Dead blenny

[Clownfishdude29]

this morning my blenny died. my levels are good, the salinitys 1.025. why would he die. all other fish are fine, its just the blenny.

 

[mindme]

check for a suicide note.

 

[Clownfishdude29]

very helpful...

 

[mindme]

very helpful...

Sorry, you gave very limited information and I can't resist some funny.

How old is the tank?

How long have you had the fish?

etc. If you want some help, you need to give details. Saying this fish died doesn't really tell anyone anything.

 

[PokeFish]

Yes, what are other parameters?

 

[Clownfishdude29]

litteraly everything is where its supposed to me, but he really wasnt eating that much and was losing color

 

[Remos reefs]

He may have had a parasite or he was sick what are the exact parameters because any sudden spike in ammonia for example could be fatal.

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

Sounds like an illness. How long was he in the tank before he passed? Watch for stringy poop in your other fish.

 

[Remos reefs]

Sounds like an illness. How long was he in the tank before he passed? Watch for stringy poop in your other fish.

hey I'm this guy friend I was over when he died the poop was not stringy at all in his 2 occ clowns

 

[Clownfishdude29]

amonias 9, clowns pooping like normal, there eating fine

 

[Clownfishdude29]

not 9, its at 0

 

[Hincapiej4]

Blennys need algae...did he starve?

 

[vetteguy53081]

One myth with these blended is diet
There’s a belief that they must have algae to live.
Many are unaware but technically, they need sponge, pods and small snails.
These guys use their flexible jaws and comb-like teeth to eat some algae (the amount varies from one species to the next), recent studies have shown their primary source of food is detritus in the form of detrital aggregates. Because detritus is often overlooked in food-habit studies, its importance as Salarias food has long been overlooked.
These blennies scrape this material off hard surfaces (e.g., coral rock, dead coral skeletons), along with some algae. They will also incidentally ingest tiny invertebrates. For example, the diet of has been reported to include filamentous algae, diatoms, foraminiferans (shelled protozoa), tiny crustaceans, detritus, and sand.
Hiding areas are important as is water conditions in part
If fish was not plump, it was likely a dietary issue over disease

 

[Hincapiej4]

Not to be rude, but you basically said, and I'm paraphrasing, "They don't need algae to live" and then proceeded to say "They ALSO eat algae" lol

 

[Miller535]

One myth with these blended is diet
There’s a belief that they must have algae to live.
Many are unaware but technically, they need sponge, pods and small snails.
These guys use their flexible jaws and comb-like teeth to eat some algae (the amount varies from one species to the next), recent studies have shown their primary source of food is detritus in the form of detrital aggregates. Because detritus is often overlooked in food-habit studies, its importance as Salarias food has long been overlooked.
These blennies scrape this material off hard surfaces (e.g., coral rock, dead coral skeletons), along with some algae. They will also incidentally ingest tiny invertebrates. For example, the diet of has been reported to include filamentous algae, diatoms, foraminiferans (shelled protozoa), tiny crustaceans, detritus, and sand.
Hiding areas are important as is water conditions in part
If fish was not plump, it was likely a dietary issue over disease

While what you said is sort of true (minus the myth part). From my understanding of what I read there is not a good classification for this type blenny. In the same way that omnivores require both plant matter and meat. The blennies that get the herbivore classification need both detritus and algae for a balanced diet. So it is not a myth, it's partly true and partly do to there not being a class they fit into currently. They would need something like detralgavore. lol.

Even at that blennies like lawnmower very much stick to the kind of diet you mention. And others like starry and combtooth love algae and don't really pick as much at the film kind of stuff like lawnmowers. At least that's been my experience.

 

[Miller535]

@Clownfishdude29 , it would be more helpful to have more information. Otherwise no one can help you. Information like how long the tank has been up and running, tank mates, how long you have had the fish, did you QT, if you have had it for a while has it been eating well, and so on

 

[vetteguy53081]

While what you said is sort of true (minus the myth part). From my understanding of what I read there is not a good classification for this type blenny. In the same way that omnivores require both plant matter and meat. The blennies that get the herbivore classification need both detritus and algae for a balanced diet. So it is not a myth, it's partly true and partly do to there not being a class they fit into currently. They would need something like detralgavore. lol.

Even at that blennies like lawnmower very much stick to the kind of diet you mention. And others like starry and combtooth love algae and don't really pick as much at the film kind of stuff like lawnmowers. At least that's been my experience.

When I say myth, in better terms- mystery as many stores are even unaware of this

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

Not to be rude, but you basically said, and I'm paraphrasing, "They don't need algae to live" and then proceeded to say "They ALSO eat algae" lol

They don't need algae to live. They do eat algae. Nothing wrong with that statement at all...

 

[Marine Life]

this morning my blenny died. my levels are good, the salinitys 1.025. why would he die. all other fish are fine, its just the blenny.

He could have starved to death depending on the tank size he might have not had enough algae to graze on, or wasn't eating what you feed to the tank. Sorry for your loss.

 

[Casket_Case]

What other fish do you have? Only clowns?