Midas Benny Color

TexanReefer · Jul 9, 2021

I have a Midas Benny that has been in my tank for about a day and his color isn’t what I expected. I know they can change colors when stressed but I also heard some are blue if they come from certain parts of the worlds oceans.

has anyone have them golden up? It’s still a beautiful fish, just not what I expected

edit: Blenny*

LAA · Jul 9, 2021

all fish are different just like people so one fish in the same species may have different colorings than another.

blaxsun · Jul 9, 2021

Ours is kind of a pinkish-orange most of the time, but he also turns partially blueish-purple at times.

uhgster1 · Jul 9, 2021

They can also camp pattern themselves like fox faces do when they’re stressed out.

uhgster1 · Jul 9, 2021

uhgster1 said:
They can also camp pattern themselves like fox faces do when they’re stressed out.

That was supposed to say camo as in camouflage. I hate autocorrect sometimes!

Bouncingsoul39 · Jul 9, 2021

just looks stressed. should turn peach in 1-2 weeks if all goes well.

TexanReefer · Jul 9, 2021

Bouncingsoul39 said:
just looks stressed. should turn peach in 1-2 weeks if all goes well.

He’s got his cave and is eating, probably just stressed from shipping. He had a camp pattern when I first got him

GoTakeANap · Jul 9, 2021

I have what they call a blue Midas blenny. Yours favors a blue but does have a lot more yellow than the one I have. I am sure it will color up in the next few weeks. It’s prolly just from shipping and the stress.

jordan9095 · Jul 9, 2021

it can depend on stress, diet, and where they are originally from. the african are the most yellow from what i hear. i have two and the one in my smaller tank is much more yellow.

MuscleBobBuffPants · Jul 10, 2021

My Midas blenny was brown when I got him out of the shipping bag. After 3 days he colored up to a beautiful pinkish yellow color. It’s unreal. I never thought he would look so beautiful, I either got really lucky, or yours needs some time to settle in. Im sure it’s the latter.

TexanReefer · Aug 22, 2021

Just to update in case anyone has a similar issue. My blenny is now very good/pinkish

metzer · Aug 22, 2021

Mine was yellow on WSIWYG and it arrived yellow. About a week in my tank and now for the last year it morphed to a deep purple with a hint of yellow around the gills and top dorsal fin.