So just a quick update- everything has been running very smoothly and about 2 weeks ago I added a Midas blenny as my first addition. He seemed a bit shy at the store, but looked very plump and ate voraciously when food was put in the tank, so I decided to bring him home figuring it was just due to being in a big empty tank with no rockwork to act as a security blanket.
All-in- all, he's doing great, but seems to have decided to use a powerhead at the very back of my tank as his "bolt hole". Every other one I have had loved to be out in the water column swimming in the current, but this one rarely comes out other than to get food. He has definitely made progress since I added him, but still isn't nearly as active as I had hoped.
Any ideas of how to get him to be more visible? They were my absolute favorite type of marine fish because of how they swim and their beautiful golden yellow hue. Could it be that he just hasn't had any "friends" yet to encourage him to come out?
I guess I will find out shortly as yesterday I just added my 2nd occupant- a pink spot watchman goby. Shoutout to
@nereefpat for reminding me how cool these guys are.
I know he looks grumpy, but I promise he's quite happy as well! He's been cruising through all the tunnels in my rockwork and like to just poke out in a random places throughout the day. Not shy at all and is eating like a pig.
I know that I'll probably get some flack for this, but I got him from Petco *gasp*. Unfortunately, I really don't have many quality options in my area that aren't >1 hour away or that charge insane mark-ups. I figured out long ago that if you can establish a relationship with the employee who orders their fish, they will actually give you a call as soon as they come in and they will hold them in their shipping bag for a short time (30 min or so). I would never buy fish from their tanks for obvious reasons, but I've found this to be an economical and safer way to get fish.
