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Help me he is sick
I see you have this thread too:
PleSe check my other thread there are pictures there and all info please help me I’m expecting him dead tomorrow
Check the other thread there are pictures there and all info please help me I’m expecting him dead tomorrowPics? Symptoms? Behavior?
What are the symptoms? How long have you had it? Can you post a picture? What are your tank’s parameters?
I see you have this thread too:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/need-help-lawnmower-blenny.362763/
Pics? Symptoms? Behavior?
Check the other thread there are pictures there and all info please help me I’m expecting him dead tomorrow
No bullying tank is 4 months oldAny bullying in tank?
How old is your tank and is it eating? Would you say there was enough algae for it to graze?
bullying tank is 4 months old
He was eating algae and hikari sea weed sinking wafers and hikari marine s and also mastick the stuff you stick on the glass
He always has a full belly and is very happy
Only yesterday I didn’t see him after 5 pm and all day today he’s hiding and no colour and his gills are moving fast and his mouth too
Baby vlamingi tank named kariWhat other fish are in the tank? Any fish chasing it?
Thank you yes I’m aware of thatLawnmovers like sailfin Blennies get paler at night or in shade, that’s not necessarily a sign of disease.
When did it stop eating? Does it try to come out when you feed? Does it move around the tank at all? Are you noticing rapid breathing non-stop or just intermittently? Continuous Rapid breathing isn’t normal but could be a sign of a lot issue from parasites to bullying.
FYI Tangs may exhibit aggression to Blennies - same food source.
Thank you yes I’m aware of that
What worried me was the fact that he did not come out the whole day even at feeding time .
Rapid non stop breathing
Hasn’t moved from the same 30cm area of the tank since morning .
Thanks for the info had no idea about tangs and blenny aggression . Yes it makes sense they do eat the same thing and feed the same way ... thanks
Powder brown is very calm and the vlamingi is so sweet he is very inquisitive and follows the powder brown around doing exactly as he does . The vlamingi tang has a really good bond with me . He gets excited when I shake the food packet in front of the tank and he tries to swim in my hand and hide in my fingers when I’m cleaning the tank .
(Thank you for your time firstly)It’s not completely unusual for a blenny to stay in a small area perched on a rock or something. If I understood correctly, you mentioned you lost one lawnmower already. Did it follow the same pattern? Hiding, rapid breathing?
As for tangs and Blennies I’ve seen it many times especially in smaller and newer tanks but can also happen later. I had to rehome my lawnmower after my sweet and friendly kole tang wouldn’t leave it alone.
Ok some additional infoYou’re welcome and hope we can help you save it! That’s why all the questions as many people will read this and may come up with different ideas of what may be wrong or may have had similar experience.
As far as Blennies go, I’d wait until your tank is a bit more established. Their primary food source is microalgae and they can eat a lot of it. They willl accept prepared foods but some still don’t do well. Any spots on it or injuries?
If it’s an aggression issue then I don’t believe a starry or any blenny will be able to “stand its ground” to a tang...but yes starry Blennies tend to be slightly easier to keep, again I’d wait a bit longer before adding.