scooter blennie

[hermit enthusiast]

I saw one in my lfs today and was wondering requirements? They are pretty cool looking and i would like to get him. Thanks for any info.

 

[hermit enthusiast]

Also how many can be kept per tank? are they territorial? thanks

 

[tacks]

I have two scooters in my tank. They are great. I have about 25lbs of LR and they seem to love it. If you decided to get one, I would get at least two.

 

[hermit enthusiast]

thanks for the info guys i'm defenitly getting two instead of one.
Peace

 

[gupsterwantabe]

I love my scotter blennie,, he is soooo cute,, we love the way the looks like he is ****** ,,, they are not hard to keep at all;

 

[twoods71]

I have a red scooter blennie and he is a great fish to watch.
Mine feeds off the live rock but I also feed him live brine.

 

[dugan]

I don't think you need to pair them, in fact, I'd only do so if you have a LOT of live rock in your tank. They like to graze and don't always take to flake food.
Then again, I had one that used to beg for flake food so who knows...
They are very entertaining fish, we used to call ours 'the puppy' because he had such a funny, pet-like personality!
Katie

 

[jups1]

FYI - 2 males will be territorial and compete for food. They eat copapods, and need a lot of LR. Sometimes they will eat brine or flakes, but cannot survive on that food.
Since I don't know what other fish you have, I'll just say, make certain that your other fish are not copapod eaters. For example, a 6-line wrasse is faster than a blenny and will compete for food, leaving the blenny to starve. They are cute little fish, but just like a mandarin, they need copapods to survive. Juli
[ June 11, 2001: Message edited by: jups1 ]