SECRET Aiptasia eating fish - Molly Miller Blenny!! 😋

This week we put the $10 DIY fish acclimation box to use when we introduced a Molly Miller Blenny to the 135g system to tackle the growing aiptasia issue. While the blenny has not touched the aiptasia anemone yet (that I could see), I remain hopeful due to it's fantastic reputation of pest control and charming personality. Do your best, Molly Miller Blenny! Oh, and we also visited Fintastic of Frederick and Rick's Fish and Pet Supplies Store around the corner as well...!
Timestamps:
0:00 LFS Visit - Fintastic of Frederick
3:50 LFS Visit - Rick's Fish and Pet Supplies
6:18 Acclimating the Molly Miller Blenny
10:10 Feeding the tank Prime Reef flakes
12:20 Be free, my child!
13:49 Quick meshtop update
15:23 Closer look of the Molly Miller Blenny
15:57 135g Tank updates
Items used in this video on Amazon:
Large Animal Habitat Tank (amzn.to/3eVW7dE)
Yellow Long Rubber Gloves (amzn.to/3vOmfNq)
Black Mesh used for mesh top (amzn.to/3w8ILAM)
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[@truckersreef6369]

Maybe it will be a good idea for future fish and Crabs to put a piece of rock that has bubble-hair algae,aptasia in the acclamation box. With limited amounts of food so you can see if that crab/fish will eat whatever pest, algae your dealing with?

[@InappropriateReefer]

I like this idea.

[@andrewanderson875]

Good job man! I love watching your channel! Keep it up!

[@brianredban9393]

Your tank is starting to look really nice.

[@g-reef]

Place looks so clean

[@deefishkeeper2019]

Definitely gotta look into getting one of these little guys for my aipista problem 😭 great video man!

[@tonyaclark1570]

I loved my Molly blenny. Really took care of aiptasia!

[@NinjaSushi2]

One of my favorite reefing channels. I absolutely love your name too. Lol

[@Onearmwampa]

Your videos remind me of myself and all the situations I get into in my own tank 😂

[@williamx101]

Not sure if you remember me, but I'm the one who told about this fish a few years ago!!! Awesome to see you get one!

[@nataliex9092]

I love the blenny!

[@sleepinggiant807]

Great video, very interesting. Keep up the great work @inappropriatreefer and your wife.

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thank you Giant! ;-)

[@gabesreef]

Looking forward to seeing how this works out

[@mayur1135]

I was just thinking about asking what Sally's been up to yesterday. What a coincidence!

[@fishlover5429]

Oh my goodness! Nice to meet you, I am Sally!! Thank you for asking about my day, I had a rough day yesterday....I spent 4 stressful hours on the toilet....I am extremely constipated. Beautiful aquarium Johnny!!

[@ianshepherd6336]

Interesting...

[@HoiToSLEUNG]

I love molly millers

[@rednamalas5079]

I would highly recommend springers damsels, super peaceful and supposedly good at pest removal, also I’d recommend the elongate dottyback because they’re the most peaceful of the dottybacks and they are very pretty.

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thanks, I will be keeping an eye out for a Springers! Dottybacks scare me a little by their reputation, lol. I'll look at the one you recommended!

[@longfinz6981]

with the acclimation box lid, check if it slides back and forward as usually when closing the lid you will have to move the lid forward when closed to get it to lock. hope this helps

[@losdog84]

+1 On being totally fine with a Copperband and clam together. I actually added a Copperband to eat tons of these little featherdusters I had, and once he finished those he sadly couldn’t compete for food against stronger fish. I tried to target feed him but it wasn’t enough and ultimately passed away

[@ichtha_yostuff5025]

Best of luck with the Molly Miller Blenny. I bought one and it didn’t eat any aptasia. I read an article that had success with getting them to eat aptasia but they didn’t feed them. They are very personable fish.

[@InappropriateReefer]

This guy will probably have all the food he wants in the tank... seeing how I am feeding multiple times a day for the Anthias. 😅 I was hoping he would snack on the Aiptasias on the side...

[@ichtha_yostuff5025]

@@InappropriateReefer I have had the best luck with filefish for that. Once the are finished with the aptasia, pull it out and put it in your sump or mangrove tank if it starts going after your LPS or zoas.

[@UncleCoyote]

Blenny gang 🙌

[@MrAirtaz]

MasterTronic.. holy $$$$

[@fallmillenv2266]

That taylor nicole dean reference 🥰 god cheese

[@ronnypena7765]

The Wrasse at the beginning of the video is a Red Fin Fairy Wrasse, they're beautiful fish.

[@ArrickthaRed]

The tank is really coming along. You have a very good balance I colorful fish. I think the only thing missing is some green.

[@InappropriateReefer]

Melanirus Wrasse? Or lots of green corals? (shouldn't be too difficult!)

[@ArrickthaRed]

Not a melinaris. They get big and will destroy inverts. Maybe a captive bred target mandarin.

[@Reefkpr1]

Good luck! I've had my Molly Miller Blenny for over 3 years. Never touched an aiptasia. lol. My Copperband butterfly eliminated all my aiptasia in less than a week.

[@InappropriateReefer]

😭 Did you have any issue with your Copperband picking at corals/clam?

[@Reefkpr1]

@@InappropriateReefer Has not picked on any of my corals. I don't have a clam so can't say. When I first bought it I tried to offer clams for food and it never went after them. Got mine feeding on live blackworms, mysis and LRS reef frenzy.

[@lolgalit]

many blennies are dog puppy freindly - my starry and sailfin both was just sitting on my hand and letting me tuch them. So cute

[@NinjaSushi2]

Hell yeah!

[@BahamaLlamaCoral]

I've had a Molly Miller for a year. Silly thing hasn't eaten one aiptasia! Psycho fish though. lol. I was feeding the tank and noticed this dude sitting ON TOP of my Gyre - OUT OF THE WATER - just staring at me. Had nightmares for weeks.

[@InappropriateReefer]

LOL!! (although discouraging to hear that yours didn't touch with Aiptasia... maybe he is eating too well in the system!)

[@LJsReef]

Hey bro I bought this same diy quarantine setup. It works great! To close the top you have to slide it into the lock. I was confused for a second too! I'm gonna post mine on Instagram and tag ya btw.😃

[@InappropriateReefer]

Saw it, thank you for the help!! I was wondering what's the deal since it worked before, lol. I'd send you the Einstein emoji if there is one

[@davidtheone880]

‪ AMC go Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🚀🌕‬

[@KillerKev1961]

Thats a great looking tank! Two pairs of pants later..........lmao

[@Punisher32144]

I bought one from my local fish store out the blue marines amazing fish I don’t have any hitchhikers tho just bought it because I’ve always wanted a blenny

[@jayden230]

Maybe the acclimation box would be more comfortable with a bit of sand at the bottom. It would provide a break from the clear sides of the tank and provide more security

[@1tuanblackGXY]

Would of bought that copperband took care of my aiptasia problem thumbs up on your reef tank

[@InappropriateReefer]

Curious about your Copperband... did it bother any of your corals or clam (if any?)

[@daddyhammons9519]

What lights do you use for yourtank..they look nice🤗😊

[@AnimeReef]

They are called ruby red fairy wrasse I picked one up last week the males are absolutely beautiful when they mature

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thanks for the ID, I googled their adult male color and yep, beautiful fish!

[@zerberus2525]

✌ 2:50min those are big Trachyphyllia's + small ones 👌

[@hasstinnelson4519]

I was wondering what light schedule you use

[@ARTOFDUNKS]

cooool

[@ethanspruiell2722]

If also been looking for springer damsels No luck yet

[@Eastsidewilmas13]

I have 3 springer damsels no issues

[@alwaystmoza]

Had no idea these blenny eat aptasia. You don't QT your fish ? Thanks for video

[@neilporven3830]

The blenny did look to have personality, but you will find that the Jaw fish is one of the most personality fish you will have. They love to build and dig and they are not shy at all. I used to mess around with mine and flatten the sand mounds and it would re-build again. 🤣🤣🤣

[@InappropriateReefer]

Haha the little jawfish has already proved to be quite a little character!!

[@Theagle97]

How deep is your sandbed? ive heard the jawfish needs alot of sand.

[@andrewanderson875]

Your Gear is AWSOME too! Totally getting my girlfriend some of those pants guess I gotta get a shirt. Where is the guy sweats with that puffer design!?

[@wilsonlopez8965]

Do you have any links for those gloves and the pinching stick?

[@reynaldofarias9218]

Female Yellowfin Fairy Wrasses, I have one in one of my tanks

[@Botzz28]

where did you ge the mesh top from ?

[@aquaristaepassarinheiro4512]

👏👏🐠🐠🐠

[@rahuls8764]

Did the blenny take care of the aiptasia issue...looking into getting one

[@HoiToSLEUNG]

they are very hardy and i always got them while fishing, but my experience is that they will start to stop working when you start to feed them pellets

[@losdog84]

To get rid of aiptasia all you need is a syringe and a little bit of lime juice. Stick the aiptasia anywhere and simple deliver that citrusy magic solution. Works for me 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Younotus455]

I'm gonna get myself one of those blennys if I can find one lol they seem extremely hard to find at lfs

[@Punisher32144]

I bought one from out the blue marines

[@rileymclelland9841]

What was that fish on the glass at 20:03

[@slipknotfreak744]

Bro how many of those Dracula gobies are in that tank? 4? Are they like paired up in a sense? I’ve seen them in pairs of 2 with a pistol shrimp or two but I’ve never seen four of them together like that.

[@closetocreamy]

Its crazy how my fish aka my baby is older than your son

[@hoasonl4369]

I had an explosion with aiptasia in my 55 gallons mix reef. I bought 2 peppermint shrimps and they ate it all up.

[@jfi2ee]

What happened to the laser treatment?

[@ryanliberty2384]

My lawn mower blenny took about 3 weeks before he started to eat all the hair algae.

[@MADTrollsReefTanks]

Did it work?

[@ecnanoreef500]

which emerald crab eats the bubble algae ? you said the females ?

[@MrMsm333]

@Inappropriate Reefer, my experience with copperband is they are very safe with clams. I kept a few over the years and none of them even look at my maxima clams. Even if (In the rare case)they attack clams, I think clam will close up and you will have time to intervene. You should be more worried about not being able to feed them enough for them to thrive. For me (sadly after a few failed attempts where the fish is eating, but wasted away after a few months) I needed to put it alone in a separate tank until it aggressively feeding on frozen food (first live black worms only and slowly onto frozen food), before putting it in DT. Otherwise, in my experience, they were not able to compete with other fish. Question for you, (beside the first crab that ate ur frogspawns, did you notice any other damage to your corals from emerald crabs from reef cleaners? whether it is in ur main DT or your nano? Thanks.

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thank you, I am seeing similar feedback on the Copperband as you mentioned. I will give the Blenny a few weeks and see if he makes an impact on the Aiptasia situation, if it's same-same, I may seriously look into a Copperband. I mean, I do have an acclimation box built, gotta put it to use! As for the crabs, no further damage by them that I could see both in the 135g and 17g (I have one in the 17g), and they did clean up all the bubble algae!

[@MrMsm333]

@@InappropriateReefer if you do end up getting copperband, might be better to put them in ur 17g mangrove tank first and train it there, rather than in acclimation box. They may be stressed in acclimation box and most likely will not eat. Just an option to think about.

[@BrianSmith-cg9jc]

My copperbanded nipped on my Trachys, Acans and ate three small Rockflower Anemones before I removed him. I do have a scallop that was/is fine. Did the moly work?

[@lisafoster4468]

Where would I get a top like that? Also, did he ever go aiptasia munching?

[@NinjaSushi2]

What is the deal with the gloves? Safer for the tank?

[@Jbooth96]

That damsel is a Fijian :)

[@q-ballsreef7651]

So what’s the difference between a molly Miller and a lawnmower?

[@stanislavski7ify]

The only issue with the blenny in regards to aiptasia, like peppermint shrimp and such, is that it's only part of what they eat. So if it has other food, it may never eat the glass anemones. The only way to 100% get your aiptasia out are berghia nudibrachs because that's their only food source and they are aggressive hunters. Plus they are so small they don't alter the water parameters in any way with their waste or when they die out after.

[@omarcadenas9]

I just got rid of mine. I notice my purple xenia not opening fully and very trimmed didn't know what was the cause then I caught my blenny red handed nibbling at it. Got him out right away saddened surrendering him to my LFS. 😪

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thanks for sharing your experience, someone mentioned nipping as well. I will keep a close eyes on this guy!

[@ct2368]

Looks like a Lawnmower belleni. How can you tell the difference? My Cherub Angel eats baby aiptasia.

[@scottclark7592]

the door slides forwards to lock

[@Corie155]

Your prices are a lot more expensive than Australia - I found that interesting

[@InappropriateReefer]

You are lucky to have a beautiful reef right at your country!

[@Corie155]

@@InappropriateReefer you should do a mini series where you showcase people's tanks, if you could even find the time 😂

[@TheCheesewalrus]

like any fish, they have their own personality but the Molly Miller I had was more concerned with killing any fish smaller than it in my tank than aiptasia. 3 fish later and I no longer have it and will stick with starry or lawnmower blennies.

[@gsander4837]

I’ve not heard of molly miller blennies eating aiptasia. Mine was a big pain and ended up removing him. Hopefully, yours will be well behaved and received the be kind to tank mates gene. As for aiptasia control, i find bergia are the best natural approach to erradicate apitasia.

[@6704whs]

The lid slides forward

[@matthewowen1360]

Did he eat the aiptasia?

[@kevin67787]

The door on the box should lock if you push it down and push it forward

[@gregoryhines7]

Blenny already has a name, it's miller

[@InappropriateReefer]

Haha that is true.

[@brianredban9393]

The problem with getting anything to eat aptaisa is the animal has to be some what hunger which means you kinda off have to starve your other fish to. Fish food is designed to be more appealing than aptaisa

[@InappropriateReefer]

This makes sense and makes me happy & sad. Happy that the Blenny will be eating well and sad that maybe I REALLY need to get a Copperband for the Aiptasias issue... (although, would I run into the same issue?)

[@NinjaSushi2]

God I want a yellow tang.

[@Reefnow]

Still got the starfish don t ya ?

[@jeankevin4435]

Let's call him Lennie

[@jokerloe]

繼續等中文字幕!

[@marcelrodriguez2067]

No shortcuts for aipstasia buddy you gotta go all out or nothing if you really want to reduce their population. Also are those fish QT? Cause thats asking for more trouble lol

[@NinjaSushi2]

Lol one pair of pants later.

[@fallmillenv2266]

I'm early 😄

[@DMusique]

This guys attacking bunch of my snails too. Knocks them right off the rocks and eats some 😳I saw it happen today as o added few new ones in.

[@EttoreBazan]

I love scolly and meat coral to pricey for me

[@rickrodriguez6675]

Just wanted to ask you didn’t quarantine him. That’s a pretty big risk dude

[@Reefahholic]

They definitely eat Aiptasia, but their best quality is they become like a pet dog in less than 3 months and will eat out of your hand.

[@xuziyangxu8893]

get a powder blue tang

[@rosscredlandballantyne4936]

I've seen a hippo tang clear a tank of aiptasia. For reals!

[@franzyy89]

I had two of them talbots damsel in my redsea reefer 250. They killed every fish i put in the reef after them, so no there is no such thing as a kind damsel

[@InappropriateReefer]

Haha what! They're supposed to be very peaceful... guess I'd retract that statement.

[@kevincangiano8869]

RIP headphone users lol

[@el_guapo1318]

Wait wait wait... Molly Miller's eat aiptasia?

[@KillerKev1961]

Berghia Nudibranchs are the best aiptasia eaters.

[@pjshooter6]

Link for the face mask?

[@fishlover5429]

absolutely not you discussing dandelion

[@pjshooter6]

@@fishlover5429 im sorry i dont follow? That mask looks very comfortable compared to what im currently using

[@jaszhu1989]

My wife just started learning how to drive, with almost 1yr old baby I am scared to death.

[@VolatileJerk]

Name your blenny, Rhino.

[@theideaofclips5481]

Molly Miller will pick at lps tenticles and acans and lobos. Be careful

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thanks for the heads up, I will keep my eyes out for that!

[@reefphotographyig5225]

do you really touch your aquarium with gloves ? cmoooon man

[@justnanoreefs3172]

Name him lokey