. It might nip at clam mantles or SPS when underfed. Striped Blenny (Meiacanthus grammistes) a.k.a. Striped Fang Blenny Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Indonesia Species Notes: The Striped Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Sailfin Blenny (Salarias fasciatus) a.k.a. Lawnmower Blenny Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Fiji, Indonesia Species Notes: As a herbivore, it may eat filamentous hair algae. Requires an established aquarium with algae growth. It can eventually become territorial and nip at sessile invertebrates and clams. Canary Blenny (Meiacanthus oualanensis) a.k.a. Oualan Forktail Blenny Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Fiji Species Notes: The Canary Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Green Canary Blenny (Meiacanthus tongaensis) Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Fiji Species Notes: The Green Canary Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Orange Spotted Blenny (Blenniella chrysospilos) Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: With Caution Origin: Fiji, Maldives Species Notes: The Orange Spotted Blenny may nip at stony coral polyps or clam mantles. Feed herbivorous food preparations. Forktail Blenny (Meiacanthus atrodorsalis) Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Indonesia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines Species Notes: The Forktail Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Ember Blenny (Cirripectes stigmaticus) Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 50 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Fiji, Indonesia Species Notes: The Ember Blenny in an omnivore and requires a meaty diet including mysis shrimp and finely chopped seafood, along with frozen herbivorous preparations containing spirulina and marine algae. Midas Blenny (Ecsenius midas) Max Size: 6" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Africa, Maldives Species Notes: The Midas Blenny (especially in nano tanks) might intimidate planktivores and nip at firefish and gobies. It's an omnivore that requires finely chopped meaty food as well as frozen herbivorous preparations. Orangethroat Pikeblenny (Chaenopsis alepidota) Max size: 6" Minimum tank size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Southern California to the Gulf of California Species Notes: Males are more colorful, while females have a mottled earth tone with peal like speckles. Provide a reef rubble substrate of various coarseness and rock which provides a network of tunnels. Starry Blenny (Salarias ramosus) Max Size: 6.5" Minimum Tank Size: 40 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Indo-Pacific, Australia Species Notes: Feed herbivorous food preparations. Lizard blenny (Parapercis xanthozona) Max size: 9" Minimum tank size: 40 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-agressive Reef compatible: Yes Origin: Indo-Pacific, Africa, Hawaii Species Notes: May become aggressive to similar shaped fish, and might eat small ornamental shrimp. Photos by 2 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 4 hours ago, seabass said: Blennies Blennies are rich in personality. They are typically bottom dwellers, with some being peaceful and some more aggressive, some reclusive and others more outgoing, some herbivores and others omnivores or even carnivores. They can be territorial, and have been known to pick on other blennies, smaller gobies, and dartfish. Provide plenty of live rock. Combtooth Blennies have around 100 teeth embedded in their lips, which are used to scrape algae off rocks and aquarium glass. However, hervivorous Blennies might nip on fleshy corals and clam mantles when underfed. Finally, the Fang Blennies, of the Meiacanthus genus, have a painful and venomous bite. Some Blennies are hervibores which should be fed frozen and dried foods for herbivores (containing spirulina and other marine algae). They will also forage for microalgae growing within the aquarium, and should be kept in an established aquarium with microalgae growth. However, Midas Blennies and Fang Blennies are omnivores and should be fed frozen mysis shrimp, finely chopped seafood, as well as frozen herbivore preparations. While Eyebrow Barnacle Blennies and Panamic Barnacle Blennies are carnivores, and should be fed finely chopped meaty foods. Two Spot Bimaculatus Blenny (Ecsenius bimaculatus) Max Size: 1.5" Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Cebu Species Notes: Two Spot Bimaculatus Blennies shouldn't be kept with aggressive species which can intimidate these fish into hiding. Feed herbivorous foods. It will also feed on microalgae growing in the aquarium. Might nip at sessile invertebrates. Panamic Barnacle Blenny (Acanthemblemaria hancocki) Max Size: 2" Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Panama Species Notes: The Panamic Barnacle Blenny is a carnivore and should be fed mysis shrimp and finely chopped meaty foods. Tail Spot Blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura) Max Size: 2.5" Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Cebu Species Notes: Tail Spot Blennies shouldn't be kept with aggressive species which can intimidate these fish into hiding. Feed herbivorous foods. It will also feed on microalgae growing in the aquarium. Might nip at SPS corals. Smith's Blenny (Meiacanthus smithii) Max Size: 3" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Sri Lanka Species Notes: Smith's Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Eyebrow Barnacle Blenny (Ekemblemaria myersi) Max Size: 3" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Indo-Pacific Species Notes: The Eyebrow Barnacle Blenny is a carnivore; feed mysis shrimp and finely chopped seafood. Blackline Blenny (Meiacanthus nigrolineatus) Max Size: 3" Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Red Sea, Indian Ocean Species Notes: The Blackline Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Red Sea Mimic Blenny (Ecsenius gravieri) Max Size: 3" Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Red Sea, Indian Ocean Species Notes: The Red Sea Mimic Blenny mimics the Blackline Blenny, but is not venomous. Provide chopped meaty food along with herbivorous preparations. Bundoon Blenny (Meiacanthus bundoon) Max Size: 3.5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Tonga Species Notes: The Bundoon Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Linear Blenny (Ecsenius lineatus) Max Size: 3.5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: South Asia Species Notes: Linear Blennies shouldn't be kept with aggressive species which can intimidate these fish into hiding. Feed herbivorous foods. It will also feed on microalgae growing in the aquarium. Might nip at SPS corals. Harptail Blenny (Meiacanthus mossambicus) Max Size: 4" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Africa Species Notes: The Harptail Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Bicolor Blenny (Ecsenius bicolor) Max Size: 4" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Fiji, Indonesia, Sri Lanka Species Notes: The Bicolor Blenny is a herbivore. It might nip at clam mantles or SPS when underfed. Segmented Sailfin Blenny (Salarias segmentatus) Max Size: 4" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Eastern Asia Species Notes: The Segmented Sailfin Blenny is a herbivore. It's considered reef safe, but might nip at SPS corals. Black Combtooth Blenny (Ecsenius namiyei) Max Size: 4" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: With Caution Origin: Indonesia, Philippines Species Notes: Feed herbivorous food preparations. One Spot Blenny (Crossosalarias macrospilus) a.k.a. Triplespot Blenny Max Size: 4" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: South Asia Species Notes: The One Spot Blenny is a herbivore. It requires a well established aquarium that is growing microalgae. Feed herbivorous food preparations. Kamohara Blenny (Meiacanthus kamoharai) Max Size: 4.5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Japan Species Notes: The Harptail Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Black Sailfin Blenny (Atrosalarias fuscus) Max Size: 4.5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Java, Tonga Species Notes: The Black Sailfin Blenny is a herbivore, and needs an established aquarium with microalgae growth to survive. It might also eat hair algae. It might nip at clam mantles or SPS when underfed. Striped Blenny (Meiacanthus grammistes) a.k.a. Striped Fang Blenny Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Indonesia Species Notes: The Striped Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Sailfin Blenny (Salarias fasciatus) a.k.a. Lawnmower Blenny Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Fiji, Indonesia Species Notes: As a herbivore, it may eat filamentous hair algae. Requires an established aquarium with algae growth. It can eventually become territorial and nip at sessile invertebrates and clams. Canary Blenny (Meiacanthus oualanensis) a.k.a. Oualan Forktail Blenny Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Fiji Species Notes: The Canary Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Green Canary Blenny (Meiacanthus tongaensis) Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Fiji Species Notes: The Green Canary Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Orange Spotted Blenny (Blenniella chrysospilos) Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: With Caution Origin: Fiji, Maldives Species Notes: The Orange Spotted Blenny may nip at stony coral polyps or clam mantles. Feed herbivorous food preparations. Forktail Blenny (Meiacanthus atrodorsalis) Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Indonesia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines Species Notes: The Forktail Blenny is an omnivore possessing venomous, defensive fangs. Ember Blenny (Cirripectes stigmaticus) Max Size: 5" Minimum Tank Size: 50 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Fiji, Indonesia Species Notes: The Ember Blenny in an omnivore and requires a meaty diet including mysis shrimp and finely chopped seafood, along with frozen herbivorous preparations containing spirulina and marine algae. Starry Blenny (Salarias ramosus) Max Size: 5.5" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Indo-Pacific, Australia Species Notes: Feed herbivorous food preparations. Midas Blenny (Ecsenius midas) Max Size: 6" Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Africa, Maldives Species Notes: The Midas Blenny (especially in nano tanks) might intimidate planktivores and nip at firefish and gobies. It's an omnivore that requires finely chopped meaty food as well as frozen herbivorous preparations. Photos by Hi, Starry Blenny can hit up to 6.5" in captivity. Mine grew from ~4.5" to 6.5" in almost ~3 years. 🙂 Also, you forgot the Pictus blenny! 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Added Pictus Blenny (Ecsenius pictus). 1 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 3 hours ago, seabass said: Added Pictus Blenny (Ecsenius pictus). Thank you for the update, and thank you for increasing the min. tank size for the starry blenny. These guys can be quite territorial as they get older & larger, and a 40G+ would definitely be better for them. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment
Melfy77 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 There's also the flametail blenny. Mine was always out in the open but really territorial. Killed a cherub angel and royal gramma. When the gramma died I didn't notice it right away, got an ammonia spike, which killed the flametail...how ironic🙄 I currently have a two spot blenny. Really small but such personnality. Tank has a springeri damsel, and when I added the blenny it nipped the damsel when it got too close 😏 2 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Melfy77 said: There's also the flametail blenny. Added the Yellowtail Black Blenny (Enchelyurus flavipes). 2 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Melfy77 said: There's also the flametail blenny. Mine was always out in the open but really territorial. Killed a cherub angel and royal gramma. When the gramma died I didn't notice it right away, got an ammonia spike, which killed the flametail...how ironic🙄 I currently have a two spot blenny. Really small but such personnality. Tank has a springeri damsel, and when I added the blenny it nipped the damsel when it got too close 😏 Yeah, some of the larger species of blennies can be bullies at time. They do have a lot of personality though, which is why I like blennies in general. 🙂 Quote Link to comment
1epauletteshark Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I have a couple fish you might like to add: Barnacle Blenny (Acanthemblemaria macrospilus) Max Size: 2" Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Central Pacific OceanOrange pikethroat blenny (Chaenopsis alepidota) Max size: 6" Minimum tank size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Southern California; the western and NE Gulf of California. Dentex blenny (Ecsenius dentex) Max size: 2.5" Minimum tank size: 25 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Western Indian ocean, and is endemic to the gulfs of Aqaba, Suez, and the northwestern Red Sea. Gulf blenny (Ecsenius pulcher) Max size: 4" Minimum tank size: 30 gallon Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, coast of Oman, and northwestern coast of the Indian subcontinent as far south as the Gulf of Kutch. Horned blenny (Hypsoblennius exstochilus) Max size: 4" Minimum tank size: 30 gallon Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Western central Atlantic ocean. Kamohara fang blenny (Meiacanthus kamoharai) Max size: 2.5" Minimum tank size: 30 gallon Care level: Easy Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef compatible: Yes Origin: Western Pacific ocean, around southern Japan. Lizard blenny (Parapercis sp) Max size: 5" Minimum tank size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef compatible: Yes Origin: Indo-Pacific 2 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 2 hours ago, 1epauletteshark said: I have a couple fish you might like to add: Barnacle Blenny (Acanthemblemaria macrospilus) Max Size: 2" Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Central Pacific OceanOrange pikethroat blenny (Chaenopsis alepidota) Max size: 6" Minimum tank size: 30 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Southern California; the western and NE Gulf of California. Dentex blenny (Ecsenius dentex) Max size: 2.5" Minimum tank size: 25 gallons Care level: Easy Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Western Indian ocean, and is endemic to the gulfs of Aqaba, Suez, and the northwestern Red Sea. Gulf blenny (Ecsenius pulcher) Max size: 4" Minimum tank size: 30 gallon Care level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, coast of Oman, and northwestern coast of the Indian subcontinent as far south as the Gulf of Kutch. Horned blenny (Hypsoblennius exstochilus) Max size: 4" Minimum tank size: 30 gallon Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Origin: Western central Atlantic ocean. Kamohara fang blenny (Meiacanthus kamoharai) Max size: 2.5" Minimum tank size: 30 gallon Care level: Easy Temperament: Semi-aggressive Reef compatible: Yes Origin: Western Pacific ocean, around southern Japan. Lizard blenny (Parapercis sp) Max size: 5" Minimum tank size: 30 gallons Care level: Moderate Temperament: Peaceful Reef compatible: Yes Origin: Indo-Pacific Those are great additions! I've kept a lizard blenny before though, and I distinctly recalled it trying to swallow another smaller goby in my QT tank. They look unique for a blenny, but I wager they're predatory to a certain degree. And I absolutely love barnacle blennies! Had the pleasure to spot one in the bottom of frag tank at a store. It was tiny, and accidently came in during a live coral shipment. We don't really get them for sale here otherwise. Sucks, because they're one of the ideal nanofish for a small peaceful system. 1 Quote Link to comment
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