tench1 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Just got this little cutie from Irwana. Supposed to be reefsafe as many sites suggested. However, had seen this guy nipping my millipora tips!! And the nipped part of milipora seems disturbed, and not extending... Experts out there, any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 This fish is LPS safe but not SPS !! It will nip on sps polyps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tench1 Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 O.O" OMGz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshalll Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Wow. But this is a very interesting fish I must say! Sad to hear it's not totally reef safe. How did you deal with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member allantang Posted August 12, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted August 12, 2011 Ouch.. >.< hope u have fun catching it out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauep Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I also bought this fish. Its not SPS friendly. I will be decomming my tank this week to catch that darn fish out... Anyone wants to adopt? Quote Main Tank: 3ft x 2ft x 2ft Sump Tank: 2ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft Overflow Pump: 4500 l/hr Lighting: T5 HO Metal Halide Wavemaker: MP40w Skimmer: BK Mini 200 Chiller: Arctica DBM-250 1/3hp Phosphate Reactor: TLF Phosban 150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tench1 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Yah man, its a fun lovely fish. But too bad, not sps friendly... Luckily, managed to trap it with the same milipora!! haha Its now in my sump. (Escaped from its little prison.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Joe_P Posted August 12, 2011 SRC Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2011 Some Information here There is some information in the above-mentioned link that refers to these blennies being reefsafe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tench1 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 I also bought this fish. Its not SPS friendly. I will be decomming my tank this week to catch that darn fish out... Anyone wants to adopt? Bro, do you really need to decomm your tank just to catch it? Trust me, use a trap and be patient! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tench1 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Some Information here There is some information in the above-mentioned link that refers to these blennies being reefsafe. Great info bro! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member braincoral Posted August 12, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted August 12, 2011 Never trust any things that swim In the big sea... Best to go fishless in sps tank Can have a peace of mind and zzz Soundly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tench1 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Never trust any things that swim In the big sea... Best to go fishless in sps tank Can have a peace of mind and zzz Soundly Its the thrill and challenges, that makes this hobby constantly interesting on one hand, and agony on the other! Most website displayed that this fish is reefsafe. Nothing was mentioned that its hooked onto SPS. This is the beauty of the marine wild life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo77 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Gosh, lucky u caught it. Was I the person who encouraged u to buy? Pai seh. Quote Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262 FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000 Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000 Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500 Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w Controller : GHL Profilux Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox Ozonizer : Sander C50 UV : Corallife 6x Algae Scrubbler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowtang Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 :whistlei luv their eyes and eye lashes.bewitching,yeh. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tench1 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Gosh, lucky u caught it. Was I the person who encouraged u to buy? Pai seh. Well...your advice was one of the push factor..haha I did a check before adding in, was so-called 'Reefsafe'. So not your faulth la. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tench1 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 :whistlei luv their eyes and eye lashes.bewitching,yeh. cheers Mike, dont let the bewitching lashes blind you. If you insist, i can get for you if i see it again in LFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedricang Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Guys, just to share that i do have this blenny in my sps frag tank and have not seen it disturb or nip at my sps at all. What i have observe is that she will go around nipping on life rock for algae, nothing more. I have seen other reefers sps tank with this fish as well, no problem. I am more incline to believe that there are some form of "acquired taste" behavior of this fish ( in fact for some pigmy angels too ), i.e. they may have already acquired a taste for sps and beginning to treat it as a source of their diet. Hence it may be a matter of hit or miss for this little cuttie However, do take note of the more 'notorious' species like Leopard Blenny, they are almost a certain to making your sps their happy meal , so it's a NO NO for this one. Quote Treat others the way you wanna be treated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted August 14, 2011 Senior Reefer Share Posted August 14, 2011 as i've said before. if nipping SPS polyps, it's ok. if it's nipping the SPS flesh and actually causing tissue recession, then it's bad. in the wild, SPS have very little to no polyp extension in the wild. it's kept in check by nipping fishes such as butterflies and blennies. so in the tank, P.E is unatural. P.E is only encountered at night. but of course, if you're after the polyp extension then by all means remove the fish. but just to let you know that if it's the polyps they are after, it is harmless to the SPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tench1 Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Guys, just to share that i do have this blenny in my sps frag tank and have not seen it disturb or nip at my sps at all. What i have observe is that she will go around nipping on life rock for algae, nothing more. I have seen other reefers sps tank with this fish as well, no problem. I am more incline to believe that there are some form of "acquired taste" behavior of this fish ( in fact for some pigmy angels too ), i.e. they may have already acquired a taste for sps and beginning to treat it as a source of their diet. Hence it may be a matter of hit or miss for this little cuttie However, do take note of the more 'notorious' species like Leopard Blenny, they are almost a certain to making your sps their happy meal , so it's a NO NO for this one. Its great to hear from the expert like you Dr Ang! Thanks for the sharing! i believe this will provide another view of this Blenny species vs SPS relationship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tench1 Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 as i've said before. if nipping SPS polyps, it's ok. if it's nipping the SPS flesh and actually causing tissue recession, then it's bad. in the wild, SPS have very little to no polyp extension in the wild. it's kept in check by nipping fishes such as butterflies and blennies. so in the tank, P.E is unatural. P.E is only encountered at night. but of course, if you're after the polyp extension then by all means remove the fish. but just to let you know that if it's the polyps they are after, it is harmless to the SPS. Thank you for your sharing of your valuable experience! Its true that some SPS lovers tend to be more inclined towards P.E. (I admit, im one of them.) However, with your sharing, i finally understand that its not doing much harm to the SPS as its only nipping on the P.E. portion and not the fresh. Anyway, its already roaming freely in my sump with lotsa algae for it to feast on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowtang Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I enjoy seeing fishes and sps crabs darting and resting in the safe haven of sps branches. Even my hawk fish can only watch. Any good such fishes, must inform me. cheers, mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedricang Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I enjoy seeing fishes and sps crabs darting and resting in the safe haven of sps branches. Even my hawk fish can only watch. Any good such fishes, must inform me. cheers, mike Big bro, Green chromis may be common, but i find them nice (especially the black axil green chromis ) , i used to have them and seeing them hiding among the sps branches is a sure enjoyment Quote Treat others the way you wanna be treated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedricang Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Its great to hear from the expert like you Dr Ang! Thanks for the sharing! i believe this will provide another view of this Blenny species vs SPS relationship. Hey bro, it's a pleasure to share with you what i have observed or learned. Sometimes, we need to piece up various info before coming to sort of a conclusion. Different bros may have unique experiences with the same type of fish, so it is always good to have an open mind. I am not a fish expert here, Lemon is a much experience reefer on fish Quote Treat others the way you wanna be treated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedricang Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 as i've said before. if nipping SPS polyps, it's ok. if it's nipping the SPS flesh and actually causing tissue recession, then it's bad. in the wild, SPS have very little to no polyp extension in the wild. it's kept in check by nipping fishes such as butterflies and blennies. so in the tank, P.E is unatural. P.E is only encountered at night. but of course, if you're after the polyp extension then by all means remove the fish. but just to let you know that if it's the polyps they are after, it is harmless to the SPS. Hmm Lemon, is it unnatural for SPS to have daytime PE in the wild ? this is something new to me because i remember snorkeling in Philippine marine reserve park seeing millepora having great PE swaying with the current, so pretty and hypnotizing ....may be there arent many butterflies and blennies around that area. But that is beside the point, i do see that SPS ( at least for mille ) have PE in the day time as well. Quote Treat others the way you wanna be treated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted August 19, 2011 Senior Reefer Share Posted August 19, 2011 Hmm Lemon, is it unnatural for SPS to have daytime PE in the wild ? this is something new to me because i remember snorkeling in Philippine marine reserve park seeing millepora having great PE swaying with the current, so pretty and hypnotizing ....may be there arent many butterflies and blennies around that area. But that is beside the point, i do see that SPS ( at least for mille ) have PE in the day time as well. Depends on location and fish density and SPS as well. Obligate feeding butterflies don't eat all SPS indiscriminately but peck on specific types. Milliepora are not so much targeted at. If you notice scrolled colonies, especially tabling acros, their polyps are usually kept. Except for deeper within the colonies where fishes cannot reach. Acropora are food and shelter for juvenile and adult butterflies and almost always swarming with fishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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