Blenny nipping on my acans, never knew...

[justmee]

I just discovered that my bi-color blenny have been nipping on my aussie acans which is causing my acans to die off... I never knew blennys were not reef safe. Anybody have problems with blennys in their reef tanks?

I was even thinking of getting a midas blenny, anybody has a midas blenny, and have problems in their reef tanks?

 

[Lasse]

I have a bicolour - never have seen it nipping on any coral at all. But they are algae eaters - any chance that he/she only have nipped for algaes around the acans and the death of them have other reasons?

Sincerely Lasse

 

[justmee]

I have a bicolour - never have seen it nipping on any coral at all. But they are algae eaters - any chance that he/she only have nipped for algaes around the acans and the death of them have other reasons?

Sincerely Lasse

I have a couple of Aussie Acan colonies, the one my blenny was nipping on started to die so I placed that colony in a holding tank and it started to come back. When I took that colony out is when I started noticing that it was nipping on another acan colony. I caught my blenny, and placed the dying colony back and everything was fine. So, with that, I know it was by blenny that was nipping on my acans, and causing my acan colonies to die.

 

[Lasse]

OK - but I have never heard about that before - but its good to know.

Sincerely Lasse

 

[najer]

Mine liked my montis so was removed, I love my midas blenny and I've had no issues in a mixed reef.

 

[blackgate]

My bi-color would constantly nip and eat polyps on my sps and he would sit there and do it right in front of me. IMO blennies are off the list for me forever!

 

[Tompickles]

I had that exact issue too with a bi color Benny eating acans

 

[Beau_B]

My midas has no interest in acans... or anything else really.

 

[Dr.Tankenstein]

I had one that despite regular feeding went ballistic and ate everything from acros to lps.