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Originally Posted by rara12 Im afriad thats incorrect. They can max out at a foot, but not 18". They dont get as large as other angels. I guess it depends on who you consider a valid source, according to fishbase they can exceed a foot: Fishbase: 35 cm. (13.77") Drs. Fosters and Smith: 60...

Originally Posted by nicetry This is a poor choice for a captive fish. Very few survive long (more than a couple years) in home aquaria. It will certainly outgrow a 55. They are very diet specific and require large amounts of sponge in their feeding regimen. They also eat algae based foods...

How about a blue assessor, Assessor macneilli? They're mild mannered but may also be a problem around shrimp perhaps...I'll look into it and get back with ya. The only problem is that they're hard to come by. One LFS near me had them pretty often for a few months and I haven't seen them...

Originally Posted by EmeralCrab I just got a tail spot blennie, he is really shy, know anything about them? Are you the blennie expert.... he is really cute when he sticks his head out. Good luck with your oyster reef. Sorry, I missed this post or I would have responded sooner (DUH, not sure...

After the "cube" stand has been completed, then we'll build the sump stand. Here are some facts related to the stand: Legs = 4X4 Top and bottom frames and the bracing = 2X4 Top = 3/4" plywood Sides = 1/2" plywood Finish = stone laminate and wood trim Here's a pic of my original plan: At first...

Here's the frame upright after adding supports: Another angle showing supports: Here's after we've added the two sides and the top. It's laying on the back, front is up. We've removed the bottom front brace so that we can get this thing out of his place and into my house. Actually, later...

There's a guy locally that builds custom tanks kind of out of his basement. I'm going to use foam on the back wall and have it viewed from three sides... Latest update: Things are much slower getting this project together than I had planned. Hopefully I'll have everthing up and running and the...

Zues, in the past I've kept brackish fish from my region and am in the process of establishing another brackish tank that I will eventually increase to marine levels. I would think that if you just took the process slow enough to and at a constant rate so taht the fish don't get stressed too...

I thought about it. Small ones would be OK but they grow extremely fast, and adult blue crabs will prey on the blennies. Since the blennies are the feature fish of this tank I'm leaving the predators out. Their natural enemies in the bay are the blue crabs, striped bass, and oyster toadfish...

Swissguard and candycane basslets will hide a lot, so maybe best to avoid those. Royal Grammas, black cap basslets and pseudochromids are usually out in the open a lot once they acclimate to your tank. However, large aggressive fish in the tank may cause any small fish to hide.

Well, I am so stoked, I picked up my tank last night. It's a custom acrylic cubish tank, 36"X36"X18", about 100 gallons. Here is the sump, 36"X17"X18", the fuge is on the right, but I'm planning on natural filtration right now, no skimmer at this point in time, so the middle section will be...

Go 4 it!!!

This is a blenny commonly called a "barnacle blenny" or sometimes referred to as sailfin blennies or tube blennies of the genus Acanthemblemaria. They don't get very big, about 2" maximum, and are carnivores that, in the wild, feed on zooplankton. They are generally peaceful to tankmates and...

Originally Posted by hot883 Although i was not the Mod. that deleted the link here is the deal. The owners of this site do not allow links AT ALL. Some will slip by us as we are far from perfect; but alot are brought to our attention by fellow members. These are the rules to be followed. End...

It would be useful to many to post the site rules/policy in the FAQ section too. I tried to find them and couldn't. Actually, it's kind of weird because there are a lot of folks on here that have used and mentioned Fishbase and nobody accused them of being a violator! :mad:

Originally Posted by blennius The pictured fish is the orange barred garden eel a.k.a. splendid garden eel, Gorgasia preclara. Below is the fishbase link: *links violation. No links can contain advertisments for competitors.* Just how is Fishbase a competitor and what advertisement? It's a...

The pictured fish is the orange barred garden eel a.k.a. splendid garden eel, Gorgasia preclara. Below is the fishbase link: *links violation. No links can contain advertisments for competitors.*

It's possible that they may never get along, and perhaps the linear blenny might kill any fish that occupies the same bottom dweller niche or unless that other bottom dweller can handle itself in a fight (like a hawkfish). The problem with this is that even though fighting may be reduced this...

Or it might be a juvenile longfin damselfish: http://users2.owt.com/~kjc/kjc_uw_ph...Coz3832CMw.jpg Fishbase info: http://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesS...49&lang=German pic: http://fishbase.org/Photos/PicturesS...9&what=species They get to be about 12.5 cm max length

No, not all blennies prefer algae in their diet. Barnacle blennies (genus Acantemblemaria) are plankton eaters, and some, like molly millers will sometimes eat algae but more often prefer meaty foods. Most of the blennies offered in your LFS are often algae eaters. There are many blennies that...