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About Red-Spotted Blenny
The Red-Spotted Blenny is a small, slender-bodied blenny with a distinctive pattern of red or orange spots distributed across its tan, brown, or olive body. It has a slightly compressed body with prominent cirri (tentacle-like structures) above its eyes, and males often display more vivid coloration than females.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 30 gallon tank with plenty of live rock and crevices for shelter and grazing • Temperature range 72–78 °F; maintain stable conditions with good water circulation • Salinity 1.020–1.025 SG; pH 8.0–8.3 • Feed small amounts of quality herbivorous and omnivorous foods (nori, spirulina, mysis shrimp, copepods) 1–2 times daily • Generally peaceful but may show mild territorial behavior toward other small blennies in confined spaces
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- omnivore
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Diet Details
- In captivity, offer a varied diet including dried seaweed (nori), spirulina-based foods, small live or frozen copepods, and quality mysis shrimp. Regular grazing on algae-covered rock supplements their diet naturally.
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Max Size
- 3.5
- Feeding Schedule
- 1-2 times daily
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