ember blenny

[bowkry]

I just picked up one of these has anyone ever seen one?
http://www.aquariumdomain.com/viewSp...ine.php?id=168

[ScubaSteve]

I've been looking for one of those for a while. It's an uncommon coloration of a stigmata blenny, which themselves are harder to come across. Very cool fish.

[dc4]

I was just looking at one online a few weeks ago, where did you get yours?

[bowkry]

j n l's they call it a indian blenny, they have one they call a tribal blenny also. I only seen one of the ember blennies but they might have more. I have never seen one before and there is no info realy on the web about them.

[NightShadeFairy]

Yikes! Reading this thread made me interested in one for my reef.. Apparently they are coral chompers! At least the bi-color and tribal blennies are.. Hope yours isn't!! Good luck

[dc4]

Bicolor blennies being coral chompers? That's the first I've ever heard that before, mine grazes on algae and frozen but has never even looked at my corals... Where did you read that information? I guess if anything was hungry enough, any fish may try sampling sources of food but I've never heard of bicolors being nonreef safe.

Anyways, nice score on the ember, I was looking at one that was over $100, my guess is jl was selling it at a fraction of that price.
http://www.philyouraquarium.com/prod...blenny-wysiwyg

[bowkry]

i have all sorts of blennies in reef tanks and never ever had one eat coral, they will eat ornamental algae

[ScubaSteve]

For more info, look for Stigmata Blenny or use its Latin name. Google shall be thy guide. Here's a bit of info: http://blog.aquanerd.com/2011/07/hot...veaquaria.html

You'll find a bit more info in a book rather than the net but they're more or less a bicolor blenny in behaviour.

[ScubaSteve]

Picked up one of the "Indian" Blennies as well today. I think they're actually Cirripectes castaneus (Chestnut blenny) instead of the C. stigmaticus (Ember/Stigmata/Indian Blenny). Still a cool fish!

[dc4]

That would explain the price, lol.

Im trying to catch the larger one I bought as it is terrorizing my hawkfish for some reason, not sure why its the only fish in my tank it goes after, other than the other blenny. Im hoping the smaller one will morph into a female soon...