bi-color blenny - Aquarium Advice

mle421 · 03-14-2005, 04:58 PM

ok, so i have an empty 30 gallon tank now that i lost two goldfish to dropsy last week. *tear*

But so of course now i'm gonna make it saltwater, in a few months when my friend and i rearrange my room and stick my dresser in my closet so that i can put my tank, (which is currently causing my dresser to bow) on a home-made cinderblock stand.

But my question is my [acronym:962a6734cb="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:962a6734cb] has the cutest little bi-color blenny. which is the fish i've always wanted, they have so much personality! But i only have a 10 [acronym:962a6734cb="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:962a6734cb]. setup right now, but the fish is only about 2 inches. can i get him now if i transfer him into the new tank (which will have water and rock from my 10 [acronym:962a6734cb="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:962a6734cb]) on May 2. this fish store wont hold him that long, and i really really want him, he's so friendly! [acronym:962a6734cb="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:962a6734cb]!

X the Outsider · 03-14-2005, 06:20 PM

It would add to your high nitrate problem. You can always wait to get a blenny when your tank is completely set-up. They also like alot of macroalgae to feed on; just in case you don't have any on your rock.

mle421 · 03-14-2005, 06:40 PM

i, know, but i want this certain one! his colors are so bright, and he's so personable. i'm willing to do more water changes for a month. and i have algae.

mjvincent · 03-14-2005, 07:16 PM

Wait and get another...

seaham358 · 03-15-2005, 10:00 AM

What else do you have in the 10?
[acronym:e0ac246840="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:e0ac246840] you need to wait if you already have a [acronym:e0ac246840="Nitrate"]NO3[/acronym:e0ac246840] issue adding another fish is just going to make problems worse.
Does the blenny eat prepaired foods? Mine does not and he is in my 125 and [acronym:e0ac246840="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:e0ac246840] a 10 [acronym:e0ac246840="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:e0ac246840] is not large enough to give the fish enough algae to keep it alive for long period of time. You need to wait... how would you feel if you got it and killed it because your tank was not large enough?
There will be other fish... I waited almost a year till I found my 2nd bi-color..

mle421 · 03-15-2005, 07:30 PM

alright i guess i'll wait.

adam_keene · 05-11-2005, 05:07 AM

my bicolor stoodl out like a sore thumb. i have a ocellaris clown. I hope they get along

03-14-2005, 04:58 PM	#1
mle421 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 381 Images: 1	bi-color blenny ok, so i have an empty 30 gallon tank now that i lost two goldfish to dropsy last week. tear But so of course now i'm gonna make it saltwater, in a few months when my friend and i rearrange my room and stick my dresser in my closet so that i can put my tank, (which is currently causing my dresser to bow) on a home-made cinderblock stand. But my question is my [acronym:962a6734cb="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:962a6734cb] has the cutest little bi-color blenny. which is the fish i've always wanted, they have so much personality! But i only have a 10 [acronym:962a6734cb="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:962a6734cb]. setup right now, but the fish is only about 2 inches. can i get him now if i transfer him into the new tank (which will have water and rock from my 10 [acronym:962a6734cb="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:962a6734cb]) on May 2. this fish store wont hold him that long, and i really really want him, he's so friendly! [acronym:962a6734cb="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:962a6734cb]!

03-14-2005, 06:20 PM	#2
X the Outsider Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 284 Images: 1	It would add to your high nitrate problem. You can always wait to get a blenny when your tank is completely set-up. They also like alot of macroalgae to feed on; just in case you don't have any on your rock. __________________ 29g [acronym:d588e4eda6="Fish only"]FOWLR[/acronym:d588e4eda6]- 2 Percula Clowns 2 Emerald Mithrax Crab, 5 Nassarius Snails, 3 Astrea Snails, 1 mexican turbo snails, 1 Chocolate Chip Star, 1 Peppermint Shrimp, and 27lbs of [acronym:d588e4eda6="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:d588e4eda6] 2lbs tonga branch and 25lbs fiji rock Maiden's Hair, Calerpa, and Red Kelp macro algae.

03-14-2005, 07:16 PM	#4
mjvincent Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 436	Wait and get another... __________________ Mike Jones 32 gallon hex, 34 lbs [acronym:9256a99a06="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:9256a99a06], Prizm protein skimmer, fluval 104, 1 maxi jet 750, 1 maxi jet 1200 [acronym:9256a99a06="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:9256a99a06], current 40w 50/50 [acronym:9256a99a06="Power compact fluorescent"]pc[/acronym:9256a99a06], 1 [acronym:9256a99a06="Normal Output Fluorescents"]NO[/acronym:9256a99a06] powerglo 19watt, 1 daylight [acronym:9256a99a06="Normal Output Fluorescents"]NO[/acronym:9256a99a06] 65w (equiv), two damsels, 1 green brittlestar, 1 peppermint shrimp, turbo snails, red legged hermit crabs, kenyan tree coral, leather coral, pumping xenia, mushroom coral, green star polyps, orange button polyps

03-15-2005, 10:00 AM	#5
seaham358 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 3,296 Images: 21	What else do you have in the 10? [acronym:e0ac246840="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:e0ac246840] you need to wait if you already have a [acronym:e0ac246840="Nitrate"]NO3[/acronym:e0ac246840] issue adding another fish is just going to make problems worse. Does the blenny eat prepaired foods? Mine does not and he is in my 125 and [acronym:e0ac246840="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:e0ac246840] a 10 [acronym:e0ac246840="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:e0ac246840] is not large enough to give the fish enough algae to keep it alive for long period of time. You need to wait... how would you feel if you got it and killed it because your tank was not large enough? There will be other fish... I waited almost a year till I found my 2nd bi-color.. __________________ 9/02-125 REEF, 125 lbs LR,LS 4x160 VHO, Reef Devil /Sump, Fuge 7/03-55 FOWLR 60lb LR, 50 lb SD sand 2x40 NO strip light, Reef Devil/sump, Fuge TANK PICS http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=98202

05-11-2005, 05:07 AM	#7
adam_keene Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 68 Images: 4	my bicolor stoodl out like a sore thumb. i have a ocellaris clown. I hope they get along __________________ 10 galllon empty tank with a whisper filter 20 [acronym:15c098547c="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:15c098547c] [acronym:15c098547c="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:15c098547c] tank, penguin 330 bio-wheel, redsea berlin airlift protein skimmer, 22 lbs of [acronym:15c098547c="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:15c098547c], White sand, 29 [acronym:15c098547c="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:15c098547c] [acronym:15c098547c="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:15c098547c] tank, undergravel filter, jaguar, jack dempsey, tiger oscar... few silver dollars, one ugly gourami...

03-14-2005, 06:40 PM	#3
mle421 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 381 Images: 1	i, know, but i want this certain one! his colors are so bright, and he's so personable. i'm willing to do more water changes for a month. and i have algae.

03-15-2005, 07:30 PM	#6
mle421 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 381 Images: 1	alright i guess i'll wait.

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