Starry Blenny won't eat

[Victoria M]

He is not interested in nori. I did a 50% water change to reduce copper. Hope this helps.

 

[HOOPDEEZ]

I recently qt'd a combtooth blenny and had the same issue. I was able to get it to eat by pressing a spirulina flake food (OSI) into a sponge filter and the blenny chowed down. This mimics its natural feeding behavior. When it moved to the DT I had the same problem, but couldn't stick flakes anywhere That the flow did not sweep them away. I found a product called masstick that you mix up into a paste and it will stick to tank surfaces. I mixed some of the OSI food with it and it has worked great. The blenny did not eat a thing in the DT til I started the masstick(DT is new and pretty barren) I mix some up keep it in a jar in the fridge and feed the blenny by wiping a dab of it on my cleaner magnet. The fatty is waiting for breakfast right now lol!

 

[HOOPDEEZ]

 

[Victoria M]

Wow. That is an entirely different idea. Thank you.

 

[HOOPDEEZ]

Your welcome

 

[Victoria M]

And today he is siting on his rock surveying his kingdom.

 

[User1]

I had a similar issue with my lawnmower blenny. Wouldn't eat. I even left a pane of glass full of algae for him/her. No dice. I tried brine, mysis, blood worms, etc. Just wasn't interested. Only dry food I had was pellet something or other. Tried that, no dice. Went to the LFS on a whim and picked up some flake. That was all it took. He or she went bat crazy over the stuff and proceeded to eat every last piece floating around.

Now it eats everything along with the other fish. It took about a week but the flake food for me did the trick. Your mileage may vary of course. Good luck - I love those fish. Going to get one for my 240 that I'm setting up.

 

[Victoria M]

I had a similar issue with my lawnmower blenny. Wouldn't eat. I even left a pane of glass full of algae for him/her. No dice. I tried brine, mysis, blood worms, etc. Just wasn't interested. Only dry food I had was pellet something or other. Tried that, no dice. Went to the LFS on a whim and picked up some flake. That was all it took. He or she went bat crazy over the stuff and proceeded to eat every last piece floating around.

Now it eats everything along with the other fish. It took about a week but the flake food for me did the trick. Your mileage may vary of course. Good luck - I love those fish. Going to get one for my 240 that I'm setting up.

Thank you very much. I tried flake cyclops but no go. I just had some in my fish stuff. He must be eating some pellets when I am not around. I will try flakes. you are the second one to say that.

 

[Victoria M]

So the stinker is doing well still. And yesterday I saw him eating a shrimp pellet.

 

[Victoria M]

I just wanted to follow up to say that this guy is just the cutest grumpy faced critter. he is doing great. he eats everything except algae on the rocks. LOL.

 

[User1]

I just wanted to follow up to say that this guy is just the cutest grumpy faced critter. he is doing great. he eats everything except algae on the rocks. LOL.

YEAH!