sad and disappointed

[iglowce]

i got a so-called midas blenny. but the store said its midas. i looked it up online and it matched the pix of mimic blenny (the red-sea type). it said around that they are quite aggressive and known to nip at corals and clams. please advise!

[Seahorsedreams]

Do you have a pic? The midas can sometimes get a really weird coloration when it's stressed.

[iglowce]

im 100% sure its a mimic because of the half puple half light yellow body. plus the remarkable black line wt dots that the mimic has.

[V]

Igloo, i cant comment on your perticular case, Im just going to add some unsolicited advice & some dirty washing. "Know your species" reseach first, or deposit the fish, then research. Take a book, &\or a couple of pictures in the LFS with you & question everything that counter-acts your own research. only then the "oh s$%!" factor is 90% taken out of the equation.

[JustDavidP]

Some of the better LFS have reference books in the livestock section. I ALWAYS use them. If your LFS doesn't have such an arrangement, you may want to suggest it. Use the "educated customer is the happy and repeat customer" arguement :)

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[iglowce]

yea i know .. im always bad wt impulse buying.. oh well hopefully it wont be that bad.. grrr and i want the clam i guess i have to hold on and see how this baby behave in the tank for a couple weeks