+ 1 for malnutrition for you scooter blenny, an unfortunate demise suffered by many, including the related mandarins.
It's impossible to keep these fish unless you can get them onto prepared foods like NLS. There is simply not enough natural fauna to support them in our DT for prolonged periods. They will quickly deplete micro fauna in the tank. Brine shrimp are offer little nutritional value.
You an supplement micro fauna like Copepods and juvenile Amphipods via breeding or collection, however long term success of scooter blennys and mandarins is only guaranteed when they eat prepared foods on a daily basis. The same can be said for all goby species, including sand sifting varieties. Prepared food acceptance is a must.
If I may suggest some smaller fish varieties that drily accept flake, pellets and other meaty foods, you could try a bicolour blenny, 6 lined wrasse, banana wrasse, lime wrasse, chromis and small damsel fish. Do your research however, some of these fish may not be suitable for your tank.
If you can score a large splendid or psycedelic mandarin, and have the time, these tend to accept NLS pellets with gusto fairly quickly. Again, there are methods to ensure they are feeding on prepared foods during quarantine before you introduce them to your DT.
Good luck.....:)
It's impossible to keep these fish unless you can get them onto prepared foods like NLS. There is simply not enough natural fauna to support them in our DT for prolonged periods. They will quickly deplete micro fauna in the tank. Brine shrimp are offer little nutritional value.
You an supplement micro fauna like Copepods and juvenile Amphipods via breeding or collection, however long term success of scooter blennys and mandarins is only guaranteed when they eat prepared foods on a daily basis. The same can be said for all goby species, including sand sifting varieties. Prepared food acceptance is a must.
If I may suggest some smaller fish varieties that drily accept flake, pellets and other meaty foods, you could try a bicolour blenny, 6 lined wrasse, banana wrasse, lime wrasse, chromis and small damsel fish. Do your research however, some of these fish may not be suitable for your tank.
If you can score a large splendid or psycedelic mandarin, and have the time, these tend to accept NLS pellets with gusto fairly quickly. Again, there are methods to ensure they are feeding on prepared foods during quarantine before you introduce them to your DT.
Good luck.....:)
