ember blenny

[NightShadeFairy]

Originally Posted by 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

I just copied and pasted the type of blenny this thread started about, then googled it. I am not sure the site I found that info, but it was most likely one of the first to come up.
I am paranoid about getting the wrong fish for my reef, then not being able to catch it.. So I always look them up. If it was a fish I was seriously considering, I would look to several sources to be sure the info I am looking at is correct. I hope in this case it is misinformation Cheers!

[Delphinus]

I've had terrible luck with ember blennies. Years ago I had what I thought was one who lived a couple years for me. I've tried 3 since then in the hopes of getting another but all 3 of them died within the first week and one didn't even make it 24 hours. I don't what's up with that but I'm reasonably confident it wasn't my acclimation technique so I've sort of given up on ever trying another. It's probably one of those cases where if you get one that lives it will be bulletproof but if it takes 5 fish to find that one that will make it then that sort of sucks..

Good luck, they are an awesomely beautiful fish. As far as blennies go they are one of my favourites. Although I'll likely never try another unless I find one for sale by a hobbyist shutting a tank down or something like that.