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The Bicolor Blenny (Ecsenius bicolor) has highly variable coloration, and may not have the typical appearance at the time of purchase. The front half of the Bicolor Blenny is usually dark purple-grey, and the rear is orange-yellow. During spawning, the male turns reddish with white bars and the female turns light brown and yellow-orange. After spawning the male becomes dark blue with light patches on each side of the body. The Bicolor Blenny is shy around larger fish and needs plenty of hiding places...

Bicolor Blenny, Ecsenius bicolor , is found living on several reefs of the Indo Pacific region. This Blenny makes a colorful and intriguing addition to the sand bed of your aquarium. Bicolor Blennies are also useful in the control of micro algae as it is part of their diet. An interesting note, the male of the species will undergo dramatic coloration changes when presented with a mating opportunity, turning red with white bars. Since Blennies are highly territorial by nature, housing multiple Bicolor...

Bicolor Blennies have a striking pattern of half yellow/orange and half brownish purple. They like to dart in and out of rockwork and spend most of their time perching or picking at rock and substrate for algae. Like all Blennies, they are best kept singly unless a male and female can be obtained. Avoid having more than one blenny in tanks smaller than 100 gallons as they will be territorial and fight. Though they are usually left alone by most tank inhabitants, they will harass many gobies and dartfish...

Note that the bulkhead fitting is thoroughly encrusted with life, including pink coralline algae, Caulerpa sp. (a green macroalgae), and Valonia (a type of green algae producing green bubble-like growths). Several small brittlestars live among these algae. The white and brown banded arm of a small brittlestar of a species that reproduces in the tank is visible sticking downward directly to the right of the blenny (length of arm slightly longer than width of the blenny's eye). Another longer white...

Care Level : Easy. Behavior : Peaceful. Minimum Tank Size : 20 Gallon. Maximum Size : 3.9 inches. Reef Compatibility : Yes, with Caution. Diet : Herbivore, Algae. Origin : Tropical Indo-Pacific. Family : Blenniidae.

Although it may occasionally nip at select LPS and SPS corals the Bicolor Blenny rarely causes any real damage to corals or invertebrates. Providing plenty of live rock with microalgae for it to graze on should keep its belly full and help it avoid bothering any corals.

Habit & Habitat. Blennys are found in Tropical and Subtropical Waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. These fish can be spotted on rocky coasts, Coastal Lagoons, in the holes between the rocks or reefs, near the sea floor, buried in sand, and empty Mollusk Shells. Adult Blennys may live in small groups or may prefer to stay solitary, while the Juveniles usually stay in Mangrove/Brackish water. Morphology. Growing to a maximum of 3.9”-6.0”, Blennys have a slim and elongated body with...