vlangel
Premium Member
Thanks Kevin. Barnacle blennies are one of the species I was interested in. I have barnacles (not living ones) that I can easily add. Goldline blennies is another that I considered. I will check out the others also. Thank you for saving me the trouble of looking the info up in my thread.So you don't have to search much, here are a few that might interest you:
The barnacle blennies that Michael kept would be a fun addition. They eat large plankton and pods, and are not algae eaters. He had the Panamic Barnacle Blenny, (Acanthemblemaria hancocki). If you get them, you'd have to get some barnacles for them
KP has some other ones that should be OK are the Goldline Blenny (Malacoctenus aurolineatus), Roughhead Blenny (Acanthemblemaria aspera), Yellowface Pike Blenny (Chaenopsis limbaughi), Sail Fin Blenny (Emblemaria pandionis), and the Saddled Blenny (Malacoctenus triangulatus). None of these are algae eaters and the largest is only about 3 1/2" long.
Be careful if you see a "sailfin blenny" in your LFS or while visiting an on-line store, because that name is used frequently for various species, including the large algae eating blennies such as the lawnmower blenny. The sail fin blenny above is much different.