🐠 Leopard Blenny (Exallias brevis)
Marine Fish-Only Blenny • Striking White & Red-Spotted Body • Genuine Extreme Coral-Polyp Specialist • Experts Only — Please Read Before Buying
 
⚠️ Critical Feeding Information — Please Read First
We want to be as genuinely direct as possible on this one. In the wild, the Leopard Blenny feeds almost exclusively on live stony coral polyps, and multiple authoritative sources report that it does not reliably accept substitute foods — some describe it as simply not suitable for aquarium keeping unless the keeper can provide a continual, ongoing supply of live coral for it to graze. A small number of experienced keepers have reported success gradually enticing individual specimens onto finely chopped meaty foods fed several times daily, but this is genuinely inconsistent and cannot be relied upon. This is not a species we can responsibly recommend to anyone without direct, hands-on expert experience feeding this exact species, and a genuine plan for what happens if it refuses prepared foods entirely. Please speak with our team in detail before considering this purchase.
 
📋 The Leopard Blenny (Exallias brevis), also known as the Honeycomb Blenny or Pink Spotted Blenny, has a genuinely striking appearance — a stocky white body covered in reddish-brown spots, with males typically showing more red coloration and a reddish dorsal and caudal fin.
Native to coral reef crevices across the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to Hawaii, this species lives among branching corals like Acropora and Porites, feeding directly from live coral tissue and leaving characteristic white feeding scars.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Striking White & Red-Spotted Body: A genuinely distinctive appearance among blennies
⚠️ Extreme Genuine Feeding Specialist: Naturally feeds almost exclusively on live coral polyps
🚫 Not Reef Safe: Will actively consume coral tissue, the opposite of most blennies
🧠 Experts Only: Genuinely unsuitable for the vast majority of home aquariums
👀 Genuinely Rare in the Trade: Uncommon due to its extreme dietary specialisation