blenny in pump!!

shoura · 06/21/2007, 09:23 AM

One of my Tunzes stopped working yesterday so I switched it off before going to work and when I came back I found that my blenny had chosen it as his new home!!!

What freaks me out though is that I switched the Tunze back on to see if it would work before realising that he was inside it!!!!! He does get right inside so you can't see him at all---luckily the Tunze is well and truly jammed......I know its shockingly dirty and it needs a good clean............

LobsterOfJustice · 06/21/2007, 09:37 AM

This is exactly why I do not advocate putting pumps on timers or using tide wavemaking effects, where pumps are off for a few hours then on for a few. My pumps are only off for a few seconds before they are on again.

GuOD · 06/21/2007, 09:38 AM

lol!

my midas blenny has been very weird recently. it lives/sleeps under a coral in a rock hole normally. but recently i've found it in 3 places:

1. sitting in my veggie clip. i had to push him out

2. sitting on top of my mag float

3. sticking to the edge where overflow meets glass at the top of the tank

shoura · 06/21/2007, 12:03 PM

mine regularly lies on top of the mag-float and perches on the veggie clip! He used to reverse into a vertical pipe on the back wall of the tank at night for a long time and also regularly lies around inside an open oyster shell which is covered in mushrooms!! Can just see his head poking out through the shrooms!!

pledosophy · 06/21/2007, 12:19 PM

Soak that thing in white vinegar it will help out.

Good the pump didn't go on or your blenny would have been reef food.

Nice pic.

Appaloosa1224 · 06/21/2007, 01:07 PM

so cute! what kind of blenny is it? he looks different than any i;ve ever seen. My old blenny used to curl up into a large snail shell so you couldn't see him at all. My clown used to do it too.

fishyvet · 06/21/2007, 02:52 PM

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Originally posted by Appaloosa1224
so cute! what kind of blenny is it? he looks different than any i;ve ever seen. My old blenny used to curl up into a large snail shell so you couldn't see him at all. My clown used to do it too.

Looks like a starry blenny

cham · 06/21/2007, 03:05 PM

ihopss · 06/21/2007, 03:23 PM

Wow never dreamed this could happen,I'm going to work on mine.
My wife would kill me if I used one of her fish for food.

edwing206 · 06/21/2007, 04:56 PM

Haha. That's funny. My blenny used to sit on the top of my magfloat.

Snowboarda42 · 06/21/2007, 06:58 PM

I like my starry blenny alot too. So much personality.

Mine sleeps in the weirdest places and follows me around the tank.

woodycb · 06/21/2007, 08:54 PM

Mine has been getting into my overflow, I have to net him out atleast once a day.

drummereef · 06/21/2007, 09:34 PM

Ha, those are great pics. Blennys are funnly little fish.

shoura · 06/22/2007, 01:50 AM

yes he's a starry blenny and he's a great character! Def my favourite fish!

shoura · 06/22/2007, 01:51 AM

Cham, thats funny,same fish, same pose!!

dodgersfan25 · 06/22/2007, 02:05 AM

haha blenny's are such characters. truly fish with a personality!

06/21/2007, 09:23 AM	#1
shoura Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Sussex, UK Posts: 107	blenny in pump!! One of my Tunzes stopped working yesterday so I switched it off before going to work and when I came back I found that my blenny had chosen it as his new home!!! What freaks me out though is that I switched the Tunze back on to see if it would work before realising that he was inside it!!!!! He does get right inside so you can't see him at all---luckily the Tunze is well and truly jammed......I know its shockingly dirty and it needs a good clean............ __________________ Shoura Current Tank Info: new tank 150 US gallons. Also upgrading to MHs shortly...

06/21/2007, 09:37 AM	#2
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	This is exactly why I do not advocate putting pumps on timers or using tide wavemaking effects, where pumps are off for a few hours then on for a few. My pumps are only off for a few seconds before they are on again. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

06/21/2007, 12:03 PM	#4
shoura Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Sussex, UK Posts: 107	mine regularly lies on top of the mag-float and perches on the veggie clip! He used to reverse into a vertical pipe on the back wall of the tank at night for a long time and also regularly lies around inside an open oyster shell which is covered in mushrooms!! Can just see his head poking out through the shrooms!! __________________ Shoura Current Tank Info: new tank 150 US gallons. Also upgrading to MHs shortly...

06/21/2007, 12:19 PM	#5
pledosophy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beaverton Posts: 5,290	Soak that thing in white vinegar it will help out. Good the pump didn't go on or your blenny would have been reef food. Nice pic. __________________ 120g mixed reef 90g QT

06/21/2007, 04:56 PM	#10
edwing206 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Shoreline,Washington Posts: 4,518	Haha. That's funny. My blenny used to sit on the top of my magfloat. __________________ The name's Luis. :) Current Tank Info: 50G cube

06/21/2007, 09:38 AM	#3
GuOD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 665	lol! my midas blenny has been very weird recently. it lives/sleeps under a coral in a rock hole normally. but recently i've found it in 3 places: 1. sitting in my veggie clip. i had to push him out 2. sitting on top of my mag float 3. sticking to the edge where overflow meets glass at the top of the tank

06/21/2007, 01:07 PM	#6
Appaloosa1224 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 282	so cute! what kind of blenny is it? he looks different than any i;ve ever seen. My old blenny used to curl up into a large snail shell so you couldn't see him at all. My clown used to do it too.

06/21/2007, 03:05 PM	#8
cham Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 3,632

06/21/2007, 03:23 PM	#9
ihopss Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Gilmer,tx Posts: 751	Wow never dreamed this could happen,I'm going to work on mine. My wife would kill me if I used one of her fish for food.

06/21/2007, 06:58 PM	#11
Snowboarda42 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warshington Posts: 1,094	I like my starry blenny alot too. So much personality. Mine sleeps in the weirdest places and follows me around the tank. __________________ 40B Mixed Reef 100% Captive Grown Corals See, that's the trouble with the world today. Not enough danger to kill off stupid people before they get old enough to breed. Bring back lawn darts! -PrivateJoker64 Current Tank Info: 40B, 20L Sump/Fuge, Mag 9.5 Return, 2x Hydor Koralia #2's, 150W 14K HQI, 139W T-5, Euro-Reef RS-80P Mesh Modded, 40LB LR, 80LB LS, 54x Turnover, Mostly SPS, Some Softys Too.

06/21/2007, 08:54 PM	#12
woodycb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: N.W. Ohio Posts: 785	Mine has been getting into my overflow, I have to net him out atleast once a day. __________________ We have enough youth, how about a fountain of SMART Current Tank Info: 75 gallon

06/21/2007, 09:34 PM	#13
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Ha, those are great pics. Blennys are funnly little fish. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

06/22/2007, 01:50 AM	#14
shoura Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Sussex, UK Posts: 107	yes he's a starry blenny and he's a great character! Def my favourite fish! __________________ Shoura Current Tank Info: new tank 150 US gallons. Also upgrading to MHs shortly...

06/22/2007, 01:51 AM	#15
shoura Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Sussex, UK Posts: 107	Cham, thats funny,same fish, same pose!! __________________ Shoura Current Tank Info: new tank 150 US gallons. Also upgrading to MHs shortly...

06/22/2007, 02:05 AM	#16
dodgersfan25 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Valencia (So Cal) Posts: 757	haha blenny's are such characters. truly fish with a personality! __________________ -rich Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon Mixed Reef