Atlantic Oyster Blenny – Aquacultured – USA

Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis

The Atlantic Oyster Blenny is a small but interesting fish that will add color and personality to reef aquariums. They do not have a swim bladder and therefore will require plenty of rock aquascaped to create cracks, crevices and ledges to perch and graze on. Atlantic Oyster Blennies’s are peaceful and will make a great addition to any aquarium. They are quite active and can often be seen darting from one perch to the next. Male Atlantic Oyster Blennies’s are generally green to gray with orange spots while females are more blotched with 4 dark spots and orange dots. Provide an aquarium with a tight-fitting lid as they are known to jump. Omnivorous by nature, they thrive on a varied diet of frozen foods such as fortified brine and mysis shrimp with prepared algae-based foods making up the majority of their diet. They should be fed at least twice a day. These Blennies typically reach a size of up to 3” and should be added to aquariums of 30 gallons. Atlantic Oyster Blennies’s are found near mangrove and shallow rock outcrops of the Caribbean from Florida to Brazil.