Starry Blenny Herbivore...not mine...lol

[HaloPhenom27]

So I got a Starry Blenny and absolutely love this fish. To say that they are incredible would be an understatement.

In my set up I only have 3 fish. The other two are a Black Storm Clown and a Black Clown. All 3 get along great. They are peaceful and that is how I like a tank to run.

When I got my Starry Blenny it was for the sole purpose of having a herbivore to help with any micro algae that may be in the tank as my clown's obviously don't do that. My Blenny must be of a different breed though. I don't mean that literally but while he does eat plant based foods, nothing pleases him more than when I feed my clownfish fresh meaty foods such as Mysis. He absolutely goes crazy and eats it like it is candy. It is comical and yet amazing to me and I was wondering if anyone has had the same experience?

 

[Old Fritz]

Most fish that are labeled "herbivore" in stores will go crazy for mysis. Nothing's wrong with him. He probably doesn't want to pass up a free calorie dense snack

 

[HaloPhenom27]

Most fish that are labeled "herbivore" in stores will go crazy for mysis. Nothing's wrong with him. He probably doesn't want to pass up a free calorie dense snack

Yea, I was not worried that anything was wrong with him. He is happy and healthy. It clearly just shows they are not strictly herbivores.

 

[RichReef]

Mine will eat anything you put in the tank. Even salt creep flakes.

 

[Zionas]

Came across this old thread. Are they a lot more omnivorous than their congeners Lawnmowers? If that’s true, interesting intra-genus differences.

Are different dietary preferences common within the same genus? Like one species is more of a generalized feeder while the other is an obligate x-vore?

 

[Cell]

Mine eats everything.