Strange fish behavior

Peanutstank · 04/07/2018, 10:00 PM

I have a stripped fang blenny who has been acting weird.
It started rubbing/ dancing around my coral banded shrimp.
The CBS will snip at it until the blenny swims away, comes back and starts the whole dance over again.
I am not aloud to post videos or pictures otherwise is show you.
Everything else seems fine, my water is good. The blenny eats well and has a tubby little tummy. Very active and full of personality.
I have a 29 gallon tank with two clown fish, coral banded shrimp, several hermit crabs, one bumble bee snail and the stripped fang toothed blenny.
Everyone gets together really well except for when the clowns try and eat the hermits.
Any advice /tips?

Peanutstank · 04/07/2018, 10:49 PM

I meant to say striped not stripped.
My bad! Won't let me edit my post

Rtdrumz · 04/07/2018, 11:39 PM

Post the vid on youtube. I'd like to see that!

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Peanutstank · 04/08/2018, 12:57 PM

Here is the link to one

https://youtu.be/4uX8ZoJ4rsk

The blenny did this for hours so I have others I can upload to.... Its so weird.

davocean · 04/08/2018, 03:53 PM

I think you have a fang blenny that thinks or wishes the CBS was a cleaner shrimp, and the CBS would like to get a better grip or pinchers on that and or any other fish that might come close.

CBS's can be kinda mean, and keep in mind that fang blenny may also put a bite on snails and other inverts s well

j.falk · 04/08/2018, 04:03 PM

You can put rainbow rock in a saltwater tank? Didn't know that.

Sk8r · 04/08/2018, 04:44 PM

Rainbow rock probably has iron in it (red color) but it probably won't do too much harm---we use granuatedb iron to remove phosphate.. Copper (blue stain or obvious copper metal) is the thing to worry about.

Peanutstank · 04/08/2018, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by davocean

I think you have a fang blenny that thinks or wishes the CBS was a cleaner shrimp, and the CBS would like to get a better grip or pinchers on that and or any other fish that might come close.

CBS's can be kinda mean, and keep in mind that fang blenny may also put a bite on snails and other inverts s well

Okay that makes since, do you think he may have some sort of parasite? He looks really good to me..
I would get him a cleaner shrimp but I don't think my CBS would take that very well.
The CBS name is grumps, I think at this point he is just getting annoyed with the blenny. After like 30 minutes he would try and move away and freeze.
I know they can, he hasn't had any interest in the hermits or snail yet but I am not to worried about it. The blenny eats frozen foods like a champ.
The clowns on the other hand LOVE to harass the hermits.

Peanutstank · 04/08/2018, 05:47 PM

The rainbow rock has never caused trouble in my tank, I have had it in there since day 1. My CBS loves it, gets mad and always knocks the hermits off his rock .

davocean · 04/08/2018, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanutstank

Okay that makes since, do you think he may have some sort of parasite? He looks really good to me..
I would get him a cleaner shrimp but I don't think my CBS would take that very well.
The CBS name is grumps, I think at this point he is just getting annoyed with the blenny. After like 30 minutes he would try and move away and freeze.
I know they can, he hasn't had any interest in the hermits or snail yet but I am not to worried about it. The blenny eats frozen foods like a champ.
The clowns on the other hand LOVE to harass the hermits.

Well, could not say if anything like a parasite or anything just from that, but lots of fish like to be cleaned by cleaner shrimp, and it does appear to be presenting itself in that manner.

Many years ago I got a canary blenny, which is just a prettier name for a fang, and I think fang is a much better fit, as on it's intro it swam to about 5 snails and just bit them.
I did not realize at the time I had a fang actually, nor did I know they contain a tiny amount of venom or toxin in their bite, so each snail he bit just died and he later ate them, so that was it for snails in that tank.

Peanutstank · 04/08/2018, 06:12 PM

Okay,
Ill keep an eye on the blenny but your probably right because I never see it rubbing on anything else. Its a a weird little dude, loves to wrap itself around the heater when it sleeps.
Do you think its possible to have a CBS and a cleaner shrimp?

davocean · 04/08/2018, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanutstank

Okay,

Do you think its possible to have a CBS and a cleaner shrimp?

Not for very long!
The CBS will be aggressive

04/07/2018, 10:00 PM	#1
Peanutstank Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 7	Strange fish behavior I have a stripped fang blenny who has been acting weird. It started rubbing/ dancing around my coral banded shrimp. The CBS will snip at it until the blenny swims away, comes back and starts the whole dance over again. I am not aloud to post videos or pictures otherwise is show you. Everything else seems fine, my water is good. The blenny eats well and has a tubby little tummy. Very active and full of personality. I have a 29 gallon tank with two clown fish, coral banded shrimp, several hermit crabs, one bumble bee snail and the stripped fang toothed blenny. Everyone gets together really well except for when the clowns try and eat the hermits. Any advice /tips?

04/08/2018, 03:53 PM	#5
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	I think you have a fang blenny that thinks or wishes the CBS was a cleaner shrimp, and the CBS would like to get a better grip or pinchers on that and or any other fish that might come close. CBS's can be kinda mean, and keep in mind that fang blenny may also put a bite on snails and other inverts s well __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

04/08/2018, 04:03 PM	#6
j.falk Registered Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 632	You can put rainbow rock in a saltwater tank? Didn't know that. Last edited by j.falk; 04/08/2018 at 04:10 PM.

04/08/2018, 04:44 PM	#7
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Rainbow rock probably has iron in it (red color) but it probably won't do too much harm---we use granuatedb iron to remove phosphate.. Copper (blue stain or obvious copper metal) is the thing to worry about. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

04/07/2018, 10:49 PM	#2
Peanutstank Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 7	I meant to say striped not stripped. My bad! Won't let me edit my post

04/07/2018, 11:39 PM	#3
Rtdrumz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 68	Post the vid on youtube. I'd like to see that! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

04/08/2018, 12:57 PM	#4
Peanutstank Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 7	Here is the link to one https://youtu.be/4uX8ZoJ4rsk The blenny did this for hours so I have others I can upload to.... Its so weird.

04/08/2018, 05:47 PM	#9
Peanutstank Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 7	The rainbow rock has never caused trouble in my tank, I have had it in there since day 1. My CBS loves it, gets mad and always knocks the hermits off his rock .

04/08/2018, 06:12 PM	#11
Peanutstank Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 7	Okay, Ill keep an eye on the blenny but your probably right because I never see it rubbing on anything else. Its a a weird little dude, loves to wrap itself around the heater when it sleeps. Do you think its possible to have a CBS and a cleaner shrimp?