tank for algae blenny?

[rica5tully]

I have a 10-gallon tank that is about 1/3 full of very porous rock.

1 chromis
2 hermits
1 emerald crab
1 conehead snail


Can I put a small/medium algae blenny in here? It seems like it would be fine since they aren't big swimmers. There's algae growing here and there and I would also feed him algae flakes and brine shrimp.

Does that sound o.k. as far as tank size?

 

[Cearbhaill]

I don't know that a 10 gallon tank could support a Lawnmower Blenny. Sure you have algae- but is it the right variety? And he will eat all of even that in about 2 days, then what?

While some LMB's can adapt to eating prepared foods many simply do not. I've read story after story about reefkeepers watching their favorite fish slowly starve to death- not fun for the keeper and definitely not fun for the fish.

There are several meat eating blennies out there that are similarly comical yet much easier to keep happy. Maybe one of those would be a better choice?

 

[rica5tully]

Thanks for your advice.

What other blennies do you recommend?

 

[Ray Pollett]

One of my favorites is the Starry Blenny.

Ray

 

[Ray Pollett]

I have a picture of the starry blenny on another site.

www.thepsas.org

Go to photo gallery Members Photos I think I am on page 5 under Ray Pollett.

Ray

 

[Cearbhaill]

I have a Midas Blenny in quarantine right now.
Pound for pound he eats more than any other fish I have ever seen!!

 

[rica5tully]

What do you feed your midas blenny? I just bought a red-lipped blenny and I'm not sure what to feed him. There isn't much algae in the tank.

Thanks!

 

[Cearbhaill]

What doesn't he eat!!
I use mainly frozen foods- of these he eats Mysis, bloodworms Formula #1, Formula #2, Prime Reef, silversides, brine shrimp, minced shrimp, crab, octo, and squid- I even tried Wattley Discus formula and he ate that too..
I feed live blackworms once a day and he thinks he's gone to heaven.

I don't use dry foods.