Midas Blenny eats coral skin

[hawk82]

I just noticed a weird thing my midas blenny does. When ever my large finger leather does its shedding thing, the blenny will eat the skin that comes off it, even picking it off. I thought at first he was just picking at it, and spitting it out, but he seems to eat it. I thought that was weird, and hope it wont hurt him. I guess its a plus for the leather because it gets the old skin off faster.

 

[Idoc]

Seems like a plus for both the Blenny and leather coral. I haven't observed my blenny doing that before.

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

My Midas blenny nips just about everything to give it a try. He doesn’t bother my coral, but he likes to give everything a taste.

 

[hawk82]

He never bothers it, unless its shedding. But he does nip and pick at rocks an algae all the time. Hes quite the character.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Mine just spit sand onto my corals, hate that little thing when he does that