Midas Blenny (Ecsenius midas)

Quick Stats:
Care Level: Easy | Temperament: Peaceful | Color Form: Black, Blue, Brown, Yellow | Diet: Omnivore | Reef Compatible: Yes | Water Conditions: sg 1.020?1.025, 72?78? F | Max. Size: 6″ | Family: Blenniidae | Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons | Compatibility: View Chart

Overview
Did you know that this specimen ships from our LiveAquaria? Wisconsin Facility, home of our popular Diver’s Den? WYSIWYG Store and our LiveAquaria? Certified Captive Grown Corals (CCGC)? What that means is that you can rest assured knowing this specimen received the highest level of care from our experienced and professional LiveAquaria? staff!

PLUS, hobbyists that use our LiveAquaria? Professional Reef Salt have the added benefit knowing marine species shipped from our LiveAquaria? Wisconsin Facility share the same water parameters. In other words, if you use our Professional Reef Salt, marine species shipped from our Wisconsin Facility will acclimate and transition to your home aquarium with less stress to set the foundation for longer term success.

The Midas Blenny is an excellent candidate for a reef tank. It is a beautiful, deep golden-yellow with a shadow of blue under the chin and bright, blue-rimmed eyes. When swimming, the motion they use is very eel-like.

This blenny will appreciate a minimum tank of 30 gallons or larger with numerous rocks on which to perch. Sometimes, the Midas Blenny will vex small planktivores and has been known to nip at firefish and gobies. Larger tanks are advantageous as many of the Midas Blenny’s aggressive behavior traits seem to relate to a confining tank situation.

Unlike most blennies, the Midas Blenny requires a meaty diet including finely chopped crustacean flesh, mysis and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, along with frozen herbivorous preparations, micro and blue-green algae.

Approximate Purchase Size: Medium: 1-3/4″ to 4″; Large: 4″ to 6″