Gobies, blennies, and small marine fish
Leopard Blenny
Exallias brevis
Photo: Brocken Inaglory · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size14 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeNo
Full profile
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 14 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- coral-eater (coral polyps)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ❌ No (eats coral polyps)
Notes: Covered in red or brown spots. It feeds on coral polyps, making it difficult to keep.
