sailfin survivor

bllfish · 03/11/2006, 04:08 PM

Six months ago I bought a sailfin blenny at my LFS because I was told some of them eat res slime algae and they get along with everything. I put him in the tank and my bicolor blenny began chasing him. He hid and would come out mainly at night and then after a few weeks seemed to be getting along fine. The bicolor would chase him sometimes at feeding but they were pretty much coexisiting.
Three months ago the sailfin disappeared. I looked for him on the floor since they are jumpers but could not find him. I figured the bicolor finally finished the sailfin off and the crabs removed any traces.
I just put a CPR aquafuge HOB on my tank have it set up. I was rearranging some of the electrical cords behind my tank, making sure nothing was in jeopardy of falling into the new fuge when I saw a shadow in the overflow. There was the sailfin blenny, a lot paler but swimming around in this confined space. I guess I spooked him when I was moving stuff around.
Now, what do I do? Should I get him out of the overflow where he has survived for three months? Should I rescue him, put him in the new fuge, a smaller area than he has been living in but I will be able to keep my eye on himand reintroduce him later? Or should I capture him and drop him into the tank which has plenty for him to munch on and let him find a good hiding place?

supertech3 · 03/11/2006, 04:20 PM

IMO get him out or he will probably end up starving to death

bllfish · 03/11/2006, 06:52 PM

I am definitely going to get him out. I have been able to look at him closelu and he looks great. Fins are intact, no spots looks really healthy.
Tomorrow I will get him out since I have to remove the intake and return pipes and put him into the main tank.
Thanks supertech3, I appreciate you input.

03/11/2006, 04:08 PM	#1
bllfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 1,818	sailfin survivor Six months ago I bought a sailfin blenny at my LFS because I was told some of them eat res slime algae and they get along with everything. I put him in the tank and my bicolor blenny began chasing him. He hid and would come out mainly at night and then after a few weeks seemed to be getting along fine. The bicolor would chase him sometimes at feeding but they were pretty much coexisiting. Three months ago the sailfin disappeared. I looked for him on the floor since they are jumpers but could not find him. I figured the bicolor finally finished the sailfin off and the crabs removed any traces. I just put a CPR aquafuge HOB on my tank have it set up. I was rearranging some of the electrical cords behind my tank, making sure nothing was in jeopardy of falling into the new fuge when I saw a shadow in the overflow. There was the sailfin blenny, a lot paler but swimming around in this confined space. I guess I spooked him when I was moving stuff around. Now, what do I do? Should I get him out of the overflow where he has survived for three months? Should I rescue him, put him in the new fuge, a smaller area than he has been living in but I will be able to keep my eye on himand reintroduce him later? Or should I capture him and drop him into the tank which has plenty for him to munch on and let him find a good hiding place? __________________ "I fish by myself because lots of people don't like me, and the ones that do like me, well, I don't want them to know my spots." ><)))))*>--- Current Tank Info: 72 bow, 36" stand, 4 54W T5, vantec stealth fans, eheim 1260, mj 1200 & 2 Koralia #1 to WaveMaster Pro, CPR 24" Aquafuge HOB & 7100K PC, JBJ Arctica chiller, LiterMeter III

03/11/2006, 06:52 PM	#3
bllfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 1,818	I am definitely going to get him out. I have been able to look at him closelu and he looks great. Fins are intact, no spots looks really healthy. Tomorrow I will get him out since I have to remove the intake and return pipes and put him into the main tank. Thanks supertech3, I appreciate you input. __________________ "I fish by myself because lots of people don't like me, and the ones that do like me, well, I don't want them to know my spots." ><)))))*>--- Current Tank Info: 72 bow, 36" stand, 4 54W T5, vantec stealth fans, eheim 1260, mj 1200 & 2 Koralia #1 to WaveMaster Pro, CPR 24" Aquafuge HOB & 7100K PC, JBJ Arctica chiller, LiterMeter III

03/11/2006, 04:20 PM	#2
supertech3 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: El Paso Posts: 1,206	IMO get him out or he will probably end up starving to death