Barnacle Blenny: Safe?

quaos

quaos

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I have a 15G Tall tank with the following:
1 Yellowtail Damsel
1 Ocell. Clown
1 SallyLightfoot
1 Pistol Shrimp
5 Tongan Nass
4 Zebra Hermits
1 Nass
1 Conch
1 Margarita
1 Nephrite
Coral:
Hammer
Frogspawn
Colony Polyps
GSP
Kenya Tree
Mushrooms
My LFS has a Narnacle Blenny for sale. I would really like to buy him. He is maybe half an inch long. The only thing I'm worried about is the Sally Crab getting him. My Sally eats algae like a pig and will go after the cyclopeeze when I feed. She hasn't gone after coral/fish/or hermits but I still worry. Do you think the Barnacle Blenny will be safe?
I guess another question that doesn't have much to do with the blenny is: Is feeding Nori and Cyclopeeze sufficient feeding? Should I buy a different type of food for the things I have in my tank?
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

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Is a Barnacle Blenny another name for a Bicolor Blenny?
For the Clown and Damsel (and Blenny) I'd think some slightly bigger food would be in order.
 
quaos

quaos

Member
My clown is still a juvi. He has a tiny mouth and can't fit a mysis in it. The barnacle blenny is not a bicolor. He is maybe half an inch long.
 
sebae09

sebae09

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its not the bicolor blenny, there is a barnacle blenny that is really cool and im also thinking about getting one so be sure to post your results. thanks
 
quaos

quaos

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I bought him. He was $25 at my LFS. He is absolutely an amazing fish!
When I acclimated him I put a shell in the bucket because he was in a shell at the store. He quickly jumped in while acclimating. He just folds his tail up and sit in there, and watches you. He’s not afraid of much.
I acclimated with the bucket tilted to get deeper water in a "corner" of the bucket. When I did that he was just sitting out in the air of the opposite side of the bucket where there was no water. I had to gently push him into the water with my finger and he didn't even mind. When I put him in my tank I just picked up his shell and laid the shell on the sand next to LR. No jumping or freaking out.
My LFS is owned by my girlfriend's uncle. I trust him in aquarium issues and he said that a barnacle blenny would be hard to catch for a light foot; even if the light foot wanted a meaty meal. My crab is still interested in algae.
The barnacle blenny has since cleared out a hole in the LR. He sits there and watches you. His eyes go in opposite directions at times. It is pretty funny. He ate after 20min of being in the tank. The cyclopeeze and nori cut up in flakes, floats by and he gobbles them up in a way that reminds me of a jawfish. He also opens his mouth even wider then my ocell. Clown. That reminds me of a basking shark.
I'll try and post pictures tomorrow if I can remember.
I whole-heartedly support anyone buying this fish. They are priceless
 
seannmelly

seannmelly

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Originally Posted by Quaos
I bought him. He was $25 at my LFS. He is absolutely an amazing fish!
When I acclimated him I put a shell in the bucket because he was in a shell at the store. He quickly jumped in while acclimating. He just folds his tail up and sit in there, and watches you. He’s not afraid of much.
I acclimated with the bucket tilted to get deeper water in a "corner" of the bucket. When I did that he was just sitting out in the air of the opposite side of the bucket where there was no water. I had to gently push him into the water with my finger and he didn't even mind. When I put him in my tank I just picked up his shell and laid the shell on the sand next to LR. No jumping or freaking out.
My LFS is owned by my girlfriend's uncle. I trust him in aquarium issues and he said that a barnacle blenny would be hard to catch for a light foot; even if the light foot wanted a meaty meal. My crab is still interested in algae.
The barnacle blenny has since cleared out a hole in the LR. He sits there and watches you. His eyes go in opposite directions at times. It is pretty funny. He ate after 20min of being in the tank. The cyclopeeze and nori cut up in flakes, floats by and he gobbles them up in a way that reminds me of a jawfish. He also opens his mouth even wider then my ocell. Clown. That reminds me of a basking shark.
I'll try and post pictures tomorrow if I can remember.
I whole-heartedly support anyone buying this fish. They are priceless


He has red on or around his eyes right? And his eyes kind of go around like a chameleons?? Because we had one at work that was tiny!! But such an aggressive eater! I would have bought him, but I think he would have gotten lost in my tank, but he ended up jumping out. I was heart broken when he died!
 
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