Ember blenny: super male?

[EthanHawaii]

I just lost my Yellow Watchman Goby and I'm looking for a new type of fish and have come across the ember blenny, but I'm just wondering if I were to get a super male ember blenny would he need a female ember blenny to hold his color? or will it hold on to that color for the rest of it's life even without a female?

Thanks.

 

[ThRoewer]

From what I know super males are just normal males in nuptial coloration and will lose their color without a female around to impress, or after the spawning season.

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[EthanHawaii]

Ok, thank you.

 

[degibson84]

This is an awesome fish never heard of it until this thread

 

[EthanHawaii]

This is an awesome fish never heard of it until this thread

Nice!

 

[Dkuhlmann]

The Ember blenny was on the top of my bucket list until I found out they will lose that beautiful color that they have. They simply become a chit brown color. For that reason alone I decided to not get one. That and their price has doubled this year over last years prices. It's a shame they lose that beautiful coloration that they have.

 

[FDAWG]

I've also heard they lose their colors as they mature.

 

[Blue spot]

This was on my list also but I heard they are realy difficult to keep. They are supposed to just slowly fade away not eating . Never kept one though

 

[EthanHawaii]

The Ember blenny was on the top of my bucket list until I found out they will lose that beautiful color that they have. They simply become a chit brown color. For that reason alone I decided to not get one. That and their price has doubled this year over last years prices. It's a shame they lose that beautiful coloration that they have.

Completely agree.

 

[EthanHawaii]

This was on my list also but I heard they are realy difficult to keep. They are supposed to just slowly fade away not eating . Never kept one though

From what I've herd they actually aren't TOO hard to keep.

 

[eatbreakfast]

They are comparable with starry blennies, in that some eat prepared foods and some don't.

They will also keep their colors without a female if there is another 'perching' blenny and it can be the dominant blenny.

A six foot tank or larger is probably necessary to keep the aggression from being fatal.

 

[EthanHawaii]

They are comparable with starry blennies, in that some eat prepared foods and some don't.

They will also keep their colors without a female if there is another 'perching' blenny and it can be the dominant blenny.

A six foot tank or larger is probably necessary to keep the aggression from being fatal.

Good to know! Thanks.

 

[ThRoewer]

This was on my list also but I heard they are realy difficult to keep. They are supposed to just slowly fade away not eating . Never kept one though

In another thread someone reported that they often come with intestinal parasites. That may be the reason for the not eating and fading away.