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03-27-2008, 01:32 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: fl
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 |  bllenny fish
I was wondering how to care for a blenny ,what do they eat ,and what would be the best enviorment for one? Thanks. | 
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03-27-2008, 01:34 PM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
Posts: 1,073
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Lots of hiding places!!
Food well that depends on the blenny, most will clean your tank of algae but some will only eat meat. they'll all eat Mysis/brine shrimp tho.
Quite easy to care for really _________ | |
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03-27-2008, 01:35 PM
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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
Posts: 2,113
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+1 to phoenixheights, and also the algae fed to tangs is what many of them will also eat  _________  | |
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03-27-2008, 01:58 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Myerstown, PA Age: 21
Posts: 305
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my bicolor eats algae and brine flakes, and anything else he can find...has a huge personality...what kind did you get/or are looking into
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...AGA 46 gal. bowfront, coralife 192watt aqualight, koralia 4, aqua c remora w/maxijet 1200 and surface skim box,200watt heater, 40 pounds black aragonite reef sand, 50 lbs. LR...cycling at the moment...
...12 gal. Nano-Cube, heavily modded, becoming a QT/Hospital tank for the new 46 | |
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03-27-2008, 02:24 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 439
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I would get one if I were you ! I wish I would have gotten mine sooner LOADS of personality , only really needs algae to eat ( I have never seen mine eat anything else and he is big and fat) and never disturbs anyone else plus no one bothers with him . perfect reef tankmate . I have a sailfin algae blenny by the way . 
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120 Gal Reef Tank Born 12/06 160+ Lbs of Live Rock 80 Lbs Live Sand
25 Gal Sump with fuge 15 lbs of Live Rock & Phosphate reactor
(2) 250w 20K MH and (4) 65w CF Atinics (6) Moonlights
Aqua C EV Skimmer
(4) Hydor Korillia # 3s
(1) yellow chromis
(1) green coris wrasse
(1) True Percula | |
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03-27-2008, 02:44 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
Posts: 4,932
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I have a Midas Blenny, which looks like a small Mahi Mahi, and he eats EVERYTHING!!! Beautiful fish. 
Actually, thats not the way mine looks at all, its more of a orange/yellow with blue eyes. This pic doesnt do it justice. Trying to find a better pic.
Here it is; Golden Midas Blenny - Ecsenius midas _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew.. 
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03-27-2008, 03:20 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: mesquite texas Age: 15
Posts: 151
Karma: 188
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sometimes i give mine a small piece of dried seaweed  _________  | |
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03-27-2008, 03:27 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: monterey...cali Age: 25
Posts: 288
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Originally Posted by Crabby Jim  I would get one if I were you ! I wish I would have gotten mine sooner LOADS of personality , only really needs algae to eat ( I have never seen mine eat anything else and he is big and fat) and never disturbs anyone else plus no one bothers with him . perfect reef tankmate . I have a sailfin algae blenny by the way . | will yours eat the algae on the wall too?
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29 gal/ 10gal refugium with more things then I have space to list.
with a 7gal sea horse tank slowly in the works | |
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03-27-2008, 03:43 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lakewood, CA Age: 34
Posts: 202
Karma: 95
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I have a midas blenny that thinks he's the s###, a lawnmower blenny that likes to have "staring contest" w/ my kids and a scooter blenny that minds his own business scouring the rocks looking for pods. The other 2 eat flake, pellet and algae sheets.
Note though, midas blenny is a jumper (twice so far) _________ Kimmy | |
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03-27-2008, 04:28 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 439
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My algae blenny eats any algae off of rocks, walls ,powerheads and anything it can find. | |
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