Two Spot Blenny eating meat

[SeaMaiden92]

I have a two spot bimaculatus blenny that I've had since it was a baby. I got him a couple months ago and he has since about trippled in size. The problem is that he has been eating the LRS nano reef frenzy and other meaty foods that I feed my carnivores and omnivores. (He's my only herbivore) I try to avoid this by feeding his veggie flakes, pellets, or nori strips first, and waiting a little while before feeding the other fish, in the hopes he'll get full on what he's supposed to eat. But this does nothing but make him eat twice. He still eats a decent amout of the meaty foods, and my carnivores are also eating a decent amount of his veggie food. Is it ok that he's eating meat, or will that hurt him? And is it ok that my carnivores are eating veggies? I even saw my diamond watchman goby swallow an entire algae tab once...

 

[Mikedawg]

I have a two spot bimaculatus blenny that I've had since it was a baby. I got him a couple months ago and he has since about trippled in size. The problem is that he has been eating the LRS nano reef frenzy and other meaty foods that I feed my carnivores and omnivores. (He's my only herbivore) I try to avoid this by feeding his veggie flakes, pellets, or nori strips first, and waiting a little while before feeding the other fish, in the hopes he'll get full on what he's supposed to eat. But this does nothing but make him eat twice. He still eats a decent amout of the meaty foods, and my carnivores are also eating a decent amount of his veggie food. Is it ok that he's eating meat, or will that hurt him? And is it ok that my carnivores are eating veggies? I even saw my diamond watchman goby swallow an entire algae tab once...

They are not obligate predators and most classify them as omnivores. Just as you are doing, provide it with choices and it will choose "correctly" as it did a great hole in the rock

 

[SeaMaiden92]

They are not obligate predators and most classify them as omnivores. Just as you are doing, provide it with choices and it will choose "correctly" as it did a great hole in the rock

Thank you so much! That's such a relief! I was afraid that eating meat would hurt him!

 

[Mikedawg]

Thank you so much! That's such a relief! I was afraid that eating meat would hurt him!

Gotta be adaptable to live in the ocean, lol. Good luck

 

[SeaMaiden92]

Gotta be adaptable to live in the ocean, lol. Good luck

Thanks!