Blenny Suggestions

[landon]

I'm considering looking at purchasing an algae grazing blenny for my 85 gallon reef tank. I like for my tank inhabitants to all have particular jobs. I'm leaning toward the Lawnmover Blenny but was wondering if ya'll had any other suggestions. Lawnmovers are nice looking fish but am kinda looking for more color and/or unique shapes.

Ideas? Suggestions?

 

[wonka2000]

I LOVE my bi-color blenny. He is one of the craziest and coolest fish in the tank. Lil skitzo to

 

[jef4y]

The lawnmower blennies are awesome. Great personality and while they look dull in the pics, they have some fascinating color to them up close.

 

[landon]

beccamc10;596198 wrote: Landon you seen my lawnmower. He is great, if I could catch his he's yours. I am going a different direction with fish. My big color is great also. But the lawnmower would be my choice........hey you should do a thread on the problem you were having and what we did with your lights to change it up. Might be an interesting thread

Let me give it another week or so and I'll post the dilemma, the change, and result

 

[superclown]

+1 on the lawnmower blenny great fish

 

[landon]

Thanks for the info guys. Leaning more toward the lawnmover. Anyone else with suggestions?

 

[landon]

I really do like the Midas BUT I'm not sure if he'd be the "Diamond Goby" of algae grazing.

 

[superclown]

Midas is a beautiful fish indeed

 

[gnashty]

lawnmower, what he lacks in beauty is made up in work - mine is a nonstop algae muncher and loves to lay in my zoa gardens...

he actually tried to bite me the other day while i was cleaning the algae off the inside glass by hand....THATS MY ALGAE!!!

 

[crewdawg1981]

Does the Midas go crazy for algae the way a lawnmower does?

 

[brianjfinn]

BIGGQ00;596353 wrote: bi-color is one of my favs but if you want to add some color or something dif, try a tribal blenny or a tailspot!

Those are exactly the two I was going to suggest. They are both really cool looking blennies!

 

[landon]

BIGGQ00;596353 wrote: bi-color is one of my favs but if you want to add some color or something dif, try a tribal blenny or a tailspot!

I was actually hoping someone would mention the Tribal. Does anyone have any experience with these? good algae grazer?

 

[landon]

Thanks bud. So looking like it's between the Tribal and lawnmower. decisions, decisions...

BIGGQ00;596530 wrote: check out this thread, one person put some info about them.