Which Blenny?

[bangbangkhan]

I have an Orange spot sleeper Goby and wanted to add a Blenny to the tank. i cant decide between the three below? any one has any experience with these?

Gold and Blue Blenny
Lined Blenny
Green Midas Blenny

 

[FishyReef]

I've had the blue and gold blenny and really liked it. I kept it in my nano tank and it was happy. Unfortunately I lost it to a bacterial infection brought in by another fish. I do plan to get another for my nano tank in the future.

I see you have a 90g tank and just want to point out that the blue and gold is a small blenny. I have a large (2.5+") tailspot blenny in my 90g and it still gets lost in the shuffle sometimes. If I were going to put a blenny in a 90g I think I'd go with a larger blenny like a midas blenny, starry blenny, or super red ember blenny. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love my tailspot, but most smaller blennies aren't anywhere near as large as mine and would otherwise get totally lost or out-competed by the other fish. Hope this helps!

 

[bangbangkhan]

I've had the blue and gold blenny and really liked it. I kept it in my nano tank and it was happy. Unfortunately I lost it to a bacterial infection brought in by another fish. I do plan to get another for my nano tank in the future.

I see you have a 90g tank and just want to point out that the blue and gold is a small blenny. I have a large (2.5+") tailspot blenny in my 90g and it still gets lost in the shuffle sometimes. If I were going to put a blenny in a 90g I think I'd go with a larger blenny like a midas blenny, starry blenny, or super red ember blenny. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love my tailspot, but most smaller blennies aren't anywhere near as large as mine and would otherwise get totally lost or out-competed by the other fish. Hope this helps!

thanks! i see you keep a large herd of wrasse....so maybe you can help me with a question...how can you keep a cleaner wrasse alive in captivity for a long period of time? i feed mine three times a day with brine shrimp and looks like its always hungry...should i trade it back in?

 

[Smitty]

Try feeding the cleaner wrasse with a smaller, more nutritional food, like cyclopeeze, reef plankton, or azox.

 

[salt_for_brains]

thanks! i see you keep a large herd of wrasse....so maybe you can help me with a question...how can you keep a cleaner wrasse alive in captivity for a long period of time? i feed mine three times a day with brine shrimp and looks like its always hungry...should i trade it back in?

Blue Streak Cleaner Wrasse

 

[bangbangkhan]

Blue Streak Cleaner Wrasse

I guess she is headed back to the LFS....even though she is eating plenty in my tank right now but why risk it.

 

[chichimom79]

I've never heard of a green Midas Blenny. I have a Midas Blenny and it is a really cool fish with loads of personality. Plus, they are larger so it wont be hard to find in your tank.
Good luck on the wrasse also.

 

[bangbangkhan]

I've never heard of a green Midas Blenny. I have a Midas Blenny and it is a really cool fish with loads of personality. Plus, they are larger so it wont be hard to find in your tank.
Good luck on the wrasse also.

My LFS has a great variety of fishes..:^:..they carry both the green and yellow midas.

Saltwater (Marine) Fish

 

[FishyReef]

Are you sure its a midas blenny and not a canary blenny that is mislabeled as a midas? I've heard of green canary blenny's, but never a green midas blenny.

And everyone else has you covered on the cleaner wrasse!

 

[bangbangkhan]

It might be mis labelled...I will check with the store