A Close Call

turnburn · 07/23/2007, 03:33 PM

I turned off my tank today and fed my fish as normal. After I was all done I reached over to switch everything back on and noticed my Bi-Color Blennie had swam into my Koralia power head. He don't know how close he came to becoming fish food.

on3ofak1nd · 07/23/2007, 03:40 PM

Yeah I've had this happen before... had a lawnmower blenny who would perch in my modded maxi jet when it was off! I always checked that before powering it back on!

Whisperer · 07/23/2007, 03:46 PM

My red lip blennie likes to go inside my seio when it's off. I don't turn it off anymore.

ACBlinky · 07/23/2007, 04:39 PM

Blennies LOVE powerheads! A while back I removed my Seio 820 to clean it, and the second I returned it to the tank my bicolour was inside it. I couldn't turn it back on -- every time I shooed him away, he was back inside before I could get the plug into the outlet. My husband and I had to work together to distract Homer so we could start the PH up again

07/23/2007, 03:33 PM	#1
turnburn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newberg, Oregon, USA Posts: 75	A Close Call I turned off my tank today and fed my fish as normal. After I was all done I reached over to switch everything back on and noticed my Bi-Color Blennie had swam into my Koralia power head. He don't know how close he came to becoming fish food. __________________ When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. - Leonardo da Vinci Current Tank Info: 55G FOWLR: 40G Sump, CPR Hang On Back Refugium, Maroon Clown, BTA, Yellow Tang, Bi-Color Blennie, Royal Gramma, YW Gobie, Pistol Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Brittle Star, Button & Star Polyps, Xenia. Snails & Hermits. 165G tank in beggining stage

07/23/2007, 03:40 PM	#2
on3ofak1nd Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Corning, NY Posts: 278	Yeah I've had this happen before... had a lawnmower blenny who would perch in my modded maxi jet when it was off! I always checked that before powering it back on! __________________ ~Wesley

07/23/2007, 03:46 PM	#3
Whisperer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 4,020	My red lip blennie likes to go inside my seio when it's off. I don't turn it off anymore. __________________ The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. --------- No one is born with intellect and age guarantees wisdom to no one. Current Tank Info: 120G reef, 30G sump, 10G QT tank

07/23/2007, 04:39 PM	#4
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	Blennies LOVE powerheads! A while back I removed my Seio 820 to clean it, and the second I returned it to the tank my bicolour was inside it. I couldn't turn it back on -- every time I shooed him away, he was back inside before I could get the plug into the outlet. My husband and I had to work together to distract Homer so we could start the PH up again __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.