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jordanh 
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Posted: November 06 2005 at 12:58pm |
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What kind of requirements do scooter blennys have? How big of a tank do they need to be comfortable and what will they eat? I've always liked these fish and wonder what it would take to own one...
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Posted: November 06 2005 at 1:37pm |
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Are you talking about the red scooter blenny that is part of the
dragonet family? If so mine only eats copepods or live food that
he finds in the sand/rocks. He is doing really well in a 45g frag
tank but I also have a 125g refugium for constant food.
If you have the refugium to support the copepods you should be fine. If not I wouldn't go any smaller than a 75g.
Mine will not eat frozen or pellets.
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Mark Peterson
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Posted: November 06 2005 at 2:51pm |
I agree with kethomps.
The Scooter Blenny and the Red Scooter Blenny, as well as the two common types of Mandarin Dargonets, need a replenishable population of live food and rarely survive for more than a few months without it. Feeding dust sized foods at night will certainly help ensure the population of "pods" and the survivability of the Blenny or Mandarin.
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Kevin
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Posted: November 07 2005 at 10:48am |
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I would have to partially agree and disagree with earlier posts. It all depends on if you can get a scooter blenny that will eat frozen brine/mysis and how much effort you will go to to get it to eat.
I have had a scooter blenny in my 70 gallon for 6 or so months now (maybe more I don't remember when I got it). When I got it I saw it eat brine. After I put it in my tank I tried to spot feed it each time I fed. After about 3-4 days it started to get the idea that this tube I put in = food. Now I comes hunting for the tube each time I feed. The Scooter blenny is fat and happy.
I also did this with a spotted manderin. I needed something that might eat flatworms so I got a spotted manderin that I saw eating brine (Make sure you actually see it eat frozen brine). Then once in the tank I tried each day to get it to eat the brine and now it has figured out the tube = food. Granted it has only been in the tank for 2-3 weeks, even so it and my scooter blenny are doing great.
How do I spot feed -- I have created a spot feeding thing created out of a large dental syringe thing -- flexible tubing - rigid tubing. I connect the syringe to about 2 feet of flexible tubing, then on the end of that I attach about an 18" section of rigid tubing. That way I can keep my hands out of the tank but still accuratly feed my corals/manderins.
I don't garuentee this method but it has worked for me. But it only works if you are willing to spot feed the scooter blenny EVERY DAY!!!!
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Posted: November 07 2005 at 11:14am |
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I had a scooter blenny in a 37 gallon tank with no sump or refugium for 8
months with no problems. It ate frozen brine shrimp, cyclopeeze, and even
some flake food. At the time my tank was overstocked with 3 small green
chromis, a three stripe damsel, and a clown. It had no problems competing
for food as it ate food off the bottom.
In my opinion, if you get one that eats frozen food they are pretty hardy and
eazy to keep.
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Posted: November 07 2005 at 11:33am |
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IMO the major problem with dragonets is not that they won't eat frozen
food but it just takes them ages to eat anything. They have to stare it
down for a good 30 seconds before they eat. That being said, the most
important thing about keeping these fish is tankmates. If you have an
aggressive feeder (tangs, angels, etc) then do not add a
mandarin/scooter. I have a hand feeding tube also, but my tangs figured
out it was food also and now it is difficult to feed again.
Jeff
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