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Scooter Blenny
Dragonet

Scooter Blenny

Neosynchiropus ocellatus

A cryptic, mottled brown dragonet sold as a "blenny," endlessly entertaining as it hops across the sand and rock hunting copepods with a pointing, telescopic mouth. It is peaceful and completely reef- and invert-safe — its only victims are the pods it eats. That is also the catch: like the Mandarin, it is a pod specialist that starves in an immature tank, so it belongs only in an established system with a refugium or deep live rock. Keep one, or a male-female pair.

Temperament
Peaceful
Max size
3.5"
Min tank
30 gal
Reef-safe
Reef safe
Diet
Carnivore
Zone
Bottom, Sand bed, Rockwork
Keep just one per tank — two will fight.
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Tankmates

How Scooter Blenny gets on with the rest of the reef, checked pair by pair by the same engine as the live pre-flight.

Best kept apart

A real clash — aggression, predation or a same-genus fight.

Maroon ClownfishMaroon Clownfish (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Purple TangPurple Tang (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Spotted MandarinBoth are dragonets that live off the same pod and micro-crustacean population picked off rock and sand. Keeping two of them doubles the drain on a food supply most tanks can only just sustain for one.Picasso TriggerfishPicasso Triggerfish (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Dragon WrasseDragon Wrasse has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Scooter Blenny.Volitans LionfishVolitans Lionfish has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Scooter Blenny.Snowflake MoraySnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Scooter Blenny.Zebra MorayZebra Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Scooter Blenny.Chainlink MorayChainlink Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Scooter Blenny.Golden Dwarf MorayGolden Dwarf Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Scooter Blenny.Rectangle TriggerfishRectangle Triggerfish (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Clown TriggerfishClown Triggerfish (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Miniata GrouperMiniata Grouper (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Panther GrouperPanther Grouper (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Six-Line SoapfishSix-Line Soapfish has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Scooter Blenny.Painted FrogfishPainted Frogfish has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Scooter Blenny.Dogface PufferDogface Puffer has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Scooter Blenny.Porcupine PufferPorcupine Puffer has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Scooter Blenny.Lunare WrasseLunare Wrasse (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Spanish HogfishSpanish Hogfish has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Scooter Blenny.

Keep an eye on these

Usually fine, but worth watching in a smaller tank.

Sailfin TangSailfin Tang (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Red Coris WrasseRed Coris Wrasse (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Convict TangConvict Tang (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Emperor AngelfishEmperor Angelfish (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Naso TangNaso Tang (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Scopas TangScopas Tang (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Queen AngelfishQueen Angelfish (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Blueface AngelfishBlueface Angelfish (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Ornate Leopard WrasseThe scooter dragonet is a pod-grazer like the leopard wrasse; in a small or young system the two compete for the same live copepod supply.Crosshatch TriggerfishCrosshatch Triggerfish (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Niger TriggerfishNiger Triggerfish (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Majestic AngelfishMajestic Angelfish (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Blonde Naso TangBlonde Naso Tang (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Desjardini Sailfin TangDesjardini Sailfin Tang (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.Orange Shoulder TangOrange Shoulder Tang (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Scooter Blenny and may harass it.