mixing blennies

[leveldrummer]

Im planning an upgrade for the end of the year or maybe a little further down the road, im looking at a 5 foot 190 gallon tank. Im curious is it would be feasible to mix 4 different blennies in a tank this size without issues?

thinking of a bicolor, a tailspot, a midas, a lawnmower, a starry and maybe a few others. (not all together, these are just species that im interested in)

would any of these mix well with each other?

 

[TankStudy]

The smaller size blennies tend be more okay with mixing. Its when I mix the largers ones or anything with the larger growing ones, that's when they start beating each other up. Anything with the lawnmower, starry and midas have always been problems with me when it comes to mixing. They will chase each other thru out the entire tank.

 

[J2T]

While I haven't done it, I would imagine a Starry and Lawnmower would not typically get along. I have had both at one point or another in my 75g and they will roam the entire tank. I would almost think a midas would be ok with one of the others because they really don't compete but I could be completely wrong.

 

[rssjsb]

Yeah, I think you might have trouble between the starry and lawnmower and between the midas and bicolor. A tailspot and starry would be my choice.

 

[leveldrummer]

I was hoping to do more then two. Maybe a midas, tailspot, and a starry? 3 different sizes, colors and swimming habits?

 

[small alien]

With so many fish to choose from, why so many blennies?

 

[leveldrummer]

They have amazing personalities. And don't think there won't be a lot of other fish too.

 

[o2manyfish]

Taking into account I have double the gallonage of your tank. But I currently have (2) tailspots, large bicolor, lawnmower, midas, Klauzinger, Barnacle, Austrailian Orange Spot and recently discovered a tiny molly miller blenny that I never put into the tank.

The Lawnmower is a big one, and he's the only one that instigates any chasing. But the rest all live mostly oblivious to each other. The two tailspots and the Klauzinger sometimes all hang out together.

Dave B

 

[SDguy]

Taking into account I have double the gallonage of your tank. But I currently have (2) tailspots, large bicolor, lawnmower, midas, Klauzinger, Barnacle, Austrailian Orange Spot and recently discovered a tiny molly miller blenny that I never put into the tank.

The Lawnmower is a big one, and he's the only one that instigates any chasing. But the rest all live mostly oblivious to each other. The two tailspots and the Klauzinger sometimes all hang out together.

Dave B

Do you have a list of all your fish?

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

He does on the last or second to last page of his build.

 

[SDguy]

He does on the last or second to last page of his build.

thanks!

 

[small alien]

They have amazing personalities. And don't think there won't be a lot of other fish too.

Fair enough. Awesome avatar by the way!