Where to buy Yellowtail Black Blenny
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About Yellowtail Black Blenny
A small blenny with a predominantly black body and bright yellow tail fin, making it highly distinctive. The head is somewhat blunt, and the body tapers posteriorly with a combed dorsal fin.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • 20+ gallon tank with good flow and rockwork • pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.020–1.026, temp 72–78°F • Herbivorous; feed algae sheets, spirulina, small meaty foods • Peaceful with corals; may nip at zoanthids • Requires hiding spots and established algae coverage
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Diet
- omnivore
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Appearance
- A small blenny with a predominantly black body and bright yellow tail fin, making it highly distinctive. The head is somewhat blunt, and the body tapers posteriorly with a combed dorsal fin.
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Max Size
- 3.5
- Diet Details
- Feeds on small crustaceans, copepods, and algae in the wild. In captivity, offer a varied diet of quality flake food, frozen mysis shrimp, and small frozen foods designed for small fish.
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