Algae blenny starving

[JohnnyTJ09]

I’ve mad my algae blenny for a while and whenever I look at him he is Leo fat and healthy. Lately my tank has been doing pretty well and has had no algae and he is so skinny. I’m stunned I caught it this late but he is still alive and forging for food. The thing is he won’t eat the nori, Mysis, fish eggs, or pellets I put in the tank! I need to find something quick that will fill his stomach.

 

[Brad Waddell Wrath's Reef]

May throw some chaeto in the tank? Or maybe a veggie flake?

 

[W1ngz]

Hikari algae wafers?

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/algae-wafers-hikari.html

 

[rirun]

did you try soaking nori or pellets in garlic? my tsb will eat pretty much anything i soak in it.

 

[ether]

Might be time to give him away...

 

[ThePurple12]

Did you try rubber banding seaweed to a rock so that it’s flat? This worked for my yellow tang. It wouldn’t eat from a clip until it ate from the rock.

 

[JohnnyTJ09]

Did you try rubber banding seaweed to a rock so that it’s flat? This worked for my yellow tang. It wouldn’t eat from a clip until it ate from the rock.

I have. He doesn’t seem to be interested.
He’s tasted it but doesn’t like it

 

[JohnnyTJ09]

did you try soaking nori or pellets in garlic? my tsb will eat pretty much anything i soak in it.

I’m gonna try that now. How should I soak it in garlic?

 

[JohnnyTJ09]

Hikari algae wafers?

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/algae-wafers-hikari.html

I’m worried it might take too long to ship but I’ll order it if he doesn’t eat the garlic soaked food. I’m also going to try a cucumber and broccoli

 

[Big G]

 

[AmaleeC]

Did you rubberband the Nori to a rock? It took mine a day or two, but he caught on and eats it like crazy now.

 

[ThePurple12]

I’m worried it might take too long to ship but I’ll order it if he doesn’t eat the garlic soaked food. I’m also going to try a cucumber and broccoli

Walmart, petco, and petsmart have algae tablets

 

[JohnnyTJ09]

Walmart, petco, and petsmart have algae tablets

Okay then, maybe I’ll drive out tonight.

 

[JohnnyTJ09]

Did you rubberband the Nori to a rock? It took mine a day or two, but he caught on and eats it like crazy now.

I did but im going to try it again

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

I had the same thing happen to mine, but he was not starving. It was an internal parasite as far as I can tell. He would eat the food I put into the tank when he was healthy, but he stopped eating all of a sudden. He never recovered despite soaking food in metroplex and other treatments. I suspect yours may have a similar situation going on :(

 

[JohnnyTJ09]

I had the same thing happen to mine, but he was not starving. It was an internal parasite as far as I can tell. He would eat the food I put into the tank when he was healthy, but he stopped eating all of a sudden. He never recovered despite soaking food in metroplex and other treatments. I suspect yours may have a similar situation going on :(

Mine won’t eat anything I put in the tank and had always had a full stomach up until maybe a week ago. Could he have gotten a parasite from the tank. I hadn’t added a fish in months up until yesterday

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Mine won’t eat anything I put in the tank and had always had a full stomach up until maybe a week ago. Could he have gotten a parasite from the tank. I hadn’t added a fish in months up until yesterday

That's exactly what happened to mine. He would eat well and had a full stomach...then suddenly, he wouldn't touch anything. Not algae wafers or nori or even veggie flakes/pellets. He used to vacuum up all of those things. I also had not added any new fish in months or even a year or more (I don't recall exact timeframe).

 

[Eva Rose]

Agree on above:
nori rubber banded to rock
algae wafers
Hikari Algae blend

Also try Masstick pasted to small rock or empty clam shell.

 

[JohnnyTJ09]

That's exactly what happened to mine. He would eat well and had a full stomach...then suddenly, he wouldn't touch anything. Not algae wafers or nori or even veggie flakes/pellets. He used to vacuum up all of those things. I also had not added any new fish in months or even a year or more (I don't recall exact timeframe).

But mine never ate any of those things. It’s only a problem now because there is no algae in the tank for him to graze on. Maybe he does have a parasite though.

 

[JohnnyTJ09]

Agree on above:
nori rubber banded to rock
algae wafers
Hikari Algae blend

Also try Masstick pasted to small rock or empty clam shell.

Ok. I’ll see if I can get out to the store tonight or tomorrow