Where to buy Striped Fangblenny
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About Striped Fangblenny
A slender blenny with a yellowish to tan body and distinctive dark vertical stripes running along the sides. The mouth is relatively large with visible fang-like teeth, and the dorsal fin runs the length of the body.
Key facts
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Striped Fangblenny requires standard marine aquarium maintenance and intermediate fish keeping skills.
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Diet Details
- Zooplankton, copepods, small crustaceans, marine worms, brine shrimp in the wild. In aquariums, marine algae, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and frozen krill.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, East Africa, and extending eastward to the Great Barrier Reef and Hawaii.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, Fin Rot, Swim Bladder Disorder, Hole-in-the-Head, Marine Velvet
- Appearance
- A slender blenny with a yellowish to tan body and distinctive dark vertical stripes running along the sides. The mouth is relatively large with visible fang-like teeth, and the dorsal fin runs the length of the body.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 30 gallon tank with plenty of rockwork and hiding places • Temperature range 72–78°F; maintain stable salinity 1.020–1.026 and pH 8.1–8.3 • Feed small, meaty foods (frozen mysis shrimp, small crustaceans) 2–3 times daily • Provides nipping behavior that can damage ornamental invertebrates and may bite fish; observe closely • Requires strong water flow and excellent filtration
- Aka
- Scale-Eating Blenny
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