Seeking a blue fish, hardy, peaceful, reef safe...

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those look pretty nice. blue, hardy, peaceful, cheap, and liveaquaria says they like to be in pair (bonus!)

I wonder if they will get along w/ my firefish?

I have 2 fire fish and 3 gudgens so yes they do fine together.

 

[john.m.cole3]

A blueheaded tile fish. You won't be disappointed.

that fish looks amazing, but I don't have deep enough substrate for it to burrow in. Maybe if I bought 4 more bags of sand, but... thanks for the suggestion

 

[Flashy Fins]

I have a forktail blenny in QT now, and he's fun to watch. Liveaquaria has a terrible photo, but googling the fish shows the nice blue color. Mine is a bit shy, but nowhere near as shy as a gudgeon. I'd recommend since you don't already have a blenny.

 

[john.m.cole3]

lamarck angelfish, silver black blue colors,. Never a problem in ten years with mine. Not bashful. Eats anything and does not bother other fish. Nice streamers on his tail too

my tank is too small for this guy, but neat looking fish. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Flashy Fins]

that fish looks amazing, but I don't have deep enough substrate for it to burrow in. Maybe if I bought 4 more bags of sand, but... thanks for the suggestion

Tilefish don't require deep sand; they will pick a spot under a rock or in a cave.

 

[john.m.cole3]

I have a forktail blenny in QT now, and he's fun to watch. Liveaquaria has a terrible photo, but googling the fish shows the nice blue color. Mine is a bit shy, but nowhere near as shy as a gudgeon. I'd recommend since you don't already have a blenny.

i was planning on adding a midas blenny and a flame hawkfish next. I'll def check out this forktailed fellow first. Thanks

 

[john.m.cole3]

Tilefish don't require deep sand; they will pick a spot under a rock or in a cave.

Good to know! I was just going off what liveaquaria said about the requirements to keep him. I guess he's back on the list.
I've narrowed it down to 3, but am still open to suggestion
Now I need to decide between the springeri damsel, blueheaded tilefish, and the chalk bass

 

[john.m.cole3]

I have a forktail blenny in QT now, and he's fun to watch. Liveaquaria has a terrible photo, but googling the fish shows the nice blue color. Mine is a bit shy, but nowhere near as shy as a gudgeon. I'd recommend since you don't already have a blenny.

have you ever been bitten by one of the forktail blennys? I'm still scared of my rabbit fish

 

[john.m.cole3]

which of the 2 blennies do you think has the most personality and is most active?

 

[Flashy Fins]

I used to have a chalk bass and really enjoyed him, but he had quite an appetite for sexy shrimp, so avoid tiny shrimps if you go that route.

 

[Flashy Fins]

have you ever been bitten by one of the forktail blennys? I'm still scared of my rabbit fish

Never. Both the midas and the forktail have a venomous bite, but they tend to hide in their bolt holes whenever my hands are in the tank. I have both, but not in the same tank. I have heard of a few people being bitten by their Midas blennies, but perhaps it's just because they're more popular than forktails that I hear about them more. I would be much more cautious around a rabbitfish than any blenny.

which of the 2 blennies do you think has the most personality and is most active?

My Midas is bolder and a bit more active, but I've only had the forktail a short time, so it's not really a fair comparison. I recall the Midas blenny took some time to get comfortable in his environment before he came out a lot. My forktail is still in the getting comfy stage. From what I've read, they do become bolder in time and are similar to the Midas in behavior. I'd say either one will bring a lot of personality to your tank.

 

[john.m.cole3]

Never. Both the midas and the forktail have a venomous bite, but they tend to hide in their bolt holes whenever my hands are in the tank. I have both, but not in the same tank. I have heard of a few people being bitten by their Midas blennies, but perhaps it's just because they're more popular than forktails that I hear about them more. I would be much more cautious around a rabbitfish than any blenny.



My Midas is bolder and a bit more active, but I've only had the forktail a short time, so it's not really a fair comparison. I recall the Midas blenny took some time to get comfortable in his environment before he came out a lot. My forktail is still in the getting comfy stage. From what I've read, they do become bolder in time and are similar to the Midas in behavior. I'd say either one will bring a lot of personality to your tank.

Thank you, all your information is very helpful and at the same time making my decision harder

 

[Chac317]

I got my midas from divers den and he was been out and about since day 1. They tend to have a few midas in there every week. Quite the personality. I feed frozen with a plastic pipette and he swims up and bites at the pipette trying to get the food inside. I will always have a midas in any tank.

 

[Reefermadness73]

I have 5 blue reef chromis in my 100 gallon... I wanted blue without the blue tang

 

[john.m.cole3]

I have 5 blue reef chromis in my 100 gallon... I wanted blue without the blue tang

are they more hardy than the blue/green chromis?

 

[eatbreakfast]

are they more hardy than the blue/green chromis?

My experience is that they are more delicate than blue-green reef chromis.

Midas blennies are not venomous, they are in the genus Ecsenius, which is not one of the fang tooth genera.

Agreed with FlashyFins that tilefish don't need a sandbed, the rockwork is enough.

 

[Flashy Fins]

Midas blennies are not venomous, they are in the genus Ecsenius, which is not one of the fang tooth genera.

Oops, my mistake. Thanks for correcting.

 

[Reefermadness73]

are they more hardy than the blue/green chromis?

This is my first experience with them..... So far so good , no issues yet. They seem hardy enough

 

[Salty1962]

Blue reef chromis.

+1 Get odd number of fish because at least one or two will get bullied.

 

[MDeVito]

How about an indigo hamlet?