How to fatten up lawnmower Benny??
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Possibly try tying a piece of nori to a small rock.
A lot of LMB will never accept store bought foods or at least take a long time before doing so.
I would return the fish to your LFS and get a much smaller and easier to feed tailspot blenny(also much better suited to a 13gal nano)
A lot of LMB will never accept store bought foods or at least take a long time before doing so.
I would return the fish to your LFS and get a much smaller and easier to feed tailspot blenny(also much better suited to a 13gal nano)
SecretiveFish
Member
I have had good luck with Formula 2 flakes (or frozen food) for fattening up blennies. Mine never seem to eat nori when offered.
lespaul339
Reefer
In my opinion/experience lawnmower blennies can be difficult to keep. After 3 tries I'm finally successful in getting one to eat. Mine is nice and fat and eats everything I put in the tank. He eats nori, live black worms, flake food, brine shrimp, mysis. The first two I had wouldn't touch anything including nori. I think it's just luck of the draw with these fish.
Mael
New member
hm, never heard of them being hard to get to eat, mine was a pig from day1 and looks like he swallowed a marble after every tank feeding. Mine seems to especially like my mixed frozen foods, especially the bigger chunks but he eats pellets too. If you do pellets try the Thera A from NLS or formula2 from ON, they have more garlic and smell to them and seem to promote a better feeding response.
Neebles
New member
I had the same exact experience with mine. He also like to nibble on those grazer rings you can buy and stick to your glass for tangs and such.
