Favorite Blenny Species?

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Blennies come in all shapes and sizes, with with different needs and characteristics that each suit their tank. I really love Midas Blennies because of their active nature, beautiful color, and little smiles. But I also love Molly Miller Blennies, they have strong personalities, great appetites, and short cute bodies. Pictured is one from my 13 named Jabba the Hut, she takes her namesake very seriously. What are your favorite blenny species, and why?

 

[kevgib67]

Tailspot!

 

[Baldyreef]

I agree with @kevgib67 I love tailspot blennies I used to have one who would actively follow me in the tank I would go to one side and he would immediately follow, so adorable and so personable and I love their faces

 

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Tailspot!

Wow you've got the merch and everything, I love it! They are definitely cute little buggers.

 

[jackintheboxfish]

Algae blenny! Munches on nuisance algae all day

 

[Biokabe]

There's so many blennies, it's really hard to pick just one.

Of the ones I've kept, I think the nod would go to my first blenny, a flametail blenny. He was one of my first fish (I think he was the second fish I added to my first tank), and he was just incredible. Tons of personality, I think even my cat loved watching him. He was also literally the only thing to survive my first tank crash, somehow surviving an entire day in a 98 degree tank that became choked with the guts of... everything that died.

I'm also rather fond of Midas and Starry blennies.

 

[Baldyreef]

Wow you've got the merch and everything, I love it! They are definitely cute little buggers.

tailspot superfan

 

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There's so many blennies, it's really hard to pick just one.

Of the ones I've kept, I think the nod would go to my first blenny, a flametail blenny. He was one of my first fish (I think he was the second fish I added to my first tank), and he was just incredible. Tons of personality, I think even my cat loved watching him. He was also literally the only thing to survive my first tank crash, somehow surviving an entire day in a 98 degree tank that became choked with the guts of... everything that died.

I'm also rather fond of Midas and Starry blennies.

That's one tough little fish I can see why you like them. I feel as though Starry Blennies don't get enough love in the hobby, they really are gorgeous and great algae eaters.

 

[MichaelReefer]

Midas for sure.

 

[christinna77]

Gulf signal blenny and barnacle blenny (still trying to get one for my tank). Starry blenny used to be my favorite, but it was a really mean fish that claimed the entire 75g tank and bullied everything including killing my DG, so I had to rehome it.

 

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

This idiot is a pure menace and bites everything that goes into my 40b now. Including me daily.

This little cutie on the other hand is a model citizen, aside from going MIA 36 hours after purchase and being found 6-8 weeks later in the back AIO compartment of my bedroom tank

 

[StartingATank]

Midas for sure.

100% agree

 

[commod0re]

one more vote for tail spot blenny here, tons of personality packed into such a small fish

 

[SaltyWalty]

Midas for sure.

100% Midas! They are the best! So much personality and very active