algae blenny/lawnmower help asap!

[reefnhard]

hey i been tryint to get this guy to eat anything other than algae he wont take to it and hes skinny how can i either by alage for him or get him over to something else

 

[dagreatbadfinger]

you try any seaweed? mine seems to like that aswell

 

[Marteen]

It's a lawnmower blenny they only eat algae. Go to a health food store or asian market and look for dried nori. Non-salted no additives. Feed it about a 1x1" piece every day until it gets fatter then you can go to every other day. You can also put it on an algae clip like they sell at the pet store so they can graze it throughout the day and it won't get lost. Most people just place a piece of algae on a clip everymorning for the fish that like to graze, especially if there isn't enough natural algae in the tank.

 

[morphiii]

Algae blenny doesn't really take anything else but live algae. You can try nori, try to place it lower it the tank in a corner so he can eat in peace.

 

[mckostya]

i had mine and it took about everything - mysis, rods and nori.
how long have you had him? did he eat at the store?
also try pellets

 

[Marteen]

You could post in the marketplace and see if anyone would take him from you to clean up their tank.

 

[JonnyIce]

mines all chubby now...took a few days but eats everything...likes when i put in the ol' garlic flavored seaweed on a clip though.

 

[lo7100]

I have an algae blenny which eats everything but algae. The color is a little different than others. It has a brown strip from the head to the tail. It was sold to me as a algae blenny. It also trace other gobies too. I'm not happy with it.

 

[dagreatbadfinger]

yeah mine eats the garlic seaweed too - he steals it away from my hippo - not a happy camper.

 

[mandown123]

+1 on the seaweed. Go to a good LFS, they have plenty of seaweed for Tangs and stuff. Red, Green, etc. Little of that on a clip, you're in business.

 

[Marteen]

Also if he won't take the dried nori stuff a lot of LFS carry live macro algae for fish, well I know at least Manhattan Aquariums has a tank full of macro algae.