Blennies/Jawfish

Hello, not sure if this should go in fish discussion or aggressive, but ill post it here...
Can anyone give me any info on the Canary/Midas blenny?
How active are they? I have gone through lots of options (and thanks for the replies on those options) about what to add as a 3rd fish for my setup (3ft tank, 1SFE, 1 dwarf fuzzy lion) and i think i would like to add a bottom dwelling goby/blenny of some sort...
The Canary/Midas blenny at my lfs really caught my eye..it was a Also, what about a yellowhead jawfish? i was originally planning one for my 2ft tank, but would like a percula in that tank..and my substrate is perfect for the jawfish in my 3ft tank (rubble, different grains of sand, 5" deep)...any opinions on those would be great.
Thanks,
James
 
Just to add, my SFE is very calm to other fish, and wont eat them even if they can fit in his mouth...i have a damsel in there right now (will be taking him to the lfs tomorrow) and he is small enough to fit in the eels mouth..
The lion is 3", the damsel 2"..the lion dosnt even know the damsel is in the tank i dont think!
Just letting you know on the passivness of my fish..though, i know the lion will eat any fish he can fit in his mouth.
James:)
 

herbbie

Member
I don't know a lot about fish compatability, but my jawfish has found a spot on the bottom of the tank under some live rock, where he dug out his hole. He barricades himself in with shells and rubble, and is one of the most interesting fish to watch. Very comical and fun to watch, however he is very, very timid. He is scared to death of my zebrar tang, and dives into his hole any time he comes near, which is constantly as the tang swims back and forth all day long. He is very fast. My tang has never shown any interest or aggression to him whatsoever. I'm not sure if your other fish would eat him or not, but I will say that they are timid, fast, and fun. He's one of my favorite fish.
 

hnf2k

Active Member
i also have a yellowheaded jawfish. they seem to be pretty hardy. when my clowns got ick, they still lived on. like herbbie said they are fun to watch. they wont totally destroy your tank, they will find one place under some lr and make that their den. they will constantly rearrange it though with coral and rock rubble. they are fun to watch, but they dont stray to far from their hole. so if you feed the tank be sure to drop some food near them also, because they wont swim across the tank. they take anything i drop in there, flakes, brine, anything.
 
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