Blue tilefish ID

[tom's_tank]

Hi so i got this tilefish from my LFS the other day and he hasn't been eating any frozen foods or pellets/ flakes i've been feeding him. Does anyone know what type of tilefish he is and what the like to eat?
Thanks!

 

[Blake509]

Not a tile fish it's a blenny if I recall I'll try to find exactly which one

 

[Blake509]

Yellowtail fang blenny

 

[Blake509]

Try feeding a frozen food with seaweeds or adding garlic guard or some type to entice eating

 

[Tcook]

Looks like H starki. The blue head. Try live brine and worms to get it interested. How long have you had it?

 

[Tcook]

Yes. I didn’t look closely at the pick. Not a tile

 

[tom's_tank]

Yellowtail fang blenny

Oh wow thank you so much! At the LFS they were selling it as a tilefish, so i guess i got a bit of a deal getting it for cheaper than normal haha.

 

[tom's_tank]

Looks like H starki. The blue head. Try live brine and worms to get it interested. How long have you had it?

yep i now know what it is, i've only had him for a day now, he likes to hunt for stuff in my sand, he targets whatever then pounces on it. Interesting behaviour.

 

[Blake509]

How much did you pay usually tilefish are more expensive, rarer, and harder to keep than blennys you may want to bring this up to lfs

 

[tom's_tank]

I paid only $35 (Australian) for it.

How much did you pay usually tilefish are more expensive, rarer, and harder to keep than blennys you may want to bring this up to lfs

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi so i got this tilefish from my LFS the other day and he hasn't been eating any frozen foods or pellets/ flakes i've been feeding him. Does anyone know what type of tilefish he is and what the like to eat?
Thanks!

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Bluehead canary blebby often confused with Midas

 

[Blake509]

I haven't owned this type but alot of blennys will be picking at algae when pecking around like that

 

[tom's_tank]

I suppose I got a good price for it then?

 

[Blake509]

I'm not sure conversion rate from us to aus but seems fair

 

[Blake509]

Bluehead canary blebby often confused with Midas

Am I wrong on the yellowtail fang blenny? I trust your word more than mine.

 

[tom's_tank]

Am I wrong on the yellowtail fang blenny? I trust your word more than mine.

I'd trust what you said, the images online of the yellowtail fang blenny look exactly like the one i have.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Am I wrong on the yellowtail fang blenny? I trust your word more than mine.

Actually youre not- I know this as bluehead but also called Yellowtail fang and Oualan Forktail Blenny making them all right answers