Do Blenny's get along?

jp0379

Member
I have a redlip Blenny, and would like to purchase either a scooter or lawnmower blenny. My redlip has a great personality, and ALWAYS comes to the front of the tank when someone walks by. I have a couple of damsels, a mandarin goby, a pajama cardinal, and a dottyback. Everyone gets along with no problems. If I add either the scooter or the lawnmower, will it cause a problem with the redlip? He seems peaceful enough, but I was just wondering before i bought it. Thanks!
 

marvida

Member
I've never had very good luck with keeping multiple blennies or gobies. Keep in mind my tanks are all small.
 
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daniel411

Guest
Your mandarin goby has probally already depleted your pod population and on its way to starvation. A scooter blenny will go after pods. I've never had a lawnmower blenny though, not sure what they primarily eat.
 

lionstorm

Member
i had some scooters and i didn't have good luck with them either, i think they attack each other because i had more than one in the tank for a while and whenever my original scooter saw one of the two new ones he would swim after them and chase them, if he caught them he would tug on their side gills. it wasn't plesant.
oh and this was in a 75 gallon with about 70 lbs of live rock
 

bdhough

Active Member
Not in a small tank can you keep two blennies. As others said they also eat pods like the mandarins do so keeping one alive is very contingent on them eating other things. Try live brine or blackworms and get them eating frozen.....
 
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