Finger dragonette

Belle73 · 11/12/2017, 09:27 AM

I bought a finger dragonette yesterday, and I wanted to get more info on it online. But I had no luck. Can anyone provide fun facts on this beautiful creature? Any info actually.
I wish I could upload a pic

Mark Bianco · 11/12/2017, 09:46 AM

Here is a short article Good luck

https://rightpet.com/breed-species/f...gered-dragonet

rtparty · 11/12/2017, 10:06 AM

Do you have a very large and mature tank with an insane amount of pods and live food?

sde1500 · 11/12/2017, 10:09 AM

Here's more info. http://m.liveaquaria.com/product/pro...22&pcatid=1722
If you really have just a 3 month old 30 gallon tank, this isn't the fish for you.

nereefpat · 11/12/2017, 10:37 AM

Had never heard of that one. Looks like a bigger/hungrier/more challenging version of a scooter blenny.

Here's the fishbase page: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/8240

Sk8r · 11/12/2017, 10:49 AM

I'm pretty convinced these should not be sold unless their dietary habits are far, far more forgiving then other dragonets. If these won't eat pellet or mysis, it's not going to live, and very likely it's going to need over a hundred gallon tank.

mcgyvr · 11/12/2017, 01:36 PM

Take it back to the store and next time research BEFORE you purchase..
That fish is not for you..

Rilelen · 11/12/2017, 03:21 PM

Max size 11"? Whoo, that's a big pod-hungry fish...

ReefNomad · 11/12/2017, 05:58 PM

We had a finger dragonette come in once as a baby, mistakenly labeled as a scooter blenny. Even as a baby, this thing would've been a MONSTER scooter.
We kept it in a 300 gallon rock pool, and it seemed happy enough until it was about 6" long. At that point, it was starving in a massive system. It couldn't forage enough among the rocks to sustain itself. We tried switching it onto something prepared, but it wasn't having any of that. Thankfully, the aquarium at the zoo had a stingray tank tied into their reefs, and the 8' diameter ring of sand kept the finger dragonette happy for another 5 years beyond what we could.

11/12/2017, 09:27 AM	#1
Belle73 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 2	Finger dragonette I bought a finger dragonette yesterday, and I wanted to get more info on it online. But I had no luck. Can anyone provide fun facts on this beautiful creature? Any info actually. I wish I could upload a pic

11/12/2017, 10:06 AM	#3
rtparty Raise The Reef! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 7,404	Do you have a very large and mature tank with an insane amount of pods and live food? __________________ Ryan Click on my user name and check out my homepage! Current Tank Info: 50g Cadlights/Giesemann Spectra (250w Radium, 2 ATI Blue Plus, 2 ATI Actinic)/2 x Vortech MP10wQD/Skimz SN123/Eheim Compact 3000+

11/12/2017, 10:09 AM	#4
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	Here's more info. http://m.liveaquaria.com/product/pro...22&pcatid=1722 If you really have just a 3 month old 30 gallon tank, this isn't the fish for you. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

11/12/2017, 10:37 AM	#5
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	Had never heard of that one. Looks like a bigger/hungrier/more challenging version of a scooter blenny. Here's the fishbase page: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/8240 __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

11/12/2017, 10:49 AM	#6
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I'm pretty convinced these should not be sold unless their dietary habits are far, far more forgiving then other dragonets. If these won't eat pellet or mysis, it's not going to live, and very likely it's going to need over a hundred gallon tank. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

11/12/2017, 09:46 AM	#2
Mark Bianco In Memoriam Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Infinity and Beyond Posts: 2,445	Here is a short article Good luck https://rightpet.com/breed-species/f...gered-dragonet

11/12/2017, 01:36 PM	#7
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Take it back to the store and next time research BEFORE you purchase.. That fish is not for you.. __________________ Who me?

11/12/2017, 03:21 PM	#8
Rilelen Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Virginia Posts: 245	Max size 11"? Whoo, that's a big pod-hungry fish... __________________ 72g: Percula pair, Foxface, Kole tang, Midas Blenny, Blue/green chromis, Yellow & green clown goby pairs Office Nano Tank System (29 Gallon + 20 Gallon): Saltwater mollies + fry

11/12/2017, 05:58 PM	#9
ReefNomad Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 130	We had a finger dragonette come in once as a baby, mistakenly labeled as a scooter blenny. Even as a baby, this thing would've been a MONSTER scooter. We kept it in a 300 gallon rock pool, and it seemed happy enough until it was about 6" long. At that point, it was starving in a massive system. It couldn't forage enough among the rocks to sustain itself. We tried switching it onto something prepared, but it wasn't having any of that. Thankfully, the aquarium at the zoo had a stingray tank tied into their reefs, and the 8' diameter ring of sand kept the finger dragonette happy for another 5 years beyond what we could.