Orange spotted blenny-food ideas

ahiggins · Jan 16, 2017

Hey all!
I have an orange spotted blenny that is about 4" long. Hes super friendly now but he didnt eat the first few days. He has since been eating a mix of calanus and LRS but he is still skinny from not eating the first few days. He likes the calanus the best but I have to overfeed for him to be able to catch them haha
Any idea on what I can give him to fatten him back up? algae sheets? Theres not much algae for him to eat in the tank.

eatbreakfast · Jan 16, 2017

Algae sheets are good. Any meaty food, that he will eat, maybe feed small quantities, but really increase the frequency you feed.

ahiggins · Jan 16, 2017

Hmm...any recommendations for kind of algae sheet?
During the week I can only feed 1x per day :( The LRS is meaty but he only eats a certain amount before he is "full" thats why Im thinking some algae sheets that I can leave in there with him.
How long are the sheets "good" for once you put them in?

eatbreakfast · Jan 17, 2017

ahiggins said:
Hmm...any recommendations for kind of algae sheet?
During the week I can only feed 1x per day :( The LRS is meaty but he only eats a certain amount before he is "full" thats why Im thinking some algae sheets that I can leave in there with him.
How long are the sheets "good" for once you put them in?

There are a lot of options for algae sheets/nori. It lasts a few hours.

If you can only feed 1x a day, then stay at the tank, put in only what can be eaten in 10-20 seconds, when this is consumed repeat the process as necessary. This will ensure a greater percentage of food gets eaten and less is wasted.