Tail Spot Blenny - Questions

[Chasmodes]

IR, we need a Bogo update? Howz he doin'?

 

[InLimbo87]

I don't know about bogo, but Lenny's been doing fantastic. I think I've had him for about two months now. He did have an issue when I put a neon goby in after him (he was harrassing the goby) but now they're the best of friends.

Here's a group shot of the fish in my tank

 

[Chasmodes]

Alright Lenny!!!!!! :dance:

I really love the colors on those tailspots. I may have to set up a nano just for them!

 

[Kinetic]

I'm thinking that too. I've lost my other pair in a 40g breeder, they just get lost in there and I can't spot feed them. They graze but I think they're lacking nutrient (protein).

 

[thor32766]

they are sweet!

 

[Insane Reefer]

Bogo is doing GREAT!

He has grown about 1/2" since I got him. I've cut him down to one meal a day as he didn't really seem to need it anymore, and is doing well foraging for the rest of what he needs.

 

[Insane Reefer]

Let me make a correction.

I was advised to cut back my feeding schedule by several people.
Bad call.
Bogo is fine, but I noticed that he seemed to be loosing weight and while still constantly in motion, he seemed a bit lethargic, so I put him back on a twice a day schedule a week or so ago, and he seems to be putting on weight again and has more spunk too.

So my advice to anyone with a tailspot is to feed twice a day, two very small meals to be sure, but two meals just the same.

 

[yousmellsfishy]

How about a Bogo update? I just got a TS blennie (no name yet) and read this thread. Lots of great info. Thanks to the contributors.

 

[Insane Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12979892#post12979892 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by yousmellsfishy
How about a Bogo update? I just got a TS blennie (no name yet) and read this thread. Lots of great info. Thanks to the contributors.

Bogo is really doing well. I've gotten some new lights, from a different manufacturer, and they aren't flattering to him at all and my camera has a hard time with the brighter light too. So after almost an hour of shooting, I got one "good" shot.
Here you go

I have to admit that I've been a bad momma too, and the last couple of months or so I have been sort of neglecting his morning feeding, and he has lost a little weight. It is really a Catch 22. If I feed him twice a day, my water quality suffers horribly and so does everything else, but Bogo. If I feed him once a day, he looses weight but the tank flourishes...

I'm trying a new schedule of morning feedings every other day or so, with sort of heavy night time feedings. I'll keep an eye on his weight and if this seems to be working, I'll post it.

Otherwise, he is awesome. He recently turned a year old and has developed quite the personality. Total ham. If you stick you face up to the glass, he comes out and dances. He eats readily from my fingers. He is still a bit prissy and pouts if something upsets him, but he doesn't upset very often.

I replaced the temp rock from previous photo's with the MLR piece I made custom for this tank. I've also gotten a lot of soft corals too, and with it spreading out, it is really starting to look like a miniature reef in there. Bogo loves swimming in and out of the hollow structure, he goes in and you never know exactly where he will come out again. He hardly sits still, so it is hard to get good shots of him, and the one place he regularly perches isn't camera friendly...

 

[yousmellsfishy]

Well I'm happy to report that my new TSB (11 days in his new home) is eating everything I put in the tank plus he's constantly grazing the LR. He's got a fat little belly too I was a little worried after reading this thread about getting him to eat. It sure doesn't seem like it's gonna be a problem. Also, he seems to have made friends with my clown goby, Tweety. They often sit on the same mushroom coral touching each other. I'll try and get a pic up soon.