What do you feed your starry blenny?
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OodleyBoodely
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I had good luck using algae wafers (for a lawnmower) to teach him to take prepared foods. Just place in in a spot he normally grazes and he will probably sample it in passing. Once they try them they love them. Nori pinned down in his grazing area will help too.
Mine eats everything I throw at him. Couldn't resist sharing my favorite picture of him:
Aww haha yours hides in the zoas too! I love seeing his little head peeking out of the zoa patch
ReeferGil
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Mine eats everything I throw at him. Couldn't resist sharing my favorite picture of him:
I know this is an old post, but this picture cracks me up! Hope he is still well.
rhdoug
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The starry that I posted about earlier in this thread jumped out of the tank this summer. He was a large blenny, probably between 4 & 5 inches in length, a very good fish. The scopas tang and the blenny were best friends, and it almost seemed as if they were actually a mated pair. It was quite something to see. The poor scopas became extremely nervous and shy, mostly hiding in the caves after his buddy vanished.
In September I got a new starry from DD, but I didn't look at the size when I purchased him. He was between a half and three quarters of an inch in length when he got here, the smallest fish I have ever had in the tank. He looked like a little tadpole. I don't think the tang even recognized him as a fish. Well in three months he has grown to 3 inches in length, and the tang has a grazing buddy again. They eat from the algae bag together, but have not yet "bonded" like the original twosome was.
PS - I did put netting up around the tank, sort of like a back stop, around the 2 open ends of the tank. The other 2 are blocked by the canopy doors, so no more jumping casualties are expected.
In September I got a new starry from DD, but I didn't look at the size when I purchased him. He was between a half and three quarters of an inch in length when he got here, the smallest fish I have ever had in the tank. He looked like a little tadpole. I don't think the tang even recognized him as a fish. Well in three months he has grown to 3 inches in length, and the tang has a grazing buddy again. They eat from the algae bag together, but have not yet "bonded" like the original twosome was.
PS - I did put netting up around the tank, sort of like a back stop, around the 2 open ends of the tank. The other 2 are blocked by the canopy doors, so no more jumping casualties are expected.
rhdoug
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The starry that I posted about earlier in this thread jumped out of the tank this summer. He was a large blenny, probably between 4 & 5 inches in length, a very good fish. The scopas tang and the blenny were best friends, and it almost seemed as if they were actually a mated pair. It was quite something to see. The poor scopas became extremely nervous and shy, mostly hiding in the caves after his buddy vanished.
In September I got a new starry from DD, but I didn't look at the size when I purchased him. He was between a half and three quarters of an inch in length when he got here, the smallest fish I have ever had in the tank. He looked like a little tadpole. I don't think the tang even recognized him as a fish. Well in three months he has grown to 3 inches in length, and the tang has a grazing buddy again. They eat from the algae bag together, but have not yet "bonded" like the original twosome was.
PS - I did put netting up around the tank, sort of like a back stop, around the 2 open ends of the tank. The other 2 are blocked by the canopy doors, so no more jumping casualties are expected.
In September I got a new starry from DD, but I didn't look at the size when I purchased him. He was between a half and three quarters of an inch in length when he got here, the smallest fish I have ever had in the tank. He looked like a little tadpole. I don't think the tang even recognized him as a fish. Well in three months he has grown to 3 inches in length, and the tang has a grazing buddy again. They eat from the algae bag together, but have not yet "bonded" like the original twosome was.
PS - I did put netting up around the tank, sort of like a back stop, around the 2 open ends of the tank. The other 2 are blocked by the canopy doors, so no more jumping casualties are expected.
Militant Jurist
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For whatever reason, my starry blenny never had an interest in Nori or any other type of algae I put in the tank. When I added Rod's Food though, he would attack it just as hard as the chalk bass! I think they must put fish cocaine or something in Rod's Food, because I've never seen a fish turn it down.
aandfsoccr04
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Nothing different than I feed any of my other wrasses, tangs, gobies etc. He eats nori off the clip and then mysis, krill, brine, cyclop eeze, squid, etc.
ReeferGil
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Thats awesome. Tried to feed my guy seaweed, no go. Had him 2 weeks. Love to get experienced reefers advice. If you get bored chk out my youtube vid. Search reefergil. Glad to hear your guy is doing good.
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