Algae Blenny
Some will eat hair algae but that s hit or miss.
Algae blenny. Got one from liveaquaria and the other from bluezoo aquatics. I ve tried two and neither would eat. With ample hair algae to eat you will find them hanging out and grazing on the algae covered substrate.
This blenny is known as a rock skipper and has incredible jumping abilities so having a tightly secured lid is suggested. Michael atrosalarias fuscus is a solitary species that usually lives among live and dead branching corals on coastal reefs reef flats and protected outer reef faces. What are some unusual algae blennies that you ve had success with.
The sailfin algae blenny is notable for its unique looks and winning personality. Since they are small fish even a rogue polyp nipper probably won t cause too much damage if the corals are relatively well established in your tank and not new. Buyer beware that a hungry blenny may start to nip at fleshy coral polyps.
It is reef safe and as the name implies loves to eat algae making it a great fish to control algae in the aquarium. Swimming normally still eating and swimming in the water column with the other fish during feeding time. Salarias fasciatus jewelled blenny is a popular marine aquarium fish species in australasia despite being also known as the lawnmower blenny due to its propensity to consume algae growth from rocks and glass it is principally a detritivore with plant material making up only 15 of its diet this species reaches a length of 14 centimetres 5 5 in tl.
The blue stripes and spots on its body may change in brightness depending on its environment becoming more muted at times with a chameleon like effect. If you don t have enough algae in the tank you ll need to feed this blenny nori sheets otherwise it will waste away. It will chase other blennies around so only one per tank.
But despite its tendency to grow to an impressive 5 in size in the home aquarium the sailfin algae blenny remains peaceful active and therefore fun to observe. The algae blenny sometimes known as a lawnmower blenny as its name suggests will pick algae off of rocks. While the lawnmower blenny salarias fasciatus may be employed to help control pestilent algae other members of the family will also fit this role.
The lawnmower blenny scientific name salarias fasciatus is a greenish brownish colored algae eater with a smattering of blue spots that blend it perfectly with its surroundings. Starry lawnmower type blennies. I came home today to find benny my algae blenny with a gaping hole in its chest stomach.
The blenny s appeal as the. Algae blenny jewel salarias ramosus is a dark brown fish with white dots on its body. I m looking to add a blenny to my 60g.
Photo by scott w. I really like the personality of the algae blenny i e. He seems to be acting ok.
With a mottled tan color oversized eyes and typical body shape of the blenniidae family salarias fasciatus adds visual appeal to any marine aquarium.
