Lawnmower Blenny Diet

[Travis Stewart]

So I know they are herbivores and he is constantly picking and eating off my live rock. However, he doesn't eat when I feed. Just want to make sure he's getting enough food on his own..thanks

 

[LetItReef]

Used to feed algae wafers when I have LB and Starry. I think the brand is called Hikari.

 

[Justmike]

mine seems to really enjoy the Hikari Marine S pellets as well

 

[eatbreakfast]

Some algae blennies never eat provided foods. In tanks large enough they get enough to eat. In some tanks they don't.

 

[Ocelaris]

Mine has been eating everything I put in the quarantine tank, brine, black worms, mysis. I read that some are picky but will be fine on algae in the tank. Still a few weeks till mine goes in the display tank.

 

[Justmike]

Same here ocelaris , couple more weeks in qt for him here too

 

[Travis Stewart]

So didn't touch the Hikari pellets..

 

[Sycoticrealm]

Algae sheets. At first I'd try with garlic kind then you could move to the algae without garlic.

Also give it a few days at first I know most don't recommend leaving algae sheets in longer then 6hr but at first I would unless you have noticeable algae on the rocks or any hair algae it'll eat that instead.

 

[Travis Stewart]

Algae sheets. At first I'd try with garlic kind then you could move to the algae without garlic.

Also give it a few days at first I know most don't recommend leaving algae sheets in longer then 6hr but at first I would unless you have noticeable algae on the rocks or any hair algae it'll eat that instead.

Always see him picking at rocks but doesn't look he's eating anything lol

 

[Sycoticrealm]

Yeah, The new one I just got was doing this put a ocean nutrition with garlic algae strip in there or whatever your prefer brand is doesn't really matter tbh. I left mine in there for 24hrs before putting more in.
Once my turbo snail starting eating it then the blenny followed suit lol.
Is it a baby one?

 

[Travis Stewart]

Yea he's pretty small. He's always picking though so I'm sure he's getting what he needs.

 

[Sycoticrealm]

Give him time but I really do recommend algae sheets.

 

[Travis Stewart]

He seems fine but idk how skinny they are..

 

[Sycoticrealm]

How long have you had him/her?

 

[Sycoticrealm]

Fully grown one I had for 2 years before I sold off all my tanks.

 

[Travis Stewart]

Fully grown one I had for 2 years before I sold off all my tanks.

I've had it for about a month or a little longer

 

[Sycoticrealm]

If it survive this long it probably eating whatever algae in the tank.

 

[Justmike]

Mine also seems to be going crazy for the hikari algae wafers , maybe try that then .

 

[Travis Stewart]

Well I had him for two months an lost him today. I have had 4 other fish for a long time..

 

[Dash]

I had the same experience last year. Mine wouldn't eat any of the many different foods I offered, then also passed away after a couple of months. I had just added a big electric blue hermit that just polished off all the rock & there was very little algae. It was so stressful watching him waste away. (The only fish I've lost aside from a hawkfish that jumped). I read that some lawnmower blennies never take to offered foods:(
I now have a tail spot and since he is much smaller, the tank supports him fine and he has a nice little round tummy.
Sorry for your loss.