He is very pretty...next time I will try and get one...do need to find out what kind and if he is reef safe...try and post on reef central and get an ID. I think we are going again monday....
i think it is a juvenile.. looks like maybe they get ugly as they get older...
I like the part about "It may nip at stony coral polyps or clam mantles "
The Orange-spotted Blenny is also known as the Redspotted Blenny or Red-spotted Rockskipper. It has a red and white body with orange to reddish spots along the side of its body.
It will do well in a 30 gallon or larger aquarium in a well-established reef system with plenty of rock work. Keep only one per tank unless you have a mated pair. It may nip at stony coral polyps or clam mantles but is not bothered by other tank mates unless predatory. It is considered a hardy fish in an aquarium if given a crop of natural microalgae to feed on.
The Orange-spotted Blenny will want to eat microalgae growing fresh within the tank. A diet providing marine and blue-green algae (Spirulina) will help the Orange-spotted Blenny thrive, along with other vegetable matter including frozen and dried foods for herbivores.
I don't think he is a juvenile I've seen tiny little blenny and they look the same as the adults. I saw some that was bigger than he was and they looked even better. I don't have much Sps, maybe he will eat the green stick.
I looked up the blenny in my fish I.d. book it is a Tesselated Blenny, there is no doubt. I must have gotten a female because I saw others that looked a lot better.
http://claycoleman.tripod.com/id63.htm I saw some like this. I tried to catch one like this but I didn't have my catch bucket. The one I got is not as colorful so that is why I think It must be a female or maybe it just hasn't developed all of its colors yet.
That is so cute! I like Blenny's. They have a lot of personality and expression....
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