the blenny thread

[fishfanv]

post pics of your blennies here. i'll start off by posting pics of my new ember blenny, i named him lenny

[BigShade]

wow thats a cool blenny i never seen one of those

heres my tailspot:



my wife calls him lenny heh..

[geris]

my Lawnmower Blenny a.k.a "Benny"

[Angel*Fish]

Ya gotta love those blennies! I plan to thoroughly enjoy this thread!

Hey Bigshade, is that blenny of yours one of those really rare $600+ fish? I'm looking for a colorful blenny to finish out my tank -- but I'm guessing I can't have one of those.

Love the other two above also! Blennies don't have to be fuschia to be the coolist fish in the tank!

[fishfanv]

NICE blennies everyone! have never seen yours before either bigshade - very beaut!

[DJGonzo69]

Geris,
Does your Lawn Mower Blenny eat alot of algae? What does it feed on after it eats all the algae? Or will there be always enough algae to sustain itself.
All cool looking blennies!!!
thx.

[geris]

Gonzo - yes, he eats a lot of algae and specially diatoms, but he also eats everything pellets, flakes, frozen food and anything he can find; he's a happy fatty

[DJGonzo69]

Thx Geris. That's good to know.

Hey FishFanV we should get a LM Blenny for our 12gal since we have hair algae in there.

[fishfanv]

Originally posted by DJGonzo69
Thx Geris. That's good to know.

Hey FishFanV we should get a LM Blenny for our 12gal since we have hair algae in there.

ok gonzo!

[BigShade]

Hey Bigshade, is that blenny of yours one of those really rare $600+ fish? I'm looking for a colorful blenny to finish out my tank -- but I'm guessing I can't have one of those.

Its called a tailspot blenny which seems to be relatively new to the hobby, they sell them at liveaquaria.com, my local fish store gets them very often, usually sells for 24.99 or 29.99.

i bought it very small about an inch, and its at least 3 inches now. confident but not aggressive, the first few months it would only eat algae off glass/rocks, but now it eats any frozen foods and even flakes. i highly recommend it, its got nice colors, has funny personality, and eats algae. blennys are cool

[fishfanv]

bigshade i just love that tailspot. i'll have to keep an eye out for them at my lfs.

[BigShade]

yeah definitely ask your LFS to order some in, they sell very quick at mine. cheap hardy fish, eats algae, nice looking and acts cool. cant go wrong in my opinion. hope you get one. that ember blenny is really cool too, how does it behave? how much was it?

[zfunk007]

Hey I like this thread. Is it restricted to just blennies? Or can we post pictures of Gobies as well? I've got some pictures of my seaweed blennies I will post soon.

Post more pictures people!

[Trigger 2]

i will post pics of my gobies when i get them if you guys dont mind.

[fishfanv]

goby pics are cool too!

[Trigger 2]

yah gobies are nice. im getting a neon goby in my 12 gallon reef.

[fishfanv]

Originally posted by BigShade
yeah definitely ask your LFS to order some in, they sell very quick at mine. cheap hardy fish, eats algae, nice looking and acts cool. cant go wrong in my opinion. hope you get one. that ember blenny is really cool too, how does it behave? how much was it?

the ember is really cool. i have yet to see it go down to the sand bed, i've only seen it perch on the top rocks, the powerhead, and right now, in the intake (i think that's what it is) tube of the skimmer that isn't being run while i use chemi-clean. it is a major pig and inhales the mysis & cyclop-eeze i feed it. it will stay in one place then dart out and chow on some food then dart back to its original perch. but it never hides or anything like that. there aren't any other fish yet, when i add more in the future its behavior may change.

it was $19 in my lfs which is cheap for that particular store.

[Trigger 2]

i find that blennies like to perch on rocks on the top of the tank and gobies like the bottom more. not all species but thats what i usually see.

[Gem Tang Rider]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...own_blenny.jpg
This one eats like a pig.

[Trigger 2]

i may get a shrimp goby pair for my 12 gallon nano instead of a neon goby and a clown. i will be getting a hi fin red banded goby.

[fishfanv]

Originally posted by Trigger 2
i may get a shrimp goby pair for my 12 gallon nano instead of a neon goby and a clown. i will be getting a hi fin red banded goby.

those are cool lookin gobies

[Trigger 2]

yah i like them alot. i may get a yellow watchman goby instead. they are both cheap and hardy gobies so i may go with that for my nano cube.

[Gem Tang Rider]

Is it too late to rename this as "blenny only thread"? ")

[Trigger 2]

lol.

[pclausen]

Here's my lawnmower blenny. Just picked him up a couple of days ago.