Tailspot Blenny booting snails off of the rock

[GregOyeah]

anyone ever heard of this before? I have a tiny tailspot blenny thats always minded his own business in the tank, and ive been watching him flicking snails off of live rock sending them flying out and down to the sand.

kinda funny to watch but I kinda need those snails grazing the rock haha

 

[Jesterrace]

anyone ever heard of this before? I have a tiny tailspot blenny thats always minded his own business in the tank, and ive been watching him flicking snails off of live rock sending them flying out and down to the sand.

kinda funny to watch but I kinda need those snails grazing the rock haha

He's saying that is his job and his turf. I had a Diamond Watchman Goby that used to take hermits and pick them up in it's mouth and place them on the rockwork. He took it upon himself to be the clean up crew manager.

 

[TriggerFinger]

My starry blenny also kicks snails and hermits away from his territory.