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About Barred Blenny
The Barred Blenny is a small, elongated fish with a tan to brown base color and distinctive dark vertical bars running along the body. The head is blunt with a cirrus (tentacle-like projection) above each eye, and the dorsal fin is long and continuous, typical of the Blenniidae family.
Key facts
- Diet Details
- Feed high-quality herbivore pellets, spirulina flakes, and blanched nori (seaweed) 2–3 times daily. Supplement occasionally with small frozen crustaceans like mysis shrimp to provide nutritional variety.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including the Red Sea, East Africa, and extending eastward to the Great Barrier Reef and Indo-Australian Archipelago.
- Common Health Issues
- Parasitic infections, fin rot, malnutrition from inadequate algae grazing
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Care Level
- Easy
- Max Size
- 5
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Appearance
- The Barred Blenny is a small, elongated fish with a tan to brown base color and distinctive dark vertical bars running along the body. The head is blunt with a cirrus (tentacle-like projection) above each eye, and the dorsal fin is long and continuous, typical of the Blenniidae family.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 30 gallon tank with plenty of rock crevices and caves for hiding and grazing • Temperature range: 72–78°F • pH range: 8.1–8.3 • Salinity range: 1.020–1.025 SG • Primarily herbivorous; feed varied diet of spirulina, nori, and high-quality herbivore pellets 2–3 times daily, supplemented with occasional small crustaceans • Generally hardy and peaceful, though may show mild territorial behavior toward other blennies in smaller systems
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
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