Starry Blenny being rude

LetItReef · Sep 27, 2016

Hello,

Starry blenny bumped and tipped a recently added snail few times and eventually died.
Also seen him knock out frags on purpose- not pecking on algae.
Anyone with a similar experience?
I will have to donate him/her.
I thought Starry is peaceful.

mystersyster · Sep 27, 2016

Lol they are peaceful (normally). Some have a desire to rearrange things. That's all.

redfishbluefish · Sep 27, 2016

Never had that problem with mine. The only issue I had was that when I turned off powerheads to feed, he'd perch in the powerhead. Had to check his location when I was ready to turn them back on. Otherwise, very peaceful and with a personality. Never bothered anything.

LetItReef · Sep 27, 2016

That's what I have read too. Not sure why he became like this

had a Lawnmower before and no issues.
I hope he would not harm the other fishes in the tank.

eatbreakfast · Sep 27, 2016

Any blenny will defend their favorite perch and cover, though usually it isn't very bad.

Moving frags and snails from their favorite locaions is normal, and in the wild, pretty important to do.

Chrisfish · Sep 27, 2016

Ask @helen ann about her Starry Blenny, quite the character

helen ann · Sep 27, 2016

Oh the issues!
My Starry Blenny ... Mr Cutie is a lil' terror!
Believe me, I wouldn't trade him for the world ... by far my favorite in the tank but he moves plugs in the sand, tosses plugs off the frag rack, aggravates my BTA and harasses the snails and hermits! There is particular hole that he likes to get his lil' butt into on the frag rack (I had totally forgot), well I put my new baby jawbreaker in that hole and out of the corner of my eye I see him politely

remove it, toss off the rack and wiggle himself into his favorite spot!! As you can see in the 2nd pic he then proceeds to look at me as to say ... 'What'??!?!?!

:mad:

Chrisfish · Sep 27, 2016

Lol!! Awesome pictures

LetItReef · Sep 27, 2016

Basically, what I am experiencing right now is normal =)

helen ann · Sep 27, 2016

LetItReef said:
Basically, what I am experiencing right now is normal =)

Their feisty lil' guys!

rovster · Sep 27, 2016

Yeah they are feisty and have an attitude. Mine ran my nano. Just got a new one yesterday, wife misses good ol' Benny

joro · Sep 28, 2016

Our starry has been a complete terror by all accounts including unrelenting chasing of 2 fish to their deaths - a exquisite fairy wrasse and a midas blenny. Since we moved him into the new tank, he's subdued a bit but he still gets in tiffs with the watchman goby every once and a while where he "slaps the sand" in front of the DWG. So that's a long way of saying your mileage may vary

LetItReef · Sep 28, 2016

joro said:
Our starry has been a complete terror by all accounts including unrelenting chasing of 2 fish to their deaths - a exquisite fairy wrasse and a midas blenny. Since we moved him into the new tank, he's subdued a bit but he still gets in tiffs with the watchman goby every once and a while where he "slaps the sand" in front of the DWG. So that's a long way of saying your mileage may vary

Ours is the only Blenny in the tank. If I see him/her harassing other fish, I will have to donate.

JAWS 32 · Sep 28, 2016

helen ann said:
Oh the issues!
My Starry Blenny ... Mr Cutie is a lil' terror!
Believe me, I wouldn't trade him for the world ... by far my favorite in the tank but he moves plugs in the sand, tosses plugs off the frag rack, aggravates my BTA and harasses the snails and hermits! There is particular hole that he likes to get his lil' butt into on the frag rack (I had totally forgot), well I put my new baby jawbreaker in that hole and out of the corner of my eye I see him politely remove it, toss off the rack and wiggle himself into his favorite spot!! As you can see in the 2nd pic he then proceeds to look at me as to say ... 'What'??!?!?! :mad:

Those pics are great!! I

my starry too!

helen ann · Sep 28, 2016

JAWS 32 said:
Those pics are great!! I my starry too!

Thanks! I have tons of him in that same spot, lil' Brat!

:mad:

Lilly45nano · Sep 28, 2016

I haven't laughed

that hard in a long time

TOOOOOOO funny....now that is attitude

joro · Sep 28, 2016

This is before he ran the midas off and out of the QT

helen ann · Sep 28, 2016

Lilly45nano said:
I haven't laughed that hard in a long time

TOOOOOOO funny....now that is attitude

Glad my lil' tank monster made you laugh.

I love that lil' guy but his attitude amazes me sometimes!!!

I was just feeding him, he eats out my fingers and soon as his fat butt had his fill went over and knocked a Halloween hermit off a rock! He is not nice!!!:mad:

JAWS 32 · Sep 29, 2016

helen ann said:
Glad my lil' tank monster made you laugh.
I love that lil' guy but his attitude amazes me sometimes!!!
I was just feeding him, he eats out my fingers and soon as his fat butt had his fill went over and knocked a Halloween hermit off a rock! He is not nice!!!:mad:

. That is too funny!