Anyone ever keep a Tessellated Blenny?

Chasmodes · Jan 8, 2018

DVR, I'd look forward to following such a tank. Do you have any recent pics of the 2 that you have now?

DVR · Jan 8, 2018

The following are a few pics from about 1 month ago. I can try and get some current pics within the next few days.

DVR · Jan 8, 2018

Not Shy

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happyhourhero · Jan 8, 2018

Sweet! Have they been eating any algae or do they prefer the prepared food?

DVR · Jan 8, 2018

I see them eating hair algae occasionally. Not a lot though, they prefer copepods and flake food...

Chasmodes · Jan 8, 2018

Awesome DVR, thanks for sharing! Any time you want to share pics, I'll be here to watch and get my tessellated blenny fix! What a cool fish!

DVR · Jan 9, 2018

Thanks. Here is one from this morning.

nautical_nathaniel · Jan 9, 2018

Were these fish collected off of Pensacola?

happyhourhero · Jan 9, 2018

nautical_nathaniel said:
Were these fish collected off of Pensacola?

Yes.

DVR if you ever end up with some more of those ceriths, let me know. I got a bigger tank and you cant beat those for detrivores.

DVR · Jan 9, 2018

happyhourhero said:
Yes.

DVR if you ever end up with some more of those ceriths, let me know. I got a bigger tank and you cant beat those for detrivores.

No problem. Water needs to warm up first....

bigdaddy20102 · Jan 29, 2018

DVR said:
Thanks. Here is one from this morning.

If you ever get another I'd love to have one been wanting one for a long time now lol

Omega0397 · Apr 18, 2018

Just found this thread and thanks for sharing! It's a shame this species isn't available commercially in the hobby.

Daniel@R2R · Apr 18, 2018

I STILL want one!! :-)

Halal Hotdog · Apr 18, 2018

Very interesting thread. Taking an invasive species and making it a welcome resident in our own ecosystems. Will definitely be coming back often to see progress on these guys. Love the coloration and pattern. You might be starting a new trend for their collection.

Camaro Show Corals · Apr 18, 2018

what are these guys like how big do they get?

Eva Rose · Apr 18, 2018

I've followed this thread since it started. So interesting! Please keep updating.

happyhourhero · Apr 18, 2018

The Camaro Show said:
what are these guys like how big do they get?

DVR has had much better luck with them than I have. They dont get but a couple of inches long. In my tank they were fairly reclusive and behaved like other barnacle blennys. DVR has been able to observe them far better than I have and will hopefully chime in.