Ruby Red Scooter Blenny...

Sgt Jonny Cat · 06/21/2014, 03:11 PM

So I put my Ruby Red Scooter Blenny into my tank 2 days ago, and I haven't seen him since. Is this normal that he will hide out? Or should I be concerned? He's a bit smaller then the rest of his tank mates. I have 2 clowns, a royal gramma and a small blue tang, and a red fire shrimp in the tank already.

Any thoughts? Or should I send out search and rescue???

acabgd · 06/21/2014, 06:56 PM

How big of a tank?

mbingha · 06/21/2014, 07:09 PM

And how long has it been setup

jrozzi · 06/21/2014, 07:32 PM

mine jumped out and died do you have lid?

Sgt Jonny Cat · 06/21/2014, 08:15 PM

55 gallon tank up since February. Yes I have a lid but there is about a 2 inch space that's not covered...OH BOY!! This doesn't sound good...

ReeferKimberly · 06/21/2014, 08:26 PM

You should have seen him by now. Mine is in a 65 and I see him all day long. He only hid for 1 day. They need to forage all day for pods.

ThreeMoneyJ · 06/21/2014, 11:34 PM

My 1st one jumped. Check around the tank

I have a pair now and I see them all the time.

scuzy · 06/22/2014, 02:26 AM

Mine comes out all the time in a 210

Sgt Jonny Cat · 06/22/2014, 08:39 AM

Does he hide out in the rocks at first until he gets used to the tank and his new mates? My fire shrimp hid all the time at first now he's all over the place. I'm hoping he's just hiding out. If he's dead I assume I would find him floating around in the current...

Nina51 · 06/22/2014, 08:42 AM

hope he comes out for you but if he's dead, chances are your cuc would have made him completely disappear in a very short time.

jrozzi · 06/24/2014, 01:31 PM

did you ever find him?

toothybugs · 06/24/2014, 01:45 PM

Gaddangit mine jumped too. I was not aware scooters would do so (that is, had never heard of it even in my petstore days). It wasn't even a first-night event, I had that fun little dude for a few weeks. I did, however, dig it out of my filter sock twice prior. I suppose that should have been a clue.

FWIW, mine hid out quite a bit during the daylight hours. I only saw it before the lights came on in the morning before work and early afternoon on the weekend. Or, of course, in a filter sock.

REEFconnection · 06/24/2014, 02:02 PM

I have a 90 gallon and first couple days he was hidden and the stayed around one rock... Then moved and now he is out all times .. But you probably need a good 30 min in front of the tank to see him . Turn off the lights ... Better

Lord Livingston · 06/25/2014, 11:44 AM

Our Ruby Red hid out for a couple days when we added him to our 65 gallon tank. Now that it's been a couple weeks we see him regularly but he is still pretty skittish and will hide if he's startled (mostly by us moving too quickly approaching or looking into the tank).

We did notice early on that he was checking out the surface near the back wall of the tank and wondered a bit if he was going to jump, but i haven't seen him back up there since and he's doing quite well in the tank.

Hope you've found the little guy - they are a beautiful addition to the tank.

JWags911SC · 06/26/2014, 07:33 AM

I have had my Red Scooter for several months and rarely see him pick at the pods in my tank but almost always see him with a little searching. They are very skittish (at least mine is) and hide almost every time I approach the tank. They are definitely more comfortable with a lot of rockwork. If you don't have a lid, definitely get a DIY mesh one or make one yourself out of light diffuser panels. Cheap insurance IMO against losing any fish, particularly the ones you want to keep for a while.

Swing2Harmony · 12/29/2014, 05:50 PM

These bastards are jumpers. Mine barely lasted 2 days and he had all the 20 gallon for himself with crap loads of hiding places and a lid that covered 90% of the tank.

06/21/2014, 03:11 PM	#1
Sgt Jonny Cat Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: North of Boston Ma. Posts: 685	Ruby Red Scooter Blenny... So I put my Ruby Red Scooter Blenny into my tank 2 days ago, and I haven't seen him since. Is this normal that he will hide out? Or should I be concerned? He's a bit smaller then the rest of his tank mates. I have 2 clowns, a royal gramma and a small blue tang, and a red fire shrimp in the tank already. Any thoughts? Or should I send out search and rescue??? __________________ In the process of putting together a 150 gallon mixed reef. Ill keep you posted. Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon

06/21/2014, 07:09 PM	#3
mbingha Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Southeast PA Posts: 730	And how long has it been setup __________________ 75 Gallon Mixed Reef in the works 30 Gallon Sump 28 Gallon JBJ 28 HQI

06/21/2014, 08:15 PM	#5
Sgt Jonny Cat Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: North of Boston Ma. Posts: 685	55 gallon tank up since February. Yes I have a lid but there is about a 2 inch space that's not covered...OH BOY!! This doesn't sound good... __________________ In the process of putting together a 150 gallon mixed reef. Ill keep you posted. Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon

06/21/2014, 11:34 PM	#7
ThreeMoneyJ Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 596	My 1st one jumped. Check around the tank I have a pair now and I see them all the time. __________________ -John (threemoneyj is an anagram) -120 mixed reef. 50 cadlights cube. 40B cardinal/dragonet breeding tank/frag tank.

06/22/2014, 08:39 AM	#9
Sgt Jonny Cat Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: North of Boston Ma. Posts: 685	Does he hide out in the rocks at first until he gets used to the tank and his new mates? My fire shrimp hid all the time at first now he's all over the place. I'm hoping he's just hiding out. If he's dead I assume I would find him floating around in the current... __________________ In the process of putting together a 150 gallon mixed reef. Ill keep you posted. Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon

06/21/2014, 06:56 PM	#2
acabgd Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Belgrade Posts: 1,086	How big of a tank?

06/21/2014, 07:32 PM	#4
jrozzi Moved On Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 580	mine jumped out and died do you have lid?

06/21/2014, 08:26 PM	#6
ReeferKimberly Marley & Me Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Roseville, California Posts: 1,452	You should have seen him by now. Mine is in a 65 and I see him all day long. He only hid for 1 day. They need to forage all day for pods.

06/22/2014, 02:26 AM	#8
scuzy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 6,499	Mine comes out all the time in a 210

06/22/2014, 08:42 AM	#10
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	hope he comes out for you but if he's dead, chances are your cuc would have made him completely disappear in a very short time. __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!

06/24/2014, 01:31 PM	#11
jrozzi Moved On Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 580	did you ever find him?

06/24/2014, 01:45 PM	#12
toothybugs In Memoriam Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The smallest county in Illinois Posts: 1,986	Gaddangit mine jumped too. I was not aware scooters would do so (that is, had never heard of it even in my petstore days). It wasn't even a first-night event, I had that fun little dude for a few weeks. I did, however, dig it out of my filter sock twice prior. I suppose that should have been a clue. FWIW, mine hid out quite a bit during the daylight hours. I only saw it before the lights came on in the morning before work and early afternoon on the weekend. Or, of course, in a filter sock.

06/24/2014, 02:02 PM	#13
REEFconnection Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13	I have a 90 gallon and first couple days he was hidden and the stayed around one rock... Then moved and now he is out all times .. But you probably need a good 30 min in front of the tank to see him . Turn off the lights ... Better

06/25/2014, 11:44 AM	#14
Lord Livingston Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 37	Our Ruby Red hid out for a couple days when we added him to our 65 gallon tank. Now that it's been a couple weeks we see him regularly but he is still pretty skittish and will hide if he's startled (mostly by us moving too quickly approaching or looking into the tank). We did notice early on that he was checking out the surface near the back wall of the tank and wondered a bit if he was going to jump, but i haven't seen him back up there since and he's doing quite well in the tank. Hope you've found the little guy - they are a beautiful addition to the tank.

06/26/2014, 07:33 AM	#15
JWags911SC Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 63	I have had my Red Scooter for several months and rarely see him pick at the pods in my tank but almost always see him with a little searching. They are very skittish (at least mine is) and hide almost every time I approach the tank. They are definitely more comfortable with a lot of rockwork. If you don't have a lid, definitely get a DIY mesh one or make one yourself out of light diffuser panels. Cheap insurance IMO against losing any fish, particularly the ones you want to keep for a while.

12/29/2014, 05:50 PM	#16
Swing2Harmony Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 19	These bastards are jumpers. Mine barely lasted 2 days and he had all the 20 gallon for himself with crap loads of hiding places and a lid that covered 90% of the tank.