My Happy - Healthy Trained Scooter Blenny (dragonet) Eating Pellets

[MsUntapped]

Would you mind perhaps going into detail about the training of your scooter to eat frozen foods? My local pet shop said she would eat frozen food but my poor little gal is wasting away - I did not do proper research before I purchased my scooter. I thought that I was pretty thorough, but am finding I have missed some key info. My tank is around 5 months old, and I added copepods around 2 months ago...any knowledge you could share would be wonderful. Thank you.

[CTKenyon95]

i'm about to get my 4th tank, all 3 are tropical at the moment, and i'm getting a marine for my birthday. Apparently they aren't as hard to maintain as people say. Is it true that the best size tanks are about 100 litres because it is easier to keep the water balanced?

[doRYEmon]

@CTKenyon95 Well converting liters to gallons 100 liters is about 26 gallons. In the saltwater hobby 26 gallons may be considered a nano tank which often cases is very difficult to maintain due to the smaller body of water. However, if you do lots and lots of research and know exactly what you're doing prior to starting, you'll thank yourself in the long run. Just know that this is a VERY expensive hobby, and that you should be prepared to fork out the necessary cash. =p

[CTKenyon95]

@doRYEmon oh believe me i know how much we spend already haha! and sorry i meant over 100 litres! the one i'm looking at is a 400 litre, and its got the best cabinet. i think you're blenny is adorable by the way :)

[jusso99]

@CTKenyon95 I read everywhere that saltwater tanks are hard to maintain etc I just started one with no experience and I can say it's easy. I made my own water and only had to wait 10 days before I put my seahorses and scooter in. I did put my live rock in at the beginning. Anyway I have had my tank running for 2 months now with no problem at all. My seahorses and scooter all eat frozen brine shrimp etc It only cost me about $300 for the complete setup!!

[allSaLTwater]

I've never had a scooter blenny but wanted to know if they were easy to keep

[doRYEmon]

@allSaLTwater it all depends on your current setup and how established it is. that means how big is your tank, how much live rock it has, if it has a refugium connected, and how long it has been setup for. with the right setup scooter blennies are pretty much maintenance free. thanks for checking out my videos!

[esa841]

@doRYEmon Hi...i have see ur message earlier and try to make the vids via my digital camera....but somthing not right when i copy from the memory card...looks like its pictures are separated from sounds...i don't know why? i'm using Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33..do u have any experienced with this camera?? but when i played it in my camera it looks ok...only when transfer to my PC its separated...

[doRYEmon]

@esa841 I'll message you!

[esa841]

thanks thank a lot doryemon.....i'm almost cried with joy....u know what.....after i'm do what u suggest, my mandarin started to eat.....thank you very much, u are my savior...and thank to god also that i finallly meet u here in Youtube....:D

[doRYEmon]

@esa841 that's great news for both you and your mandarin! i'm really glad things worked out. i'm absolutely delighted to help, and if you have any other questions feel free to ask. also, check out my new video of my mandarin when you get a chance. i would love to see yours if you can post a video that would be great too! cheers

[esa841]

thanks big thanks for u, i hope it can survived. :D really really appreciated.

[esa841]

thanks for the fast reply really appreciated it. :) May u share to me also how to train the dragonet...i mean the method...i'm worried with my dragonet... :( . just subscribe to ur video. :)

[doRYEmon]

@esa841 yes i can help you! with my scooter blenny i first put him in a seperate area in my sump that i made into a refugium so there is always clean water flowing through that area. i began feeding him live brine shrimp soaked in selcon and mix it with frozen brine shrimp and sometimes add 2 pellets in there. i did this for 1 week and he start to eat frozen brine and then i add mysid shrimp which he eats too.

[esa841]

nice one...me also have green mandarin

[doRYEmon]

@esa841 thanks for checking out my vid. this isn't a green mandarin it's actually a scooter blenny and not from ORA since those aren't released yet. I had to train my dragonet myself which worked out great b/c he's eating prepared foods (pellets in this video). i've also just trained a mandarin goby a few weeks ago to take pellets and will post vids on him soon too

[HaloKiller1166]

@doRYEmon how exactly do u train these guys to eat ya kno pellets frozens foods or even possibly flakes?..if i could train 1 i would love to get 1 for y 10 galon reef which has already been established for a year..

[HaloKiller1166]

@doRYEmon how do u train these guys to eat frozenfoods, pellets, or even plakes? if i could do that i would love to keep him in my year established 10 gallon reef. or possibly the red scooter dragonet which i think r actually less picky...from what ive read at least. how big is the tank hes in? nice fish!

[mcesarpsy]

Beautfull ! Thanks for sharing .