Blennies

[Jilly92]

So I have a lawnmower blenny that was one of my first fish, we've had him awhile. We just got a starry blenny and theyre not really aggressive to each other more so just like to chase each other in almost a hide and seek game lol. i noticed the starry blenny perches on top of the rocks and is always out lately and the lawnmower hasnt been coming out much. Today I saw the lawnmower and she/he was HUGE. straight up looks 9 months pregnant! Anyways, is it possible for starry&lawnmower to mate?? I've included a picture of the lawnmower.

 

[ScubaFish802]

Not to give you bad news.. but I think lawnmower blennies are just fat haha
Here’s ours a couple weeks ago

 

[ichthyogeek]

They're both Salarias, so there's not too much of a genetic difference I think...

Check out the starry blenny thread in this subforum. Can you show us close up pictures of the cirri on both the lawnmower and starry's head? And also pictures of the anal fins of both? I'm looking for physical signs of sex for confirmation that you have a male/female.

 

[Jilly92]

Not to give you bad news.. but I think lawnmower blennies are just fat haha
Here’s ours a couple weeks ago

goodness hahahaha well thats fine too

 

[Jilly92]

They're both Salarias, so there's not too much of a genetic difference I think...

Check out the starry blenny thread in this subforum. Can you show us close up pictures of the cirri on both the lawnmower and starry's head? And also pictures of the anal fins of both? I'm looking for physical signs of sex for confirmation that you have a male/female.

ok i will definitely try to

 

[Jilly92]

Also to add he/she has turned white where usually it looks a greenish gray

 

[Jilly92]

ok i will definitely try to

I have this one on my phone now but can take some more, dont know if it will help any

 

[ichthyogeek]

I have this one on my phone now but can take some more, dont know if it will help any

You're going to have to provide better pictures...See the starry blenny thread for what I'm looking for (high quality, close-up pictures of the fish):

Starry Blenny (Salarias ramosus)

I have a pair of Salarias ramosus that spawn regularly in my display tank. They lay in a 1” PVC tube with a 45° elbow on one side and a 90° elbow on the other. Their clutches are huge, upwards of a few thousand. I feed LRS reef frenzy, a DIY soft pellet food, and live copepods 5x daily. Just...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Jilly92]

You're going to have to provide better pictures...See the starry blenny thread for what I'm looking for (high quality, close-up pictures of the fish):

Starry Blenny (Salarias ramosus)

I have a pair of Salarias ramosus that spawn regularly in my display tank. They lay in a 1” PVC tube with a 45° elbow on one side and a 90° elbow on the other. Their clutches are huge, upwards of a few thousand. I feed LRS reef frenzy, a DIY soft pellet food, and live copepods 5x daily. Just...

www.reef2reef.com

Ok ya I will try!

 

[jeffrey750750]

I love those little lawnmowers, I got one too

 

[Jilly92]

I love those little lawnmowers, I got one too

I love mine so so much. Such personality haha

 

[Jilly92]

They're both Salarias, so there's not too much of a genetic difference I think...

Check out the starry blenny thread in this subforum. Can you show us close up pictures of the cirri on both the lawnmower and starry's head? And also pictures of the anal fins of both? I'm looking for physical signs of sex for confirmation that you have a male/female.

Let me know if you need a better shot i could upload from nikon

 

[ichthyogeek]

Let me know if you need a better shot i could upload from nikon

Well, I cannot detect any signs of the starry blenny being a male (doesn't look like it has super elongated anal fin rays), or what the sex of the lawnmower is either....

 

[Jilly92]

Well, I cannot detect any signs of the starry blenny being a male (doesn't look like it has super elongated anal fin rays), or what the sex of the lawnmower is either....

So you need a better shot or its just too hard to tell?

 

[NCMamacita]

Love my blenny too! ;Happy

 

[TriggerFinger]

I don’t see any elongated anal fins either.They both look like females to me.

 

[ichthyogeek]

So you need a better shot or its just too hard to tell?

The latter. I ran the video at .25x speed, and paid particular attention to the eyebrow cirri, as well as the anal fins, and couldn't detect any sexually dimorphic traits of either.

 

[Jilly92]

Love my blenny too! ;Happy

Sweet baby

 

[Jilly92]

The latter. I ran the video at .25x speed, and paid particular attention to the eyebrow cirri, as well as the anal fins, and couldn't detect any sexually dimorphic traits of either.

Well thank you for trying!

 

[Jilly92]

I love those little lawnmowers, I got one too

Yes, they are so underrated