Are there any specific blennies you recommend? I'm in Australia, and there isn't as much choice with them here.Blennies are amazing perching fish!
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Are there any specific blennies you recommend? I'm in Australia, and there isn't as much choice with them here.Blennies are amazing perching fish!
Thanks, I want the other two blennies more than the lawnmower, so I'll take that off the list.Glad you were able to rehome the scarlet pinstripe. The pink streaked wrasse will make a much better tank mate. I think your revised list looks good except the lawnmower blenny doesn't mix well with other blennies so if you got him you'd have to drop the other two blennies off the list... or you could get the other two and drop the lawnmower.
That’s awesome about the tailspot! They’re such a fun little fish to watch, you’ll enjoy it.Thanks, I want the other two blennies more than the lawnmower, so I'll take that off the list.
The tailspot blenny was the fish that brought me into the hobby, and I was so upset that we couldn't get them in Aus, and then my LFS got the very first ones in the country!
Also, do you have any wrasse recommendations? I think that you're probably the person to ask about wrasse...
Yeah, we have pretty limited options, but there are a couple I saw that I was wondering about.That’s awesome about the tailspot! They’re such a fun little fish to watch, you’ll enjoy it.
I’m not sure what wrasses are available to you in Australia so I’m not sure what to recommend. If you have any that have caught your eye at your LFS you can tell me what they are and I’ll be happy to tell you if they’re a good fit.
All of the wrasses you listed, except the pencil wrasse as you already found out, will work in your tank. The radiant wrasse is one of my favorites, peaceful and very pretty. Here’s mineYeah, we have pretty limited options, but there are a couple I saw that I was wondering about.
The radiant wrasse (Halichoeres iridis), the royal pencil wrasse (Pseudojuloides severnsi), the lubbock's fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus Lubbocki), and the carpenters flasher wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri)
I've seen these at my LFS recently, and I know some basic info about them, but I had a hard time finding much about the royal pencil wrasse, which to me says that they are not a great option. If you know anything about these wrasse I would love to hear it, thanks.
Thanks, I like the chrysus, and my LFS can get them in pretty readily because of their popularity here. I saw an earmuff wrasse recently, and I'm having a hard time finding much info on them, especially about how large they get and how large their tank needs to be. Do you have any experience or know anything about this wrasse?If the tail spot blenny is one of your dream fish I say go for it. There shouldn’t be a problem adding a fang blenny in with it later.
That’s a bummer about the radiant wrasse. I agree that they are poor shippers, but they aren’t prone to disease any more than other halichoeres wrasses. Some other good options are Halichoeres chrysus, biocellatus, and claudia. They all stay smaller and are mild-mannered.
I have a lot of experience with earmuff wrasses. I wrote a detailed article about them in Reef Hobbyist magazine:Thanks, I like the chrysus, and my LFS can get them in pretty readily because of their popularity here. I saw an earmuff wrasse recently, and I'm having a hard time finding much info on them, especially about how large they get and how large their tank needs to be. Do you have any experience or know anything about this wrasse?