Anything to be concerned about? Undigested food

[BristleWormHater]

I saw my starry blenny poop out a undigested whole mysis shrimp earlier today. Last time I fed mysis was around 10pm yesterday. He is still swimming and perching normally and I can't see any wounds or anything abnormal on him. I fed him some algae flakes after I saw him poop out the shrimp and he ate them so no feeding problems either.
@Jay Hemdal @vetteguy53081

 

[MnFish1]

I saw my starry blenny poop out a undigested whole mysis shrimp earlier today. Last time I fed mysis was around 10pm yesterday. He is still swimming and perching normally and I can't see any wounds or anything abnormal on him. I fed him some algae flakes after I saw him poop out the shrimp and he ate them so no feeding problems either.
@Jay Hemdal @vetteguy53081

There is no way to know - but the 'shells' of the shrimp can be difficult to digest. Since everything is normal and he is eating flakes, etc - and there is no further evidence of digestive issues after the flakes - I would not do anything.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I saw my starry blenny poop out a undigested whole mysis shrimp earlier today. Last time I fed mysis was around 10pm yesterday. He is still swimming and perching normally and I can't see any wounds or anything abnormal on him. I fed him some algae flakes after I saw him poop out the shrimp and he ate them so no feeding problems either.
@Jay Hemdal @vetteguy53081

It happens as some foods are not palatable and will simply pass through as an examples- us passing kernels of corn

 

[BristleWormHater]

Alright, thanks yall :)

 

[BristleWormHater]

Starting to be concerned, he looks extremely skinny despite being fed two times a day, algae flakes around noon and mysis at night. Also starting to show stress colors around the face. I'll post a white light video in the morning. He's still swimming and eats normally. Could this be an internal parasite?
@Jay Hemdal @vetteguy53081

 

[vetteguy53081]

Starting to be concerned, he looks extremely skinny despite being fed two times a day, algae flakes around noon and mysis at night. Also starting to show stress colors around the face. I'll post a white light video in the morning. He's still swimming and eats normally. Could this be an internal parasite?
@Jay Hemdal @vetteguy53081

This is a Very inadequate diet. Its a misconception that these guys are algae eaters and the trickiest part about keeping a blenny is making sure it gets enough to eat which you can tell by looking at the abdomen, which should be ball shaped. A thin blenny with a pinched in belly isn’t getting enough food.
Although this blenny needs algae to survive, its a belief that it can survive on algae alone and actually need to pound and gnaw on coral, ingest detritus and waste from the coral which includes coral skeleton, sand, gravel, and for meats - fish eggs and tiny chopped foods such as Plankton, krill and shrimp meat.
If a blenny is not getting enough calcium carbonate in its diet, it will rapidly deteriorate.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Starting to be concerned, he looks extremely skinny despite being fed two times a day, algae flakes around noon and mysis at night. Also starting to show stress colors around the face. I'll post a white light video in the morning. He's still swimming and eats normally. Could this be an internal parasite?
@Jay Hemdal @vetteguy53081

How long have you had the blenny?

There is this issue:

Skinny Blenny issue

Skinny blennies: Midas blennies are much more difficult to maintain than their common presence in the pet trade would have you believe. They are very prone to starvation. It is unknown if this is due to not feeding them often enough, not feeding enough, feeding the wrong foods, or if internal...

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[BristleWormHater]

How long have you had the blenny?

There is this issue:

Skinny Blenny issue

Skinny blennies: Midas blennies are much more difficult to maintain than their common presence in the pet trade would have you believe. They are very prone to starvation. It is unknown if this is due to not feeding them often enough, not feeding enough, feeding the wrong foods, or if internal...

www.reef2reef.com

Had him since September of last year

 

[BristleWormHater]

Had him since September of last year

Previous owner is a friend of mine who had him for a few months on the same diet. So he's probably been living in captivity for around a year and a half.

 

[BristleWormHater]

This is a Very inadequate diet. Its a misconception that these guys are algae eaters and the trickiest part about keeping a blenny is making sure it gets enough to eat which you can tell by looking at the abdomen, which should be ball shaped. A thin blenny with a pinched in belly isn’t getting enough food.
Although this blenny needs algae to survive, its a belief that it can survive on algae alone and actually need to pound and gnaw on coral, ingest detritus and waste from the coral which includes coral skeleton, sand, gravel, and for meats - fish eggs and tiny chopped foods such as Plankton, krill and shrimp meat.
If a blenny is not getting enough calcium carbonate in its diet, it will rapidly deteriorate.

Could you link some foods you'd recommend I start feeding him?
He used to pick at the rocks and substrate, but im currently dealing with a cyano and dino outbreak that's covered the rocks sand, and he's stopped picking at them. Could that also be part of the nutrition problem?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Could you link some foods you'd recommend I start feeding him?
He used to pick at the rocks and substrate, but im currently dealing with a cyano and dino outbreak that's covered the rocks sand, and he's stopped picking at them. Could that also be part of the nutrition problem?

Possibly an issue with grazing.
Foods:

Plankton
chopped shrimp
Mysis shrimp
Spirulin Brine shrimp
Chopped krill

Dino:
No light is first key followed by the addition of bacteria to overcome the bad bacteria allowing them to thrive
Prepare by starting by blowing this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles. Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10% IF you have light dependant corals such as SPS) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights which works as an oxidizer. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off. During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as micro bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons. Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED AMINO OR ADD NOPOX which is food for dinos, however you can feed coral, food which will help no3 and po4 to increase. If increasing nutrients, try to keep no3 to about 5 until you are done battling these cells.
Doing a daily siphoning will help greatly But . . . . . Siphoning will reduce nutrients , so siphon the water into/through a filter sock and save the water and return it back to tank. Obviously clean the filter sock each time.
You can feed fish as normal and if doing blackout, ambient light in room will work for them

 

[BryanM]

Could you link some foods you'd recommend I start feeding him?
He used to pick at the rocks and substrate, but im currently dealing with a cyano and dino outbreak that's covered the rocks sand, and he's stopped picking at them. Could that also be part of the nutrition problem?

I primarily feed TDO Chromo Boost, 3x a day (started this about 2 months ago).

I immediately saw all of my fish growing and fattening up, including my lawn mower blenny, who now kind of looks like a sausage. the blenny still nibbles at algae on the rocks as well, but there was a big increase when I started to feed more.

 

[BristleWormHater]

I primarily feed TDO Chromo Boost, 3x a day (started this about 2 months ago).

I immediately saw all of my fish growing and fattening up, including my lawn mower blenny, who now kind of looks like a sausage. the blenny still nibbles at algae on the rocks as well, but there was a big increase when I started to feed more.

I have tdo, he's never eaten it, but I'll try it.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Had him since September of last year

I think you can then rule out the issue that I talked about in that post - that is most often seen in newly acquired blennies (within, say, 3 to 4 months).

 

[BristleWormHater]

I think you can then rule out the issue that I talked about in that post - that is most often seen in newly acquired blennies (within, say, 3 to 4 months).

What should I be looking out for?
Should I start up a treatment tank?

 

[BristleWormHater]

I fed him a lot today, I gave him everything I had. Brine shrimp, mysis shrimp and algae flakes.
Here is the video I forgot to post earlier

 

[Jay Hemdal]

What should I be looking out for?
Should I start up a treatment tank?

In the video, the blenny looks a little thin and has its night/stress coloration. Otherwise, it is acting good. I don’t see any treatment since there are not clear symptoms.

All I can really suggest is to feed the fish multiple times a day, whatever food it is accepting (focusing on foods more digestible than the mysids though, or cut the mysids into smaller pieces).