Pics of a few small reef fish

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  1. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Heres a few pics from my tanks and @ a lab in Baja(Cicimar
    This first one is a undesribed triplefin blenny. He's pretty much see thru, except for red, white, black and opalescent spots. He has zero problems with other fish and inverts, a completly safe reef fish. The second is a male sailfin signal blenny. This pic is of broodstock @ CICIMAR in Mexico, where they have many aquaculture projects in the works (they are the first to breed blue-spot jawfish, something ORA has been trying for years). They grow larger in aquaria then wild, but don't loose color or habits. They live in holes, pretty only coming out for food or to display sailfin. This fish only grows around 2 inches long!!! I tank several in a 55g together with no problems.
     
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  3. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Undesribed Triplefin Blenny
    max size around 3"

    EDIT: actually its a Flash-light or Orange Spot Goby. Latin name is Coryphopterus urospilus.
     

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    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Wow! Nice Gresham! oh_yeah

    I have never seen a clingfish. Looks like a saltwater pleco to me!

    That blenny is cool looking too.. so is the sailfin on the other page.

    Nice fish man!

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    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Male Sailfin Signal Blenny
    broodstock@CICIAMAR in Baja Mexico.
     

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    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Snakehead or Orange Throat Pike Blenny
    max size around 4" (still really small, less than pencil thick)
    Believe it or not, this fish is really mellow. I've got tons of small fish he could snack on, he stays away. He'll "curl" around my fingers or lay in may hand, when I approach him slow. He acts like an eel in many ways, even snake'ish. He'll curl up and act like a cobra ready to strike, flaring is orange gill plates and enlarging oversized mouth. Pretty cool sight. Wish there was quicktime ability here, I've got some cool videos of their habits.
     

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    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Mexican Clingfish from the sea of Cortez.
    no info, sorry. Only pair I've seen.
     

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  9. karlas

    karlas Fire Goby

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    :thumbsup2: :thumbsup1:nice fish i like the pike one and the sailfin very nice and different cool :thumbsup1: