Mixing Blennies in a 90g

  • Thread starter Thread starter Biokabe
  • Start date Start date
  • Tagged users Tagged users None

Biokabe

2500 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Oct 21, 2016
Messages
2,550
Reaction score
3,621
Location
Tacoma, WA
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I currently have a Molly Miller blenny (or something closely related) in my 90g/47" tank. I'd like to increase the blennitude of the tank.

Other tank inhabitants:
One-spot Foxface
Koi Fairy Wrasse
Leopard Wrasse
Talbot Damsel
Azure Damsel
Ocellaris Clown
Orchid Dottyback
Bristletail Filefish
Blue Mandarin Dragonet
Pink Bar Shrimp Goby

What, if any, blennies could one insert that are likely to cohabitate well? My only real restriction is that I don't want a Midas - nothing against them, but the Midas I had before died last year (overall tank crash, thanks Red Sea!) and I'm not ready to repeat.
 
Barnacle blennies, although small are mighty in attitude. In the bristletooth family bi-color blennies are cool but maybe too similar to a Midas. Tailspots are also neat. I have also kept fanged blennies and although venomous they rarely bite and usually only if something is trying to eat them. They swim in the mid to upper range of the tank which can be nice if you don't have other fish swimming there.
 
Reading about barnacles... they sound really fun, but there might be too much competition for them in the 90g. There's plenty of food available and there are smaller particles in the mix, but there are also some larger and boisterous fish that might scare them off.

I keep meaning to get a tailspot for something, so maybe this is the time to do so. I've had fang blennies as well and they've always been neat.
 
I am watching your thread because I like Bennie’s too. I do have a Molly Miller and am trying to decide if he’s got enough blennitude (I’m stealing this!) for any tank. I think he might.

I’m thinking about a fang blenny because that’s a different animal than the comb tooths, which may work for me.
 

TOP 10 Trending Threads

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

    Votes: 16 21.9%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 5 6.8%
  • Sump or rear filtration chambers

    Votes: 10 13.7%
  • Skimmer or other filtration equipment

    Votes: 9 12.3%
  • Overflow or plumbing

    Votes: 12 16.4%
  • Lights or lids

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mine is pretty easy to access!

    Votes: 20 27.4%
  • Other—tell us what I missed

    Votes: 1 1.4%
Back
Top
Home
Post thread…
Market
What's new