My New Starry Dragonet

[scrambler1880]

just wanted to share.... got him this week

 

[danbmx]

A more common name is red scooter blenny. Hope you did your research before buying. They eat pods so you will need at least a 50 gallon tank that has been established for a few months.

 

[Medicoles]

Awesome little fish, but I've never been able to keep them. Good luck

 

[scrambler1880]

A more common name is red scooter blenny. Hope you did your research before buying. They eat pods so you will need at least a 50 gallon tank that has been established for a few months.

Oh I did... Lots of research. I actually was going to get a mandarin until I discovered these guys. My tank is 110g with a very very active 145g refugium the pods in the fug look like swarms of bees. The display has thousands in the holes of the LR so if it's pods that the needs they are there.

 

[scrambler1880]

Oh and the tank has been up since march 2010 so almost a year now

 

[danbmx]

Sounds like you def. did your research and waited. They are awesome little fish. I picked one up and trained him to eat pellets and frozen... so then i got a mandarin who now also eats frozen and pellets.

 

[scrambler1880]

I feed my corals nutramar ova as a part of my "coral mix" on a regular basis did it today and noticed the dragonet grabbing the food as it floated by him ... Hopefully he keeps it up. I feed 1mm pellets to my other but no interest in those yet

 

[TripleT]

One of my favorite fish. Here's mine...

 

[Paul B]

One of my favorite fish. Here's mine...

Where?

 

[AfricaOffroad]

One of my favorite fish. Here's mine...

Okay .........
:bigeyes:

 

[TripleT]

Where?

Part of their charm is that they like to bury themselves when they settle in for the night.

Cool to witness as well... they kind of vibrate in place and sink under the sand.

If you look in the center of the pic you'll see him.

 

[Paul B]

OK I see him, but a better part of their charm is taking their picture when they are not burried :fun2:

 

[scrambler1880]

One of my favorite fish. Here's mine...

That's a cool shot I'm surprised that you were able to find him he is hidden so well

I've looked for mine the last few nights but can never spot him