Tail spot blenny in a 30 long?

[peewee5779]

I just recently got rid of my mated pair of clownfish and want to replace them. I got a carpenter wrasse and was looking to get a tail spot blenny as well. I have a 30 long and was wondering if it was too small of a tank. I also have a royal gramma and exquisite fire fish. I want to keep my fish at 4.

 

[Lavey29]

If you have enough rock hides he will be fine

 

[peewee5779]

If you have enough rock hides he will be fine

The guy at my LFS didn't want to sell the blenny to me because of the size of my tank.

 

[JoJosReef]

A tailspot blenny is absolutely fine in a 30 long. A TSB is fine for most nano tanks. I recommend getting a dry barnacle and gluing it into the rockwork. The TSB will love you for it. Otherwise, lots of rock structure and hidey holes are fine. A TSB and an exquisite firefish were my 10g nano fish before I moved them to a 40 long with wrasses.

 

[Lavey29]

The guy at my LFS didn't want to sell the blenny to me because of the size of my tank.

Not sure why. 4 small fish in a 30 is fine. Blenny just perch on rocks and hang out. They aren't big swimmers all around the tank. They just claim their little bit of reef.

 

[peewee5779]

A tailspot blenny is absolutely fine in a 30 long. A TSB is fine for most nano tanks. I recommend getting a dry barnacle and gluing it into the rockwork. The TSB will love you for it. Otherwise, lots of rock structure and hidey holes are fine. A TSB and an exquisite firefish were my 10g nano fish before I moved them to a 40 long with wrasses.

Sounds great, I will go back and get him. I was really questioning his response, I think the TSB will be fine. How is it any different than having a big clown fish!

 

[peewee5779]

Not sure why. 4 small fish in a 30 is fine. Blenny just perch on rocks and hang out. They aren't big swimmers all around the tank. They just claim their little bit of reef.

That's what I thought but he said it wouldn't do well. I am going to go back tomorrow and get the little fellow, should have gotten him yesterday and went with my own gut.

 

[Lavey29]

That's what I thought but he said it wouldn't do well. I am going to go back tomorrow and get the little fellow, should have gotten him yesterday and went with my own gut.

I just lost mine but had him almost 3 years so guess he just reached his age limit. They are tough little guys.

 

[Pistondog]

I just lost mine but had him almost 3 years so guess he just reached his age limit. They are tough little guys.

Mine hangs in the mp20 during feeding when pumps are off. Daredevil.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I just recently got rid of my mated pair of clownfish and want to replace them. I got a carpenter wrasse and was looking to get a tail spot blenny as well. I have a 30 long and was wondering if it was too small of a tank. I also have a royal gramma and exquisite fire fish. I want to keep my fish at 4.

No issue with this as they get max 2.5 - 3" and they need algae more than rocks as they stay out in the open. Assure they get meaty foods also such as plankton, mysis shrimp and formula 2 frozen

 

[Lavey29]

Mine hangs in the mp20 during feeding when pumps are off. Daredevil.

My fang blenny used to do that too

 

[BlueSkyAT]

Not sure why. 4 small fish in a 30 is fine. Blenny just perch on rocks and hang out. They aren't big swimmers all around the tank. They just claim their little bit of reef.

Mine swims all over my 120g. Yes he does perch sometimes, but there isn`t an inch of that tank he doesn`t go.

 

[Lavey29]

Mine swims all over my 120g. Yes he does perch sometimes, but there isn`t an inch of that tank he doesn`t go.

Mine would swim around but not costant like other fish. Just pecking rocks for algae and then perching and watching. He was a cool fish.