Midas blenny care?????????

[saltyinsterlingheights]

I just got my long awaited midas blenny was looking for any advice on taking care of it. I want a long happy relationship with this fish and it currently my only fish in a 40 gal....... anybody experienced with these????

 

[-Logzor]

Having a top on the aquarium, otherwise you're going to end up with a carpet surfing blenny. Otherwise it doesn't have unique requirements, should eat pellets and meaty foods. Just make sure you have a top on the tank because it will jump out and die. Please don't ignore that advice, that's how I lost one of mine and now I have a top on my tank!

 

[Marshall O]

Yup, covered top and that's it. Once acclimated to your tank, it should eat any prepared foods.

 

[vlangel]

They like some algae in their diet too. Mine grazes constantly and I feed emerald entre and brine shrimp with spirolina.

 

[Marshall O]

Really? I have had two, and neither have ever grazed at all.

 

[vlangel]

He eats meaty food too but I only get algae on the spillway of my skimmer and he's up there every day grazing on that spillway.

 

[MattL22]

I've had a few they r amazing fish every time i get them they where skinny and took long time to fatten up I liked to feed mine few times a day!

 

[jt17]

Mine eats just about everything, except I haven't noticed him grazing. Loves his barnacles too. If he's not out feeding, he's chilling in his barnacles.

 

[saltyinsterlingheights]

What are barnicles????

 

[saltyinsterlingheights]

What's a barnacle???

 

[NanaReefer]

Barnacle Shells.

 

[ecordova14]

Mine likes the holes in the rock. I love this fish. His name is Bert.

http://instagram.com/p/nrb0viP1j4/

 

[vlangel]

Mine likes the holes in the rock. I love this fish. His name is Bert.

http://instagram.com/p/nrb0viP1j4/

Hey Bert looks a lot like King Midas, who is my coolest fish. King Midas hangs out in a conch shell.

 

[Fishtankery]

They're awesome once they get used to your tank. I'd say that investing in some gutter-guards for your overflows would be a wise decision, along with a covered tank. My Blenny completely disappeared for a month when I first put him in the tank. Then all of a sudden one day he decides that his new favorite spot is at the front of the tank, hanging out and sleeping in the algae clip.

They're such awesome fish, by far my favorite in the tank.

 

[glb]

Mine is Benny the Blenny

 

[anthonyhdo]

Having a top on the aquarium, otherwise you're going to end up with a carpet surfing blenny. Otherwise it doesn't have unique requirements, should eat pellets and meaty foods. Just make sure you have a top on the tank because it will jump out and die. Please don't ignore that advice, that's how I lost one of mine and now I have a top on my tank!

Would this cover be okay or do you think those side gaps will be enough to jump out, its about an inch. The midas blenny would have to time it perfectly to jump out.

 

[glb]

He might go carpet surfing if he jumped the wrong way. I’ve seen mine come out of the water and bounce off the screen cover. You’re right, it would take good (or bad) aim to manage jump through that 1” opening, but I’ll bet a Midas Blenny could figure out how!