bicolor blenny

reefD · 03/05/2009, 10:53 AM

how do you guys feel a bicolor will fair in a reef tank with lots of coral..softies ,LPS, SPS. i have 2 clowns , 1 yellow tang, an orchid fridmani, sixline wrasse. thank you ...also tank is 75 gallons

Sugar Magnolia · 03/05/2009, 10:56 AM

It should be fine. The only potential problem I see is the orchid dttyback. They can be really aggresive, espcially to fish with related body types.

hyperfocal · 03/05/2009, 10:57 AM

Some people have trouble with Bicolors munching on LPS. YMMV.

JokerGirl · 03/05/2009, 10:59 AM

I've had two Bicolors now and they've been completely fine. Unfortunately, I think my BTA ate the last one

Peter Eichler · 03/05/2009, 12:00 PM

One of the more likely to nip corals IME and also the survival rates are pretty iffy with them. Getting a good speciment that has been handled properly during collection and holding is key.

the_reef_man · 03/05/2009, 12:07 PM

I currently have a bicolor with 2 clowns, yellow tang, 4-line wrasse, lubbocks and yellow flanked fairy wrasses and they all get along fine. Make sure he has somewhere he can call home such as a large barnacle shell as that may help with possible aggression issues. Mine loves to sit in it and retreats to it if he feels threatened however none of the fish pick on him.

Peter Eichler · 03/05/2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally posted by Peter Eichler
One of the more likely to nip corals IME and also the survival rates are pretty iffy with them. Getting a good speciment that has been handled properly during collection and holding is key.

HA, I read the thread title wrong, thought it was Bicolor Angel

Ignore what I've just said, however Bicolor blennies can be hit and miss when it comes to picking on SPS corals, other than that they're great inhabitants.

reefD · 03/05/2009, 03:50 PM

thanks all!

91yota · 03/05/2009, 10:23 PM

i had one in my 75g mixed reef for a while... he started munching my sps and almost killed a 6-7" staghorn acropora within 3 days

reefD · 03/06/2009, 09:40 AM

no blenny for me! i luv my corals and wont chance it.

Stanley-Reefer · 03/06/2009, 10:41 AM

Had a buddy turn me away from one for the sps reason too.

How about a fridmani pseudochromis in its place? Mine is in with much bigger fish but he gets his to eat!!!! He's in and out of holes I didn't know were there!

Anemonebuff · 03/06/2009, 11:19 AM

Mine picked at my encrusting monti, but very rarely. It never bothers the LPS. It perches on the branches of my softies and makes them close up from time to time. It is also a very territorial fish. It attacks fish, or my hand, if they pass his hiding hole.

reefD · 03/07/2009, 12:10 AM

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Originally posted by Stanley-Reefer
Had a buddy turn me away from one for the sps reason too.

How about a fridmani pseudochromis in its place? Mine is in with much bigger fish but he gets his to eat!!!! He's in and out of holes I didn't know were there!

i have one. luv em! hes great and very safe with all my sps..for a pseudo hes a great reef fish!

03/05/2009, 10:53 AM	#1
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	bicolor blenny how do you guys feel a bicolor will fair in a reef tank with lots of coral..softies ,LPS, SPS. i have 2 clowns , 1 yellow tang, an orchid fridmani, sixline wrasse. thank you ...also tank is 75 gallons __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

03/05/2009, 10:56 AM	#2
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	It should be fine. The only potential problem I see is the orchid dttyback. They can be really aggresive, espcially to fish with related body types. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

03/05/2009, 10:57 AM	#3
hyperfocal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edge of oblivion Posts: 1,708	Some people have trouble with Bicolors munching on LPS. YMMV. __________________ "Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent." -- Voltaire Current Tank Info: getting back into the hobby

03/05/2009, 10:59 AM	#4
JokerGirl Whistler's Mother Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: That place Posts: 1,345	I've had two Bicolors now and they've been completely fine. Unfortunately, I think my BTA ate the last one __________________ 01000001 01101110 01111001 01101111 01101110 01100101 00111111 Current Tank Info: 120g Reef Tank, 60g Cube Mantis/Reef Tank, Want more info, ask me.

03/05/2009, 12:00 PM	#5
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	One of the more likely to nip corals IME and also the survival rates are pretty iffy with them. Getting a good speciment that has been handled properly during collection and holding is key. __________________ April 2015 TOTM

03/05/2009, 12:07 PM	#6
the_reef_man Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Anmore, B.C. canada Posts: 14	I currently have a bicolor with 2 clowns, yellow tang, 4-line wrasse, lubbocks and yellow flanked fairy wrasses and they all get along fine. Make sure he has somewhere he can call home such as a large barnacle shell as that may help with possible aggression issues. Mine loves to sit in it and retreats to it if he feels threatened however none of the fish pick on him.

03/05/2009, 03:50 PM	#8
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	thanks all! __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

03/05/2009, 10:23 PM	#9
91yota Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 782	i had one in my 75g mixed reef for a while... he started munching my sps and almost killed a 6-7" staghorn acropora within 3 days

03/06/2009, 09:40 AM	#10
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	no blenny for me! i luv my corals and wont chance it. __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

03/06/2009, 10:41 AM	#11
Stanley-Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stanley, NC Posts: 1,933	Had a buddy turn me away from one for the sps reason too. How about a fridmani pseudochromis in its place? Mine is in with much bigger fish but he gets his to eat!!!! He's in and out of holes I didn't know were there!

03/06/2009, 11:19 AM	#12
Anemonebuff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: LI,NY Posts: 3,877	Mine picked at my encrusting monti, but very rarely. It never bothers the LPS. It perches on the branches of my softies and makes them close up from time to time. It is also a very territorial fish. It attacks fish, or my hand, if they pass his hiding hole.