Thinking about adding a Scooter Blenny (Ocellated Dragone)

[03sonicstang]

Question; there is a very fat healthy looking Scooter Blenny at my LFS. Is my week 12 old, 180 ga with a 40 gallon sump, Refug, Cheato, lots of pods, and Live rock rubble enough to sustain him?

I was also going to quarantine him in my 12 gallon and see if I can train him to eat Frozen foods as well. Good idea or bad.

Suggestions? I've read up a lot and they look pretty tough to keep....Thanks Tom

 

[bbprinting]

I would say yes if you currently have lots of pods, just be sure to occasionally check at night to make sure you still have a good populations going because it is amazing how fast scooters or mandarins can decimate a pod population. Find a good place to buy pods from to so that you can replenish the colony every so often.

 

[03sonicstang]

I might give him a try. I think about a week observation and training in quarantine. I really want to see if I can train him to take prepared foods as well. Thank you for your reply...........

 

[small alien]

Go for it. One of the most important parts of success is getting one that is not too skinny already.

They're not that hard if you're willing to work with them a bit. They're much easier to train to frozen than the other mandarins. Try prawn roe, cyclops and mysis. Put the food in and turn off the flow for 1/2 hour. They need time to pick food off the substrate. Feed them this way 2-3 times daily and you'll be fine. I've had5 scooters and they've all thrived in this routine and in much smaller tanks than yours. Great fish.

 

[03sonicstang]

I think I'm going to; my DT is just full of Pods everywhere!!! The Refug also has a huge population. So what happens when you leave on vacations? Can I just count on the pods for feeding??? My fish sitter usually comes every other day...

Also There's nothing to compete, all I have is a False Percula, Royal Gramma and some Hermits and snails. There is also a Purple Firefish in Quarantine

Thank you for your comment!!!

 

[small alien]

I guess it depends on how long your vacations are. I think every other day feeding with a solid pod population for a week would be just fine. A month? Not so sure.

 

[03sonicstang]

I wish my Vacations could last a month!!!!!! 7 days MAX for any vacation.....come to think about it, I've not had anything over 5 days in years.....man I need a vacation thanks for the reply

 

[03sonicstang]

Well, i picked her up. My daughter named her Royalty.

She has a great personality! I tried feeding her some raw shrimp and she tore it up!!! She's in quarantine now and I think I'm going to keep her there for a couple more days. I want to work with her and try some different foods, plus my QT is in my 5 year olds room and she love her.

Very cool fish