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Old 08-14-2011, 05:31 AM
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Can anyone confirm a Kole would be aggressive with blennies? I've never heard that one before. A Kole would be a great grazer, and I think they're nice looking as well.
My Kole and Lawn mower do pester each other. But it's not in what I'd call a bad way. It's almost as if they play together, from what I've seen when the blenny's had enough he let's the kole know it!!
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Old 08-14-2011, 06:17 AM
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My kole terrorizes my lawnmower, the lawnmower has to get creative to get at its grazing , it hides mostly because of the kole. My kole isnt even that big, may just be him though.
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Old 08-14-2011, 06:27 AM
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Weird. I've never owned both together, I'm surprised they even acknowledge each other.
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Old 08-14-2011, 06:37 AM
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most bristle tooth tangs seem to have a general dislike towards blennies and gobies......we had a chevron in the display tank at the old shop that hated the orange spot diamond goby that was in with him and my chevron used to take runs at my shrimp goby.....he doesnt do it now that I have a pair of shrimp gobies....strength in numbers I guess....
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My Kole tang and Tail spot blenny get along fine. Even hang out at the same end of the tank.
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:38 AM
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I had a kole and a starry blenny that got along fine.
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Old 08-14-2011, 09:06 AM
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I had a Kole tang that is very aggressive with feeding and chases pretty much EVERY fish in my tank. It also gets very aggressive with it's own reflection. I believe he was a full size adult and I had to remove him to restore the peace in my tank. My tank is a 180 gallon and it wants to keep it all to himself!
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Old 08-14-2011, 10:27 AM
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I have a nice atlantic blue eyed tang, nice little fish, don't see them around much either.
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Thank you for sharing your experiences and thoughts... Guess I should re-consider about getting a Kole for now as I really do like my lawnmower blenny.

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My Kole and Lawn mower do pester each other. But it's not in what I'd call a bad way. It's almost as if they play together, from what I've seen when the blenny's had enough he let's the kole know it!!

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My kole terrorizes my lawnmower, the lawnmower has to get creative to get at its grazing , it hides mostly because of the kole. My kole isnt even that big, may just be him though.
My lawnmover blenny is at least 4" long... I made one mistake once and that was to have two lawnmover blennys. Only one survived . Will a small-med Kole still harrass a blenny that is bigger in size or will the blenny dominate a small/med Kole?
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Old 08-15-2011, 07:31 AM
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most bristle tooth tangs seem to have a general dislike towards blennies and gobies......we had a chevron in the display tank at the old shop that hated the orange spot diamond goby that was in with him and my chevron used to take runs at my shrimp goby.....he doesnt do it now that I have a pair of shrimp gobies....strength in numbers I guess....
I had a Tomini not long ago and seemed to have gotten along with my blennys but the blennys were only 2-3" long then. My lawnmover is now over 4" long and fat as ever... will the blenny take on and dominate any bristle tooth or vise versa?

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My Kole tang and Tail spot blenny get along fine. Even hang out at the same end of the tank.
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I had a kole and a starry blenny that got along fine.
Are other blennys just as good a grazer as a lawnmover? May consider making a blenny change in the future if I still want a Kole...
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