True Reef Safe Blennies.

[i cant think]

It’s finally come down to thinking about it.
My Escenius lineatus is being a nightmare fish and I may have to get rid of him (He’s on strike number 2 Now).
Blennies I have attempted in the past are; E. lineatus, 2x E. bicolor, and E. midas. The only one that was ever reef safe was one of the Bicolors. The rest were all aggressive or coral munchers.
What blennies do you guys have that are less likely to munch SPS and add some nice colour to the tank?
So far I’ve looked into:
E. bifasciatus
M. kamoharai
M. smithi

 

[dedragon]

algae blennies are prob my favorite for small tank, bristeltooth tang replacements

 

[i cant think]

algae blennies are prob my favorite for small tank, bristeltooth tang replacements

It’s not really for algae (I have a hectori goby that does a better job than my blenny does when it comes to algae) but more so the personality and colours.

 

[JoJosReef]

My tailspot blenny is amazing. Very active, very curious. Funny. Makes way for the firefish when it comes out to eat. Tied for 1st place in my tank with my crocea clam (close second spotted anemone crab that eats straight from the pipettor--like literally grabs the end with both claws and chugs).

 

[damsels are not mean]

I have a pair of ecsenius bimaculatus. In the tank for about 2 weeks now and the only grazing they have done is on the glass and rocks. They bellies are bright green full of algae but all my corals look fine. I have acropora, montipora, stylophora, sinularia, discosoma, various zoanthids, hammer, and candy cane. No issues with any of those (yet). I have no fleshy lps at the moment so I cannot speak to that. Adorable little fish that seem to be scouting out nesting sites. They watch eachothers' backs and don't really interact at all with any other fish either. My damsel kept turning his body vertical to look at them curiously on the sand bed on day 1 but that's it. Since they everyone ignores them and they ignore everyone.

 

[blaxsun]

Lawnmower, pictus and midas have all been reef safe for me.

 

[guna24]

Bicolor blenny. Technically reef safe. This guy always resting on leather coral.

 

[Dave1993]

Midas blenny mine has no aggression what so ever

 

[i cant think]

I’ve had a bicolor blenny go rogue, same with a Midas. I avoid those species like the plague.

I have a pair of ecsenius bimaculatus. In the tank for about 2 weeks now and the only grazing they have done is on the glass and rocks. They bellies are bright green full of algae but all my corals look fine. I have acropora, montipora, stylophora, sinularia, discosoma, various zoanthids, hammer, and candy cane. No issues with any of those (yet). I have no fleshy lps at the moment so I cannot speak to that. Adorable little fish that seem to be scouting out nesting sites. They watch eachothers' backs and don't really interact at all with any other fish either. My damsel kept turning his body vertical to look at them curiously on the sand bed on day 1 but that's it. Since they everyone ignores them and they ignore everyone.

This is one I’ve looked at quite a bit but Escenius seem to be RSWC altogether.

 

[nereefpat]

M. kamoharai
M. smithi

That genus should all be planktivores. I see Meiacanthus grammistes often on this side of the pond.