Ecsenius minutus (Maldives)

Ecsenius minutus, commonly known as the Little combtooth blenny, is a tiny blenny. Their base colour is usually cream-white with beige donut-shaped marking on it. Towards the head these markings become more red, especially in specimens from the Maldives. The head is clearly marked with a brown to red band which resembles a beard/neklace and the belly may be blueish. But the most beautiful thing about these fish are probably the eyes, giving this fish a very friendly appearance

These fish are usually found solitary in coastal waters resting on large corals. 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!