Mixinb Blennies, Gobies, Dragonettes?

[Reef69]

thats the purpose on seapods, cultivations, whoever wants to feed a mandarin a bottle of that must be crazy, let alone two mandarins..luckly mine eats brine and mysis, so i wont be depending on the bottles of pods, just going to try to cultivate them

[Ram_Puppy]

As I said before, from the get go, the only fish I ever designed this system with the mind of keeping were Mandarin Dragonettes.

115 Gallon Cube
Sump
40 Gallon Refugium w/ various macro algaes in it.
* - Pod culture from 2 local sources, IPSF, and I am sure some from a live sand culture originating from over 80 different tanks across the US.
approximately 200 lbs of live rock that will cure in tank w/ heavy skimming and insane water changes to preserve as much life as possible.
Custom Skimmer (By matt if I can achieve it)


The refugium will have multiple grunge beds, and thanks to a great tip from blake, some little pod houses (cichild pottery caves), in other words, I am not attracted to the idea of a refugium for the miracle of nutrient export, I am attracted to it as the hippest pod orgy fest this side of the pacific.

I have even procured a phyto culture from instar not to feed clams and corals like most people (though I am sure both will benefit) but because phyto and bacteria make up the primary food of pods...

the question of whether i can keep a mandarin, or a mated pair, is not at issue here, I think anyone with experience can look at the setup I am planning and realize that with only two voracious pod predators (My current lot of PJ cardinals will be going to someone elses home when I break down the tank and move in december) that what I have is considered a succesfull setup by those that have kept mandarins in the past, AND, it exceeds all the minimums in those success stories.

The question is, can a black sail fin blenny and a mandarin peacefully co-exist. It is a hole in my research I haven't been able to fill to my satisfaction.. The best i have been able to find is a "Yes with extreme Caution" perhaps I should have been clearer in the asking, if anyone had any practical experience having dragonettes and blennies in the same tank.