Aggressive Starry Blenny

Daa Reef · 07/07/2012, 09:14 PM

I've had my Starry Blenny for a little over a week and he has been fine with my Clowns. He does pick on the hermits from time to time but nothing serious. I added a Diamond Watchman today and the Blenny just seems hell bent on harassing him event though it seems he can't catch him. Looks like he is trying to limit the Watchman to certain parts of the tank. Will he calm down, do I need to move someone, any suggestions the Blenny is being a real jerk?

mal7887 · 07/08/2012, 06:01 AM

I have a Starry Blenny and a Watchman goby in my 120. Occasionally the blenny will go near the watchman, but he will instantly retreat to his "fort" he built under the rock for a bit then come back out later. The blenny is hilarious to watch sometimes, he moves about the tank so clumsily.

What size tank do you have them in?

Cloudburst2000 · 07/08/2012, 06:09 AM

Starry blennies are peaceful to most fish, but can be aggressive to fish that have similar body shapes. That is probably where the problem lies. The watchman goby has a fairly similar body shape so it's probably causing territoriality in the blenny. What size tank is this?

Daa Reef · 07/08/2012, 07:01 AM

I have a 55g tank. Looks lilke the Blenny has gotten it out of his system. Last night he started going about his business as usual. I'll keep an eye on the guys and see if it works out.

rps3 · 07/08/2012, 08:30 AM

Yeah, blennies tend to hate others a like. I've also heard of them being the ones that run the show after a while and will tend to go after the new fish.

daplatapus · 07/08/2012, 10:15 AM

Mine harassed my Yellow Watchman Goby so bad I had to set up another tank for the YWG. Since then I put in a yellow eye hole tang and he's hell bent on harassing the starry blenny. I guess what goes around comes around.

smaug1 · 07/08/2012, 10:20 AM

my lm blenny was a butt head for awhile til he established himself as kingothetank!

Daa Reef · 07/08/2012, 08:02 PM

Blenny has calmed down. Guess he wanted to let everybody know who was boss in the tank. It's funny cause the clowns just kindda ignore him until feeding time then they share their food. They are all truly characters

Daa Reef · 07/08/2012, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by smaug1

my lm blenny was a butt head for awhile til he established himself as kingothetank!

Your avatar is awsome.....one of the best movies ever. As a tanker coundn't stop laughing no matter how many times I have seen the movie.

aandfsoccr04 · 07/08/2012, 10:36 PM

I have a yellow watchman and a starry blenny in my 120. The starry doesn't bother the goby at all but I did add the watchman goby first so he could set up camp.

smaug1 · 07/09/2012, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Daa Reef

Your avatar is awsome.....one of the best movies ever. As a tanker coundn't stop laughing no matter how many times I have seen the movie.

I have an old tanker helmet a lot like Oddballs that I wear when riding my Triumph! Oddball is my favorite movie character of all time!

TeflonTomDosh · 07/10/2012, 01:03 AM

my diamond goby is a mess. Wish he'd clean up after himself

07/07/2012, 09:14 PM	#1
Daa Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 6	Aggressive Starry Blenny I've had my Starry Blenny for a little over a week and he has been fine with my Clowns. He does pick on the hermits from time to time but nothing serious. I added a Diamond Watchman today and the Blenny just seems hell bent on harassing him event though it seems he can't catch him. Looks like he is trying to limit the Watchman to certain parts of the tank. Will he calm down, do I need to move someone, any suggestions the Blenny is being a real jerk?

07/08/2012, 06:01 AM	#2
mal7887 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 643	I have a Starry Blenny and a Watchman goby in my 120. Occasionally the blenny will go near the watchman, but he will instantly retreat to his "fort" he built under the rock for a bit then come back out later. The blenny is hilarious to watch sometimes, he moves about the tank so clumsily. What size tank do you have them in? __________________ Matt Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. Current Tank Info: 190

07/08/2012, 10:15 AM	#6
daplatapus Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Port Alberni, B.C., Canada Posts: 895	Mine harassed my Yellow Watchman Goby so bad I had to set up another tank for the YWG. Since then I put in a yellow eye hole tang and he's hell bent on harassing the starry blenny. I guess what goes around comes around. __________________ 130 lbs Tonga LR, GFO and Carbon reactors, Tunze ozmolator ATO, 2- 20 gal QT tanks, Current Tank Info: 80 gal display 48L X 24H X16D, 2 MP-40's, Odyssea 2-250W MH 4-HO T-5 Actinic's, 80 lbs Aragonite sand, 4 - 150W titanium heaters, Reeflo Baracuda return pump, 150gal sump, Filter Guys Reef Miser 6 stage + 1 Dual RO/DI, LifeReef 48" Skimmer

07/08/2012, 10:20 AM	#7
smaug1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: usa Posts: 216	my lm blenny was a butt head for awhile til he established himself as kingothetank! __________________ 58 gallon reef with lps,zoas and mushrooms. almost a year old and sort of ugly right now but stable. bh100f hob skimmer,240 w of t5ho lighting,light alk dosing. Small fish load including pink spot goby,lm blenny,4 chromis,1 purple firefish and clown goby. It is also home to 3 fire scallops. Current Tank Info: also a 20 gallon peacock mantis tank,species only.

07/08/2012, 10:36 PM	#10
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	I have a yellow watchman and a starry blenny in my 120. The starry doesn't bother the goby at all but I did add the watchman goby first so he could set up camp. __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

07/08/2012, 06:09 AM	#3
Cloudburst2000 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 1,485	Starry blennies are peaceful to most fish, but can be aggressive to fish that have similar body shapes. That is probably where the problem lies. The watchman goby has a fairly similar body shape so it's probably causing territoriality in the blenny. What size tank is this?

07/08/2012, 07:01 AM	#4
Daa Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 6	I have a 55g tank. Looks lilke the Blenny has gotten it out of his system. Last night he started going about his business as usual. I'll keep an eye on the guys and see if it works out.

07/08/2012, 08:30 AM	#5
rps3 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 676	Yeah, blennies tend to hate others a like. I've also heard of them being the ones that run the show after a while and will tend to go after the new fish.

07/08/2012, 08:02 PM	#8
Daa Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 6	Blenny has calmed down. Guess he wanted to let everybody know who was boss in the tank. It's funny cause the clowns just kindda ignore him until feeding time then they share their food. They are all truly characters

07/10/2012, 01:03 AM	#12
TeflonTomDosh Moved On Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 37	my diamond goby is a mess. Wish he'd clean up after himself