Flame Scooter Blenny
Flame scarlet scooter blenny synchiropus sycorax this is a small fish with a large head with top mounted eyes and a small pointed mouth.
Flame scooter blenny. Occupy moderately deep reefs 20 38 meters scooting about a dim landscape of coral rubble and scattered corals. The red scooter blenny indigenous to the indian ocean can be ke. Although this fish has been seen in the trade for several years it has only recently been formally described.
Found singly or in pairs in fairly deep waters resting on coral outcrops and rubble areas over soft and stony corals. Blennies are also able to eat small invertebrates such as new born shrimp snails and crabs. This means if no target feeding is done each mandarin scooter blenny will need a 50 gallon with sump set up or 100 gallon tank.
It has a starry pattern of red and white splotches scattered across its body with bright blue spots on its head. Blennies in smaller tanks will quickly wipe out the entire pod population. Like its close relative the scooter blenny this species has an interesting method of locomotion using oversized ventral fins to scoot along the substrate and habitually perch as it feeds on microfauna.
Also known as flame scooter blenny moyer s scooter dragonet ruby red dragonet scarlet scooter blenny. Lfs quite nearby has some for 70 or 130 for two. Bright vibrant red with yellow fins.
Length 4cm depth 20 38m western pacific philippines. Am tempted but i ve read these scooter blennies can be hard to sustain long term due to their feeding requirements. Like other scooter blennies they will feed on tiny inverts found in the aquarium.
Sep 27 2013 9 52 48 pm. Flame scarlet scooter blenny synchiropus sycorax is found in jolo island in the sulu sea a region positioned near the southwestern tip of the philippines near borneo. Flame scarlet scooter blenny synchiropus sycorax is found in jolo island in the sulu sea a region positioned near the southwestern tip of the philippines near borneo.
Anyone ever seen these. The red scooter blenny can reach up to 5cm. The flame scarlet scooter blenny is a small fish with a large head top mounted eyes and a small pointed mouth.
