How reef-safe are tailspot blennies?

[jraker]

i just ordered a tailspot off of DD. ive heard stories of them nipping SPS, so i want to be careful.

 

[CoralNerd]

i just ordered a tailspot off of DD. ive heard stories of them nipping SPS, so i want to be careful.

I don't think I ever heard those stories. My tailspot blenny is a perfect reef fish with zero nipping. [emoji817]

 

[jraker]

I don't think I ever heard those stories. My tailspot blenny is a perfect reef fish with zero nipping. [emoji817]

ok thanks. how big is yours and what kind of tank do you have? my tank is a 36 gallon LPS and zoanthid dominated.

 

[CoralNerd]

85g reef mainly sps and zoas but also a few lps.

TSB he's around 2"
Cool fish.

I also dig gobbies and have a Neon, Greenbanded, and Yasha.

 

[150Ron]

Mines a perfect citizen

 

[Spearfisher88]

I just recently got a red spotted Blenny in my 25 gallon Aquapod. He does nip a little at the frag bases, rocks, and the back of the tank, but he has not harmed my corals at all. I have zoas, torch, frogspwan, hammer, and anemones
The Blenny is about 2 inches long

 

[SoloChromis]

I wouldn't worry. Ive seen yellow & purple tangs eat acans, a sailfin tang that ate clams, chromis that nipped acros and of course countless clowns harass LPS to death. I'd honestly be shocked if he posed a problem. Good luck :fish1:

 

[Deinonych]

I don't think I ever heard those stories. My tailspot blenny is a perfect reef fish with zero nipping. [emoji817]

Same here. I've had mine for almost 2 years and I've never seen him take any interest in any of my corals. I have mostly SPS with a few LPS frags (mostly Euphyllia sp.) My TSB is about 2.5"

 

[puggsli1]

Mine loved to eat sps so he had to go.

 

[jraker]

thanks for the replies. tailspot blenny definitely is a fish with lots of personality

 

[snorvich]

He does nip a little at the frag bases, rocks, and the back of the tank, but he has not harmed my corals at all.

Actually, he is eating algae.

 

[jraker]

well, it just came in the mail today. i got him (or her) into my QT. there were definitely stress lines on him. he is tiny, at about 1.5 inches

 

[Dkuhlmann]

1 1/2" is almost grown. Max size per LA 2 1/2"

When you can post a pic

 

[triksrevival]

I have a tailspot pair. One of them picks at my monti, flowerpot, and a couple acros, not all but a couple. Feeding a couple times a day stop this, but sometimes I get home late.

 

[Deinonych]

well, it just came in the mail today. i got him (or her) into my QT. there were definitely stress lines on him. he is tiny, at about 1.5 inches

That's normal for them to show stress coloration for the first couple of days. Make sure you have a few pieces of PVC for him to hide in. I've found that smaller diameter pieces give them a better sense of security.

 

[jraker]

That's normal for them to show stress coloration for the first couple of days. Make sure you have a few pieces of PVC for him to hide in. I've found that smaller diameter pieces give them a better sense of security.

it is a 10 gallon QT with 2 pieces of 1.5" PVC and a sponge filter. i have the tank covered. when could i turn the lights on?

 

[jraker]

1 1/2" is almost grown. Max size per LA 2 1/2"

When you can post a pic

ill post pictures as soon as i can figure out where my camera is

 

[Deinonych]

it is a 10 gallon QT with 2 pieces of 1.5" PVC and a sponge filter. i have the tank covered. when could i turn the lights on?

I usually leave lights off the day of arrival, then put the lights on a schedule starting the following day.

 

[jraker]

I usually leave lights off the day of arrival, then put the lights on a schedule starting the following day.

ok. the QT in next to the display, so it gets light from there

 

[jraker]

when do you think the stress lines will go away?