Midas or Canary Blenny

[cici22]

So I'm looking for the next addition to my tank and can't decide between a Midas Blenny or a Canary Blenny. What are the behaviors of these fish? I love the perching behavior of the blennies but read somewhere that the Canary blenny tends to just swim around the tank. Also, I am aware that the Canary blenny has venemous fangs but after a quick google search I only found one story of someone who was bit so I'm not too worried about this. This fish will be going into a 34 gallon mixed reef with peaceful tankmates.

 

[bdesper311]

I love my midas blenny, he is in a 39 gallon with two clowns and a coral beauty! He perches some of the time and he hides in a barnacle cluster some of the time and he knows when its feeding time because he starts swimming like crazy around the tank! I would recommend the midas, I have no experience with the canary. Make sure you have some type of lid on the tank because mine has tried to jump several times! Hope this helps!

 

[william1]

Midas all the way. They are super cool with tons of personality.

 

[dvara78]

+1 for Midas...great personality and love the colors!

 

[cici22]

Thanks for the quick replies! I've got a Red Sea so no worries about him going carpet surfing. It seems like the Midas is a great fish and it would be nice to not have to worry about getting bitten (no matter how small the chances). I'm excited as I've never owned a blenny before, always gone for gobies in the past.

Thanks for the help!