Funny Barnacle Blennies (Acanthemblemaria macrospilus)

[BeakerBob]

I saw these fish in a past thread and thought I would try them out. An LFS found them for me. These are really funny fish to watch! While they are totally ignoring the beautiful barnacle homes that I got them, they appear to like lounging on the gravel in the front glass.

Here are a couple shots of them "talking" to each other, then staring in open mouthed awe as a snail glides by:

 

[Reef Breeders Verified Sponsor]

LOL cool looking fish, I want some!

 

[soccerbag]

lol...they are awesome! Are they that small or is your substrate that large? lol. Your sand looks like rocks next to those fish! : )

 

[Reefer831]

I always wanted some of these...nice pics as always!

 

[BeakerBob]

lol...they are awesome! Are they that small or is your substrate that large? lol. Your sand looks like rocks next to those fish! : )

The fish are only about 3/4" to 1" in length, so everything looks big compared to them! Look at the size of the snail in the last picture to see the size relationship to the fish.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

LOL I love those little guys.

 

[soccerbag]

I want a pair now! They look like 2 muppet characters...lol.

 

[mgdmirage]

Very cool, i've wanted some for awhile now too.

 

[brian_reefragr]

Awesome pics of some super cool fish!!

 

[myzislow]

Nice!! How long have you had them and are they eating regularly? I've had them in the past and while they always ate, they just withered away slowly. When they find a hole they like, or an actual barnacle, its awesome to watch them zip in and out when feeding.

[video=youtube_share;o9D_-gDTFJM]http://youtu.be/o9D_-gDTFJM[/video]

 

[BeakerBob]

Great video!! Mine are eating very well, but do not go into the barnacles I placed on the bottom. Instead, they seem to find small spaces to back into on the very bottom of the tank between the rocks.

 

[KoleTang]

I'm thinking about getting some of these guys. Do you know what species you have?