Starry Blenny

Salarias ramosus

(3)

Suggested Tank

30+ gallons

Max Size

5.5 inches

Difficulty

Easy

Temperament

Peaceful

Description

The Starry Blenny is a saltwater fish that is well-known for its unique appearance and behavior. It has a long, slender body with a starry pattern consisting of numerous tiny white spots over a dark brown to black base color. The Starry Blenny is a bottom dweller and often found perched on live rock or hiding in crevices within the reef in their natural habitat.

Reef Safe

Yes

Environment

Starry Blennies are reef safe and require a tank with plenty of live rock for grazing and hiding. They also prefer a tank with a tight-fitting lid, as they are known to be jumpers.

Behavior

Starry Blennies are peaceful and solitary creatures. They are not particularly social, but they will tolerate other species. They are known to be territorial with their own kind, so it is best to keep only one per tank unless it's a mated pair. They have a unique behavior of imitating a cleaner wrasse to get close to predators.

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Owner Reviews

Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👍 Yes
What You Feed: Formula 2 algae flakes, TDO Chroma boost, and mysis shrimp

Lot of personality. Mine dug a burrow, which doesn't seem like typical behavior. He'll come out and pick at the rocks and then dart back in his burrow. He is still visible in his burrow. He sticks his head out like a goby. Never had any aggression issues. Pretty good at keeping the rocks clean too!

Reef Safe: Yes
Visibility: Hides Frequently
Temperament: Peaceful
Difficulty: Easy
Min Tank Size: 25 Gallons
Koco217

Koco

@Koco217

5 months ago
Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👎 No
What You Feed: Mysis/algae

Mine never had as much of a personality as other types of blennies, but they’ll keep your rock work and back glass clean while looking pretty unique.

Reef Safe: Yes
Visibility: Hides Frequently
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Difficulty: Easy
Min Tank Size: 50 Gallons
Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👍 Yes
What You Feed: Established tank with lots of algae

One of my favorite fish ! It’s always out and about and has an awesome personality . Added benefit of annihilating hair algae as well !

Reef Safe: Yes
Visibility: Always Visible
Temperament: Peaceful
Difficulty: Easy
Min Tank Size: 35 Gallons
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Tap

@tap

6 months ago
Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👍 Yes
What You Feed: Mysis Pellets Copepods

Disco Blennys are very sociable fish with very odd behaviors

Reef Safe: Yes
Visibility: Always Visible
Temperament: Peaceful
Difficulty: Medium
Min Tank Size: 30 Gallons

Price History

Average Price:
$ 60.90
Image Title Price Company Sold Date Action
Starry Blenny
Starry Blenny
$ 90.00 Ocean Devotion LA Apr 2, 2025 View
Starry Blenny
Starry Blenny
$ 50.00 Aqua SD Mar 27, 2025 View
Starry Blenny
Starry Blenny
$ 65.00 Candy Corals Mar 26, 2025 View
Starry Blenny
Starry Blenny
$ 42.00 SaltwaterFish.com Mar 21, 2025 View
Starry Blenny
Starry Blenny
$ 65.00 Candy Corals Feb 16, 2025 View
Starry Blenny
Starry Blenny
£ 27.00 Vision Aquatics Jan 3, 2025 View
Starry Blenny
Starry Blenny
$ 65.00 Candy Corals Dec 4, 2024 View
Starry Blenny
Starry Blenny
$ 65.00 Candy Corals Oct 11, 2024 View
Starry Blenny
Starry Blenny
$ 65.00 Candy Corals Aug 14, 2024 View
Starry Blenny
Starry Blenny
$ 75.00 Candy Corals May 1, 2024 View

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