Gobies, blennies, and small marine fish
Chocolate Blenny
Atrosalarias fuscus
Photo: Rickard Zerpe · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size14 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific and Red Sea
- Size
- 14 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- bottom
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (toward other blennies)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- herbivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Uniform dark brown; juveniles may be yellow. Feeds on filamentous algae.
