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I have a lawnmower blenny who seems to be slowly withering away. This will be my second in a year whom both seem to starve. All other fish are very healthy.

He only pecks at algae on the glass. But there really isn’t much on the glass. I do however have plenty of GHA everywhere.

I have tried nori, fish food pellets, frozen food, and he won’t touch it.

I have read that they are primarily detritavors and herbavors.

What do you feed your blenny’s?
 

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I have a lawnmower blenny who seems to be slowly withering away. This will be my second in a year whom both seem to starve. All other fish are very healthy.

He only pecks at algae on the glass. But there really isn’t much on the glass. I do however have plenty of GHA everywhere.

I have tried nori, fish food pellets, frozen food, and he won’t touch it.

I have read that they are primarily detritavors and herbavors.

What do you feed your blenny’s?
have you tried hatching brine shrimp?
 

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I don't have a lawnmower blenny, but some form of algae eating blenny.

Loves bloodworms and frozen mysis. Always grazing on the rocks, glass and anything she can reach really.
 
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I don't have a lawnmower blenny, but some form of algae eating blenny.

Loves bloodworms and frozen mysis. Always grazing on the rocks, glass and anything she can reach really.
Mine I should pecking at the glass and rocks, but won’t accept anything else including frozen mysis, algae wafers and nori.
 

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Mine really liked ocean nutrition prime reef flakes. You could also try some diy food and diced it into tiny pieces (such as shrimp, scallop, tilapia, etc.)
 

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Mine I should pecking at the glass and rocks, but won’t accept anything else including frozen mysis, algae wafers and nori.
Can you give a full tank shot?

They wont eat long gha. You may have to scrub off the long patches. Once you take care of that, they'll keep it from growing back. I am also hoping he doesn't have internal parasites. If he isn't taking prepared foods, you'll need to place in a hospital tank and medicate the water.

Algae blennys are piglets. They are worse than tangs. This could be an internal issue or maybe tank aggression?
 
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Can you give a full tank shot?

They wont eat long gha. You may have to scrub off the long patches. Once you take care of that, they'll keep it from growing back. I am also hoping he doesn't have internal parasites. If he isn't taking prepared foods, you'll need to place in a hospital tank and medicate the water.

Algae blennys are piglets. They are worse than tangs. This could be an internal issue or maybe tank aggression?
 

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My guess is on internal parasites. I don't know if algae blennies are bred in captivity. Could be capture issues as well, perhaps injured sometime during transport.
 
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