Bi color blenny with changing spots

Otherwise he is healthy. He eats good and is rarely ever on the sand like this. And after the video was shot he ate and went to one of his normal spots to perch. But if you notice he has spots that go away and then start to come back. What does this mean.

Sorry for the video. I forgot to turn the phone sideways

Blenny changing spots - YouTube

 

I would guess it's a stress thing, or maybe a showmanship thing - to warn others not to mess with him.

I have no idea though! I'm sure someone else will. He's cute!

 

+1, mine has the same thing when he sleeps, don't see it much during the day but I may just not be looking at the right time. Mine is also the boss of the tank, he bullies everyone else, including me if I'm working in the tank lol. Great personalities.

 

yeah thats why i got the little guy because they have more personality then any other fish ive seen yet.It was strange he only did it when he would perch down by that clam.Wont do it any other time.I watched him all night after this vid was shot and he would continuously do it

 

ok well i guess it wasn't a good sign. Haven't seen him in two days..I guess he died back in my rock somewhere..That sucks that was my fav fish

 

AFAIK, they do this when resting. Mine would do it every night. I don't think it's necessarily linked to him being MIA now.

 

no i dont think so either.I think it was lack of diet.I made another thread about feeding and apparently i want feeding a verity of enough

 

ok, i missed that. these fish eat junk growing in the tank. that's why I like them. I feed pretty sparingly but have never had a blenny starve. They jump and I had one get eaten by an anemone once, but flakes and mysis seems to have been fine for me.

 

+1, I just checked your other thread and I didn't seem any algae sheets. Do you feed them? If not do you have a lot of algae in the tank? These fish need it to survive, that could be part of his disappearance.

 

I have cyno. A lot of it. I've been batteling it for a month or so now....so you don't think it was feeding. Now I'm worried