blenny

[birdy607]

anyoen got any suggestions for a blenny in a 29 bio cube there alot of them so im trying to figure out what would do best

[Guygettnby]

scooter blenny, bicolor blenny, red lip blenny, midas blenny, lawnmower blenny.... come to think of it every blenny i have heard of does fine in 10-20g tanks.

i personally have a scooter blenny in a 20g, a feather blenny in a 5g and in my 5g mantis tank. they are all doing great and i have had no problems with them being in those tanks.

but my personal favorite is the scooter blenny!

[birdy607]

he eats frozen right?

[mayo-92]

another good one midas blenny they are great for nanos

[InLimbo87]

tailspot blenny :)

[KUDA]

Scooter blennies do NOT do good in nanos unless they eat frozen food or you have a giant fuge.

[birdy607]

yea thats what i thought i really want the tailspot blenny inlimbo was talking about what have your experiences been?

[happyface888]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10480882#post10480882 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by InLimbo87
tailspot blenny :)

I second this little guy, lots of color and cool fish.

[InLimbo87]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10482588#post10482588 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by birdy607
yea thats what i thought i really want the tailspot blenny inlimbo was talking about what have your experiences been?

Well, I just took home my first one just a couple days ago, so my experience so far is extremely limited. I just love their coloration, and they have a cool little personality so far. I'll post more on my experiences over the next couple weeks or so.

[bj32482]

canary blenny....these can be captive bred

[Sk8r]

Scooter isn't a blenny. He's a dragonet, like the mandarin goby, which isn't a goby, but a dragonet. Go figure. ;)

The tailspots that are currently being sold are very small and require some coddling. Getting a bit of very algaed rock when you get one would be a good thing. They can figure out Formula 2 spirulina cubes. They're fragile at first but become hardier and full of sass, growing to 2 inches. They're brown with a neon eyestripe and of course the spot.

The midas is a good one for color and action.

And if you don't mind being stared at from the mouth of a cave, there's [in the same size range, but different group] the yellow watchman goby, a sandsifter who's colorful, attitudinal, and gets along with most everybody by flaring off and opening his mouth, but rarely bites. He will go cryptic if there's any larger fish that spooks him, but in partnership with a tiger pistol shrimp, he's endless entertainment. Mine has at least 6 different burrows. Just be sure your rock is stable [mine's on eggcrate] because the pistol can shift a lot of sand.

[InLimbo87]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10484578#post10484578 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sk8r
The tailspots that are currently being sold are very small and require some coddling. Getting a bit of very algaed rock when you get one would be a good thing. They can figure out Formula 2 spirulina cubes. They're fragile at first but become hardier and full of sass, growing to 2 inches. They're brown with a neon eyestripe and of course the spot.



Mine's been in my tank for only 24 hrs now and I can attest to this statement. He came in very small, and seems pretty easily stressed. He's been fairly active in my tank so far, and has been grazing a lot at the algae on the back of the tank and on the sides.

So far he has not taken to any frozen food I put in there, but I have only fed the tank once since he's been in. I have read that they can be finicky at first (like a lot of blennies) to eating prepared foods.

[Guygettnby]

every scooter blenny i have had has eaten frozen mysis. and for you having a 29g nano tank......i wouldnt see a problem.

[Guygettnby]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10481246#post10481246 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KUDA
Scooter blennies do NOT do good in nanos unless they eat frozen food or you have a giant fuge.

i would like to see proof of this. i know of several people keeping a scooter blenny in nano tanks. i also have a scooter blenny in a 20g tank right now wich is smaller then his nano cube.

[Grins]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10481246#post10481246 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KUDA
Scooter blennies do NOT do good in nanos unless they eat frozen food or you have a giant fuge.

Agreed, they have the same needs as other dragonettes.

[InLimbo87]

Here are two pics of my new tailspot:

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n18/InLimbo87/Nanocube%2012%20Gallon/August5021.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n18/InLimbo87/Nanocube%2012%20Gallon/August5028.jpg

:)

[birdy607]

well i already have a yellow wtachman and two clarkii clowns so maybe if hes fragile the clarkiis might not be the best? what do you think?

[InLimbo87]

Yeah you may want to go with a more aggressive blenny then so that he can hold his own to your clowns (which are already fairly territorial I presume?)

[birdy607]

ha yes evil i might add. they run the tank my ive had them about a year. so which blennys are more agressive -lawnmower