Starry Blenny (Salarias ramosus)

[TvanB1]

As a wild guess i would say somewhere between 3 to 10 years.

I was reading around and general consensus was between 3-6 years. Personally i’d say 10+ is possible.

 

[ThRoewer]

Diver's Den has a male right now: https://www.liveaquaria.com/divers-den/product/534203/starry-blenny

 

[ThRoewer]

... and a female as well: https://www.liveaquaria.com/divers-den/product/534211/starry-blenny

 

[Daniel@R2R]

One of the coolest discussions of starry blennies! I'm glad I found this thread!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

@Drew_E36 this is the kind of fish we're getting.

 

[40g Nano]

Thus stuff is cool

 

[Smarkow]

Threads like this make me love this hobby. Just broke the news to the Mrs. that out dear “Toby” is actually a female haha.

 

[ThRoewer]

I got 3 pairs now, just need to get them to spawn...

 

[bull2k20]

I got 3 pairs now, just need to get them to spawn...

In what size tank ? Any aggression ?

 

[ThRoewer]

In what size tank ? Any aggression ?

I quarantined the first pair in a 10 gallon and then moved them to a 20 tall. The female was a little aggressive towards the male at first but by now they sit together.
Right now I have 2 males in one 10 gallon QT and 2 females in another. Even same sex individuals seem to get along reasonably well, or at least they don't beat each other to a pulp.

 

[TriggerFinger]

I got 3 pairs now, just need to get them to spawn...

Did you get the divers den pair you posted? I went looking to get the male about 20 mins after your post and he was gone.

 

[ThRoewer]

Did you get the divers den pair you posted? I went looking to get the male about 20 mins after your post and he was gone.

No, at that time I already had found enough locally. Also, i would have rather needed the female.

 

[TvanB1]

Mine still lay eggs like clockwork. It has become a part time job just feeding my tank lol

 

[Tom Giddens]

Maybe smaller rots like the s type and Parvocalanus and Tonga pods? Have not tried to raise fish. Following along

Where do you get these from? I see the reefnutrition.com but I lokked on that site and did not see big bags like these?

 

[Tom Giddens]

I got 3 pairs now, just need to get them to spawn...

Do you have them together or seperate?

 

[Tom Giddens]

I have a pair of Salarias ramosus that spawn regularly in my display tank. They lay in a 1” PVC tube with a 45° elbow on one side and a 90° elbow on the other. Their clutches are huge, upwards of a few thousand. I feed LRS reef frenzy, a DIY soft pellet food, and live copepods 5x daily. Just this week I moved the pipe with eggs into a separate tank and nearly all of the eggs hatched. There were thousands of seemingly healthy fry swimming around. I offered L-strain rotifers but they didn’t seem to eat them. They made it to day 3 before dying off.
I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with rearing this fish or it’s counterparts. I assume it would be similar to Salarias fasciatus. I can’t find any conclusive information on the larval cycle or feeding of this species, most threads come to an end after a few failed attempts.

Have you considered reaching out to Biota and Ora to see if they can give you and tips?

 

[ThRoewer]

Do you have them together or seperate?

They will get separate tanks.

 

[Martin Lowry]

Awesome thread. Super interesting, and I just noticed that our Guy is a Gal...! Following....

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Where do you get these from? I see the reefnutrition.com but I lokked on that site and did not see big bags like these?

Reed mariculture

 

[MartinWaite]

This is great reading, I'm hoping to see a brood of youngsters in a few weeks. I'm also amazed that they haven't been tank bred before now. I wish you both the best of luck in trying to get them raised up to they are eating and swimming around post a week old.