Blenny Lovers Thread

[vaguelyreeflike]

Beautiful!

 

[BristleWormHater]

How does your blenny sleep? Mine loves to curl up next to this favia at night, he didn't like me taking pictures though.

 

[vaguelyreeflike]

How does your blenny sleep? Mine loves to curl up next to this favia at night, he didn't like me taking pictures though.

This is the cutest thing ever

 

[Common Blevil]

I am a fan of blennies!
I've had a singular specimen and a harem of tentacled blennies (Parablennius tentacularis), a single specimen and a harem of sphinx blennies (Aidablennius sphinx), a harem of incognito blennies (Parablennius incognita) (all 3 species released back into the wild, to the place where i caught them), a tailspot(jumped out even tho i had a cover), another tailspot(was suffering from unknown disease/health condition, sold him to a bigger tank when he got a bit better, because I couldn't watch my baby suffer. Now i have a bicolor, because I'm a bit traumatised of not being able to keep tailspots even tho i fid everything i could. Cute fella, love him. Favourite blennies so far are incognito blennies, healthy tailspots and bicolors. Tentacled are a bit too agressive and big (15 cm/5" is no joke), sphinxes are stupid.

Male tentacled blenny named Devil.

Sphinx blenny

Tentacled blenny harem, spawned a lot

Sphinx blenny harem, spawned too

 

[Common Blevil]

Incognito blennies, probably my most favourite saltwater fish. If caught in Mediterranean they theoretically can even live in normal reef tanks. They are small( 6 cm/2.5"), active, funny. Males have this awesome purply-red/yellowy red/greeny red(depends on the blenny) coloration with spots that GLOW BRIGHT ORANGE, camera mutes the colours unfortunately. Females are not as vivrant but still cool. They are peaceful, they are social, can be kept in harems, if the tank is larger than 20-30 gallon, you can keep multiple harems. The temperature of 24-25 celsius/75-77 is preffered, probably long term colder temperatures for winter simulation will be good(22 degrees will be enough i think). I'm very sad there's no similar reef blennies. They are all vibrant but will eradicate eachother in small tanks.

 

[Common Blevil]

Now for reef blennies

Tailspot that jumped out, no name unfortunately. He was a beautiful large male, i was so sad when he died... Just... How... Why... For what purpose, to what end...

 

[Common Blevil]

Second blenny had a name - Microelement. Unfortunately he was really small and malnourished when i bought him, probably had some trauma or parasites, started growing tumours all over him and stopped eating. Then he started eating again but it was too sad for me to watch him like that, so i sold him into a bigger tank.

 

[Common Blevil]

Baby bicolor
(Yes he is present on the photo with the shrimp)

 

[BristleWormHater]

I am a fan of blennies!
I've had a singular specimen and a harem of tentacled blennies (Parablennius tentacularis), a single specimen and a harem of sphinx blennies (Aidablennius sphinx), a harem of incognito blennies (Parablennius incognita) (all 3 species released back into the wild, to the place where i caught them), a tailspot(jumped out even tho i had a cover), another tailspot(was suffering from unknown disease/health condition, sold him to a bigger tank when he got a bit better, because I couldn't watch my baby suffer. Now i have a bicolor, because I'm a bit traumatised of not being able to keep tailspots even tho i fid everything i could. Cute fella, love him. Favourite blennies so far are incognito blennies, healthy tailspots and bicolors. Tentacled are a bit too agressive and big (15 cm/5" is no joke), sphinxes are stupid.

Male tentacled blenny named Devil.

Sphinx blenny

Tentacled blenny harem, spawned a lot

Sphinx blenny harem, spawned too

This is amazing

 

[BristleWormHater]

Baby bicolor
(Yes he is present on the photo with the shrimp)

So tiny!

 

[kevgib67]

Some people say that I’m a tailspot blenny fanatic, that’s ridiculous!

 

[Rollnwthdatide]

I got a Tessellated Blenny from Biota a few months ago. He's definitely my favorite. Sorry for the blue picture. I've never been able to take good reef pics

 

[Common Blevil]

I got a Tessellated Blenny from Biota a few months ago. He's definitely my favorite. Sorry for the blue picture. I've never been able to take good reef pics

Wow, it's almost as cool as my incognito/mystery blennies! It's a shame they don't sell those where i live, i would love to have something similar to a mystery blenny. Anyway, if you have a big enough tank (15+ gallons), you could try adding more! They are either colonial or haremic, but anyway would not mind the company of fellow blennies!

 

[Rollnwthdatide]

Wow, it's almost as cool as my incognito/mystery blennies! It's a shame they don't sell those where i live, i would love to have something similar to a mystery blenny. Anyway, if you have a big enough tank (15+ gallons), you could try adding more! They are either colonial or haremic, but anyway would not mind the company of fellow blennies!

I was really thinking about getting another one

 

[kebskebs]

My TSB noticing I'm out with my camera...

 

[BristleWormHater]

Got some sunlight hitting the corner of the tank, makes this cool prism effect. Here is my starry blenny tasting the rainbow

 

[MECOMI]

Look into my eye!

I know this is supposed to be a Blenny thread but.......I think there is a frog in my tank :thinking-face:

Later days,

B-Kind

 

[BristleWormHater]

 

[JHSteepat]

Anyone have a Midas blenny? That was one on my list to add to my new tank. I like the orchid dottyback, too, but I do worry if they may clash in a 50 gallon tank.

Benny is a little tough to photograph. He’s pretty docile if he has a hidey hole but he often bickers with the anthias that crowds him, and just as often surfs the tank with the same fish. Begging for food here. My understanding is that they need to be fed a few times a day, like the anthias.