Omobranchus Zebra

[geo7x]

Anyone ever kept or have a good knowledge of these fish?
Im interested in getting hold of them for my brackish tank and have got some knowledge from sites and have also spoken to someone about them but can never get too much info!

also any pics would be great

 

[nmonks]

There isn't much known, as they've really only been in the trade for a year or two. They're brackish/marine, territorial, potentially aggressive towards one another in at least some reports, and feed on shrimps and worms. Someone e-mailed me yesterday about his blenny attacking a shrimp almost as big as the blenny was!

I've only kept marine blennies, coldwater ones mostly, and they're not at all delicate provided the water has lots of oxygen and they have a cave to call home. I'd assume the tropical species are similar.

Cheers, Neale

 

[Lynden]

Blennies as a whole are very hardy and adaptable. I honestly can't think of one that could be called 'difficult to keep'.

 

[freshwater/marine?]

Blennies are awesome. I have 3. I have a striped blenny (Chasmodes sp.),and two Highfin blennies(Lupinablennius nicholsi). Mine are all considered Marine/Brackish. The salinity of my tank is 1.013. I have had my Striped Blenny for over a year. He has spent a couple months at a time in 1.005 water. If you are going to try blennies at lower salinities you really should look for the youngest individual possible. You should also keeping them on a strict healthy diet. My striped blenny was only 2.5cm when i caught him. He is now almost 3 inches. I am sure Zebra Blennies could be optimally kept at 1.014+.