Blenny with Lion & Urchin?

CaptainsReef · Mar 26, 2019

I've been reading about the lawn mower blenny. I would like to have one but it says they should be house with other peaceful tank mates. I currently have a fuzzy dwarf Lionfish and a long spine urchin that is growing at an astronomical pace!

My LFS suspects my sweet powder brown tang died from from the sting of the urchin. Would a blenny be safe in my tank? It's 150g, no corals yet, but suffering a bit of an algae problem (hence the purpose of the urchin).

Bryson.bobby · Mar 26, 2019

I heard that lionfish arent really aggressive, they just tend to eat things that can fit inside of their mouth lol

CaptainsReef · Mar 26, 2019

Bryson.bobby said:
I heard that lionfish arent really aggressive, they just tend to eat things that can fit inside of their mouth lol

Mine hasn't shown any real aggression. I'm more worried about the Urchin (we can him Prick)

CaptainsReef · Apr 1, 2019

Just bumping for other opinions

mattzang · Apr 1, 2019

i have a long spine urchin and he hasn't caused any issues, although he did take a bite out of a branching gsp i added forever ago lol

i'd think if they kill fish it's totally on accident.

did you qt the powder brown? i've seen people say those fish absolutely need to be QTed.

eatbreakfast · Apr 1, 2019

They should all coexist in a 150g.

I don't think the urchin is responsible for your tangs demise.

CaptainsReef · Apr 1, 2019

mattzang said:
i have a long spine urchin and he hasn't caused any issues, although he did take a bite out of a branching gsp i added forever ago lol

i'd think if they kill fish it's totally on accident.

did you qt the powder brown? i've seen people say those fish absolutely need to be QTed.

Yes, I did QT. Every fish every time, as a newbie I'm extremely strict about QT