Lawnmower Blenny - Heavy breathing? - Video link

[sikpupy]

New father here, just wondering if there is any concern for alarm? He eats fine and runs around the tank, he just looks a little funny in the breathing department.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQs9aiZCj5w

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

My lawnmower blenny does the same thing.He is very active always pecking on the rocks and glass.

 

[sikpupy]

I am thinking maybe he got his gills burned somewhere along the line being handed down from fish owner to fish owner in a dip. I saw one at a certain the pet store (not where I got mine) and it looked like it was hardly breathing. In fact you could not really tell it was. I got mine from petkooo so no telling what the did when they got him.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[sikpupy]

Then again, maybe some just breath heavy and others do not?

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

When mine is not running around alot it's breathing normal.Wait until your lights go out, about an hour then check to see if it still breathing hard.

 

[Kingpo]

I wouldn't worry too much. Mine breathes exactly like that and has done so since its introduction (about 6 months ago). Mostly visible when they're active but since they're pretty much active all the time...

 

[VacavilleFC3S]

mine was breathing hard and died 2 days later

 

[Eric the half-bee]

I introduced a 5 in. lawnmower Sunday and was breathing rapidly from the start. I found him dead this AM. I have no idea what killed him.

 

[Kingpo]

Well, with the diversity of response that you got, I guess only time will tell...

 

[sikpupy]

Yea, I was waiting for the DOA reports to come in, lol. I might put in a bubble wand in the far corner to see if that adds any oxygen and see how he breaths. Right now, I have him in a 20 long with a aquaclear 20 flowing with no filter in the right corner to make some bubbles and motion, a maxi-jet 400 in the lower left and the return to a 204 flowing in the rear left. I have some flow going but I want to add some oxygen.

 

[SwimLittleFishy]

Blenny breathing a little hard

Blenny breathing a little hard

I have had him for 2 weeks. Its a newer 40 gal salt and I am also new to salt water. He is always hanging the rocks and I dont see him swim around much.

Water perimeters test ok. Pump is working and have a power head moving water also

Is he ok?

 

[WVH]

I just looked at my knucklehead one and other than that immediate dash to the tank front yelling in fish tank talk feed me more. The gills of a LM do seem to move a lot and once of more a second after they have been active . Just keep a watch if all prams are good hopefully he or she is ok.