Do scooter blennies change colors?

nrbelk · 04/20/2010, 06:34 PM

I have a scooter blenny and I'm starting to wonder if they can change colors. I keep on finding him different shades of color.

I don't know if it is my eyes playing tricks on my or whether he really can. They are almost always just gradual changes. But sometimes it seems really different. His white spots seem to go from super white to almost as dark as the brown spots.

romsoccer12 · 04/20/2010, 06:38 PM

i think most blennys can change color
not positive oif a scooter blenny can

sikk50 · 04/20/2010, 06:46 PM

Yep! Pretty neat huh!

dwd5813 · 04/20/2010, 06:50 PM

not exactly changing colors like say, a cuttlefish, but yeah the coloration can intensify and become more dull in different situations.

VacavilleFC3S · 04/20/2010, 07:23 PM

they don't chance color really, they can just change how dark or light colored they are, mine are always almost white in the morning when they first come out of the sand, and get darker as the day goes on.

i've had a mated pair in my 90g for a year now

nikon187 · 04/20/2010, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by romsoccer12

i think most blennys can change color
not positive oif a scooter blenny can

Scooter blennies are not blennies even though it is in their common name. They are dragonettes ( The same family as mandarins) I have noticed most fish can change lighter or darker depending on a couple exterior factors.

Tuscaquatics · 04/20/2010, 09:53 PM

Most fish do this. When I look in at the tank at night with a flashlight I'm still always shocked when I see my cinnamon clown and how pale he is at night.

On a side note, make sure he has plenty to eat. Like the person above me said, they are dragonettes and are related to mandarins and thus need tons of live food like pods to thrive.

04/20/2010, 06:34 PM	#1
nrbelk Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho Posts: 935	Do scooter blennies change colors? I have a scooter blenny and I'm starting to wonder if they can change colors. I keep on finding him different shades of color. I don't know if it is my eyes playing tricks on my or whether he really can. They are almost always just gradual changes. But sometimes it seems really different. His white spots seem to go from super white to almost as dark as the brown spots.

04/20/2010, 06:38 PM	#2
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 2,625	i think most blennys can change color not positive oif a scooter blenny can __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

04/20/2010, 06:50 PM	#4
dwd5813 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 813 Posts: 2,827	not exactly changing colors like say, a cuttlefish, but yeah the coloration can intensify and become more dull in different situations. __________________ order some golf shoes, otherwise we'll never get out of this place alive. what can i say? in dog beers, i have only had one. - dublo8 Current Tank Info: 40B aiptasia farm

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sikk50 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ojai, Ca. Posts: 61	Yep! Pretty neat huh!

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VacavilleFC3S Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vacaville California Posts: 2,613	they don't chance color really, they can just change how dark or light colored they are, mine are always almost white in the morning when they first come out of the sand, and get darker as the day goes on. i've had a mated pair in my 90g for a year now

04/20/2010, 09:53 PM	#7
Tuscaquatics Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 1,324	Most fish do this. When I look in at the tank at night with a flashlight I'm still always shocked when I see my cinnamon clown and how pale he is at night. On a side note, make sure he has plenty to eat. Like the person above me said, they are dragonettes and are related to mandarins and thus need tons of live food like pods to thrive.