Reef Aquarium Fishes by Scott W. Michael

However, because of their relatively specialized diet and picky eating habits, they may require a bit more surface area to graze. They, therefore, do not require a lot of open space to swim about. The Algae blenny is not an active, open-water swimmer. The official recommendation is that the minimum tank size for a Lawnmower blenny fish is 55-gallons, although it is a bit complicated and that is not a universally accepted response. The Sailfin blenny will usually dwell near the tank bottom, scraping algae off one rock at a time, and hiding in caves when things become stirred. Particularly arresting and beautiful features of this fish, when you look at them closely, are their perched eyes, ringed with small dots, blunt head, big lips, and cirri on the top of their heads.īecause of their special, even helpful dietary needs, the Sailfin blenny does best in a larger established tank with a moderate amount of natural algae to feed on, with their constant rasping/kissing of the rocks and glass. Provide a lot of caves and hiding places for the fish to feel secure and thus reduce stress.

Original part of the world: Indo-Pacific reefs Description of the Algae blennyĪs you can see in the pictures, the Algae blenny is typically tan/green/gray with small black or blue spots on the head, and darker stripes across its body.

Preferred diet: Filamentous algae, diatoms, tiny crustaceans, detritus.

Care or experience level: Easy, if you have plenty of algae to eat Moderate if you don’t, due to picky eating.

Minimum tank size: Mature ~55 gallons (200+ liters).

Common names: Lawnmower blenny fish, Algae blenny, Sailfin blenny.

For more information Lawnmower blenny quick facts.

I could not find his contact information online, so I am hoping some members of this thread could help.

However, I was hoping to get in contact with him to see if he can share some of his notes or otherwise help consult me in collecting these data. I understand from this thread that Scott may not own the rights to those unpublished books. I actually do need data for those groups, most importantly the gobies. I am disappointed to hear that the volumes about gobies, blennies, and puffers were cancelled for publication. So far his books have been instrumental for my data collection as they are more comprehensive and detailed than other sources. I was looking for Scott Michael's books and that brought me to this forum. I will use these data to analyze the evolution of dichromatism across fishes and the effect on species diversification. For my dissertation I am collecting data on the presence and absence of sexual dichromatism across all fishes. Hello! I am a PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Reef Aquarium Fishes by Scott W. Michael