Is it ok to add a bi-color blenny to my one month old tank? - Aquarium Advice

weekf · 11-01-2006, 01:15 AM

Will it suffer? I have already got a yellow tang, 10 chromis and an o.clown in this 132g tank. Plenty of liverocks you can see my gallery.

Future stocks to come in: a sleeper goby and a blue tang.

Will there be any compatibility issues? Also will crabs, mantis/pistol shrimps a threat to them since they are rock perchers?

Any comments will be very much appreciated.

**melosu58** · 11-01-2006, 09:05 AM

http://www.fantasyreef.com/database/...=7&item_id=158

It looks like the jury is still out on wheather he`ll get along with your planned goby

**roka64** · 11-01-2006, 09:11 AM

Yeah, I was reading that too mel. You might be able to get away with a shrimp goby with a pistol shrimp...

weekf · 11-01-2006, 10:12 AM

Might not with a pistol shrimp it says it can attack invert.

But what about a goby? i really need goby to clean the sand for me. I don't want any crabs or snails.

If I have to choose, do I choose the blenny or the goby?

**roka64** · 11-01-2006, 10:17 AM

Hmmm, I think they mean it can possibly eat small inverts. I would say a pistol shrimp can hold it's own vs. a blenny.
If I had to choose, I would go with the sand sifter.

**melosu58** · 11-01-2006, 10:20 AM

http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Expa...ode=01-2742-10

Excellent sand sifter.

weekf · 11-01-2006, 10:25 AM

Ok I will not get the bicolor blenny then. Will get a sleeper goby.

What about rock perchers? Any other good suggestion that will be compatible with the goby?

austinsdad · 11-01-2006, 10:27 AM

Looked at the midas blenny? Stays up high and will most likely never encouter the bottom dweller gobies.

You think you got a mantis?

BTW, I'm still not sure why no bicolor. They stay up high in the rocks also and would rarely encounter sand sifters anyway IMO.

weekf · 11-01-2006, 10:30 AM

Yes there will be at least a few mantis in there. Will that cause any problem with the blenny?

**roka64** · 11-01-2006, 10:32 AM

The mantis shrimp can cause problems with your fish and inverts. How many manits shrimp do you have, or are planning to have? I believe those are best kept in a species only tank.

11-01-2006, 01:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
weekf Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 333	Is it ok to add a bi-color blenny to my one month old tank? Will it suffer? I have already got a yellow tang, 10 chromis and an o.clown in this 132g tank. Plenty of liverocks you can see my gallery. Future stocks to come in: a sleeper goby and a blue tang. Will there be any compatibility issues? Also will crabs, mantis/pistol shrimps a threat to them since they are rock perchers? Any comments will be very much appreciated.

11-01-2006, 09:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 11,260 Images: 73	http://www.fantasyreef.com/database/...=7&item_id=158 It looks like the jury is still out on wheather he`ll get along with your planned goby __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

11-01-2006, 09:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
roka64 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,380 Images: 12	Yeah, I was reading that too mel. You might be able to get away with a shrimp goby with a pistol shrimp... __________________ Uh-oh, I just overloaded my Bioload! Vote for AA Good reading about: Nitrogen Cycle Fishless Cycling Need more help? Articles Acronym List --Scott

11-01-2006, 10:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
roka64 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,380 Images: 12	Hmmm, I think they mean it can possibly eat small inverts. I would say a pistol shrimp can hold it's own vs. a blenny. If I had to choose, I would go with the sand sifter. __________________ Uh-oh, I just overloaded my Bioload! Vote for AA Good reading about: Nitrogen Cycle Fishless Cycling Need more help? Articles Acronym List --Scott

11-01-2006, 10:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 11,260 Images: 73	http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Expa...ode=01-2742-10 Excellent sand sifter. __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

11-01-2006, 10:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
weekf Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 333	Might not with a pistol shrimp it says it can attack invert. But what about a goby? i really need goby to clean the sand for me. I don't want any crabs or snails. If I have to choose, do I choose the blenny or the goby?

11-01-2006, 10:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
weekf Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 333	Ok I will not get the bicolor blenny then. Will get a sleeper goby. What about rock perchers? Any other good suggestion that will be compatible with the goby?

11-01-2006, 10:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
austinsdad Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland Posts: 3,893 Images: 12	Looked at the midas blenny? Stays up high and will most likely never encouter the bottom dweller gobies. You think you got a mantis? BTW, I'm still not sure why no bicolor. They stay up high in the rocks also and would rarely encounter sand sifters anyway IMO. __________________ -Ray- "Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance!"

11-01-2006, 10:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
weekf Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 333	Yes there will be at least a few mantis in there. Will that cause any problem with the blenny?

11-01-2006, 10:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
roka64 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,380 Images: 12	The mantis shrimp can cause problems with your fish and inverts. How many manits shrimp do you have, or are planning to have? I believe those are best kept in a species only tank. __________________ Uh-oh, I just overloaded my Bioload! Vote for AA Good reading about: Nitrogen Cycle Fishless Cycling Need more help? Articles Acronym List --Scott

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