Orange spotted blenny?

[Chrisv.]

Hello, Reefers!

I have a live rock heavy zoa garden tank with a ~2ft x1.5ft footprint and I'm considering adding some more fish.

I presently have a high fin goby and pair of pistol shrimp. I'm interested in potentially adding a Tanaka's possum wrasse and a orange spotted blenny.

Thoughts?

I know that the blenny may outgrow the tank at some point, but there is a 2" specimen available locally and I thought it might be worth a shot. Tank has tons of pods and established microalgae.

I had been thinking of the orange spotted as being like a tailspot blenny, but I see they are in a different genus. Is it reasonable to think of this fish as a larger version of the tailspot? I would add a tailspot, but I have one in another tank and I'd like to change it up a bit.

What do you guys think? Any issues here?

 

[vetteguy53081]

They may not be safe aroundd zoa as they will perch on it, eat off of them as food lands on zoa otherwiise peaceful getting an easy 4" in length

 

[Chrisv.]

They may not be safe aroundd zoa as they will perch on it, eat off of them as food lands on zoa otherwiise peaceful getting an easy 4" in length

Ah I hadn't thought about the perching being an issue.

My tailspot has his favorite two places to perch. I wonder if I could just sort of relinquish certain spots as perching locations and let him have those to himself without corals...

Maybe I could put in a few empty barnacles or something?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ah I hadn't thought about the perching being an issue.

My tailspot has his favorite two places to perch. I wonder if I could just sort of relinquish certain spots as perching locations and let him have those to himself without corals...

Maybe I could put in a few empty barnacles or something?

Would be a gamble

 

[feegus]

I have a 180 gallon with Zoas and other coral. My orange spot blenny is fine and peaceful