Ecsenius lineatus
Ecsenius lineatus, commonly known as the Linear blenny, is a small blenny. Their base colour is cream-white with a dark bank just above the lateral line. This band is outlined with bright white lines. The black lateral band is often present as a series of square spots. Individuals from Mauritius have clearly separated spots, in Indonesia they often have a long black band and specimens from the Maldives are more in between.
These fish are usually in the upper layer (rarely deeper than 5 meter). In an aquarium be sure to have rocks with small holes they can hide in before introducing them. In a large aquarium multiple blennies is possible as long as enough territories can be formed, but in a nano tank they can best be kept alone or as a proven pair. They feed mainly on zooplankton and can best be fed with live and frozen food like copepods, artemia and small gammarus, but usually will learn to feed on high quality flakes and pellets as well!
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Availability | Common |
Brand | Blennies |
Bagsize | 15 |
Care level | Moderate |
Food | Algae, Artemia, Mysis, pellet food |
Size | All sizes |
max size | 9cm |
Minimum tank size | ~500 liters |
Origin | Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific, Philippines |
Temperature range | 25 - 28 °C |
Species type | Ecsenius lineatus |