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Old 01/08/2008, 02:52 AM
StrategicReef StrategicReef is offline
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Does lawnmower blenny nip SPS?

Can you share your experience with this fish?
Is it mean and hurt other small fishes like shrimp gobies as well?
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Old 01/08/2008, 03:50 AM
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i want to know as well, i was thinking of getting a golden blenny but wasn't too sure.
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Old 01/08/2008, 04:18 AM
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I have one in my cube, and although I have never seen him nip any SPS corals, he did one day (out of the blue) start badgering the hell out of my yellow watchman goby that I have had for years. The goby was added well before the blenny, and it eventually led to his death. Other than that, he hasn't seemed aggressive towards anything else. (Yet?)
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Old 01/08/2008, 09:55 AM
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i have never experinced my LMB badgering any of my gobies. he does some times chase my foxface away from the nori clip form time to time...lol...but that is the only aggression i have seen from him. i did have a friend who had put a LMB with a starry blenny and the LMB chased the starry out of the tank. so having 2 of that type of blenny, Sailfin Blenny's, is not a good idea because they wont get along.
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Old 01/08/2008, 09:55 AM
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mine used too i have also seen it eat Xenia, and mojano anemone.
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Old 01/08/2008, 01:45 PM
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i just bought one for my 45 reef about a week ago. He seems to be pretty friendly. No nipping or anything yet. He is actually quite interesting to sit down and watch.
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Old 01/08/2008, 01:52 PM
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Mine has been a model citizen in my tank for over a year and a half.
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Old 01/08/2008, 01:53 PM
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Never had a problem in a 120g SPS dominant system.
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Old 01/08/2008, 05:04 PM
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never had a problem with mine either
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Old 01/08/2008, 10:42 PM
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no problems here.....i just find him floating around looking for algae and cleaning the glass
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Old 01/09/2008, 12:48 AM
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mine used too i have also seen it eat Xenia, and mojano anemone.
Hey can I borrow that Xeniamower blenny? I cannot get rid of this crap for the life of me!
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