Pics of new Pike Blenny / Angels

[Sigmund]

Here are some pics of my new Pike Blenny, and a few new pics of my Golden and Multi-Bar Angel that I have had for about a month. Can already see how much the Multi-Bar has fattened up, Golden was already pretty fat when I got him.

Pike Blenny in Tube:

Pike Blenny venturing out to eat:

Multi_bar with new tankmates:

Golden with Possum Wrasse:

 

[Mark]

Nice pics! I have a pike blenny as well. I'm surprised how much he's out and about. Eats like a champ as well. We must have the same taste in fish as well, since I have a multibar in quarantine.

 

[Sigmund]

Mark,

How long have you had your Pike Blenny, and where did you get it from? Do you have a tube for him to hang out in. I have a makeshift PVC tube with a barnacle facing, looking for a nice empty coco worm tube but have not found a big enough one yet.

I have had 2 pike blennies over the last few years, one lasted about a year, the other for only a few months, both died from a sort of paralysis in the back half of their bodies. Strangest thing that has happened to me in my 30yrs of having aquariums. Hoping for better luck with this little guy.

What / how often do you feed yours, I assume yours is a pig like everyone I have ever had, that is one thing I am going to try to make sure is that I do not overfeed him, as they will eat so much if given an opportunity.

Any husbandry knowledge or observations are welcomed.

 

[Mark]

I recently acquired it from Divers Den. I do not have a tube for him. He hangs out under a large halomitra coral out on the sand bed. I might try putting a pvc tube in and see if he takes to it. It's been only a couple of weeks, so you have more experience with them. I feed the tank mostly flake and pellet, with weekend treats of homemade frozen food or mysis shrimp. He eats anything I put in the tank.

 

[Sigmund]

Mark,

If you put a tube in, chances are it will take to it in a matter of seconds. It is fun watching how good they are at backing in to the tube.

The only downside is that they spend most of their time in it, but my guess is that it is normal behavior, and thus probably makes them most comfortable.

As mentioned before, I use to have a nice empty coco worm tube, but I do not have it anymore, can make something like I did with a piece of PVC some silicone and something glued to the front to make it look more natural.

Best of Luck with yours - They are a great little reef fish.

 

[Western_reefer]

Anyone got any info on the Pike Blenny? How big do they get?

 

[Sigmund]

Western_reefer,

There are a lot of different species of Pike Blennies, as far as the Orange Throat goes about 4 or 5 iches max, not much thicker than a pencil. Good reef fish, will eat it if it will fit in it's mouth, fed the first one I ever had a guppy (when it was in a staging tank) just to see if it would eat it. That being said never had a problem with it with any inverts or other fish. Had one about 4 inches that lived a about 8 inches from a 1.5 inch barnacle blenny, and they never had a problem.

They are part of the tube blenny family and prefer to live in a tube like you can see from my picture, easy to feed, big mouths, mostly used for show and competing with other blennies. When they extend their jaws and top fin in a display of protection or aggression they are quite amazing looking.

 

[Moort82]

They are very cool and something i've always wanted but they are just not available over here which is a real shame.

 

[Outerbank]

Cool fish and pics!

 

[Sigmund]

Outerbank,

Thanks. I am at the limit of the fish that I want in the tank now. Going to focus my attention / money on a few new corals. Always something to do in a reef tank. ;-)

 

[d-man]

what corals do you have in there with the venustus?

 

[Sigmund]

d-man,

All of the corals I have are pretty hardy for the most part. Here is the general list:
Frogspawn (Green and Pink)
Ricordia (lots of different colors)
Zoos (Greens, Orange, Brown)
Colt
Mushrooms (lots of different colors)
Yellow Leather

I have 4 fish that could be considered dangerous to corals (Venustus, Muti-Bar, Golden, Matted Filefish)

I have seen the Venustus and Multibar pick at the Zoos, not sure if they are just eating slime, or food particles that might be attatched, or the cora itself. With this being said, the Zoos are big and healthy, and have continued to thrive. Have had the Venustus for over a year and never had any corals that were eaten or were damaged.

 

[HiImSean]

the pike blenny is very cool

 

[wmo168]

Clown fish are cool too!