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About Black Combtooth Blenny
The Black Combtooth Blenny is a small, elongated fish with a dark body coloration ranging from charcoal to deep black. It features a distinctive comb-like dorsal fin that runs most of its body length and possesses a slightly flattened head with conspicuous eyes set forward on the face, typical of benthic blennies.
Key facts
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Feeding Schedule
- 1-2 times daily
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-80°F pH: 8.1-8.4 Salinity: 1.02-1.026
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Difficulty Level
- The Black Combtooth Blenny is moderately easy to keep for hobbyists with some reef experience. It requires proper hiding places and stable water conditions but is hardy once established.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 30 gallon tank • Temperature range: 72–80°F • Salinity range: 1.020–1.026 SG • Feed small portions of mysis shrimp, copepods, and quality frozen foods 1–2 times daily; supplementation with vegetable matter and algae-based foods is beneficial • Provide ample live rock with caves and crevices for shelter; blennies are bottom-dwelling and territorial
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Appearance
- The Black Combtooth Blenny is a small, elongated fish with a dark body coloration ranging from charcoal to deep black. It features a distinctive comb-like dorsal fin that runs most of its body length and possesses a slightly flattened head with conspicuous eyes set forward on the face, typical of benthic blennies.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Diet
- omnivore
- Diet Details
- Feed small frozen foods such as mysis shrimp and copepods 1–2 times daily. Supplement occasionally with spirulina-based preparations and algae sheets to provide vegetable matter.
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