Lawnmower Blenny
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ginpang
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Lawnmower Blenny
Usually they're real hardy little buggars , don't think I ever saw a sick one. But yes they need a mature enough tank to have sufficient algae growth to graze on. But you may feed it dried algae ( nori) in qt or ask to buy a piece of live rock that has algae on it for qt.
Most of what's on the rock will die off but it's basically as if you had bought ' cured' rock.
Also if you buy it from lfs and it doesn't sell right away you could visit the fish a few weeks before getting it ... fish that have been in the store more than a month usually don't die....That way lfs sort of does the qt for you!
Of course where I used to work, made the orders, reception, acclimation and qt and would tell good clients if the fish they wanted had been in a tank where there had been a death and to come back in 3 weeks to a month for it.
But now that I am JUST a customer ... I know that some lfs are rotten and I only shop where there are truly passionate knowledgeable people who think like I do.
Usually they're real hardy little buggars , don't think I ever saw a sick one. But yes they need a mature enough tank to have sufficient algae growth to graze on. But you may feed it dried algae ( nori) in qt or ask to buy a piece of live rock that has algae on it for qt.
Most of what's on the rock will die off but it's basically as if you had bought ' cured' rock.
Also if you buy it from lfs and it doesn't sell right away you could visit the fish a few weeks before getting it ... fish that have been in the store more than a month usually don't die....That way lfs sort of does the qt for you!
Of course where I used to work, made the orders, reception, acclimation and qt and would tell good clients if the fish they wanted had been in a tank where there had been a death and to come back in 3 weeks to a month for it.
But now that I am JUST a customer ... I know that some lfs are rotten and I only shop where there are truly passionate knowledgeable people who think like I do.
sixpackgarage
reef mechanic
need to get him to eat dried seaweed. Mine almost died after all the algae was gone. He would literally (and still does) eat sand and poop it out. It took about 2 weeks of having a piece of dried seaweed on a veggie clip down low by the bottom before he finally started eating it. Happy to report he's super fat and happy now months later. Still eats sand though lol..
Triggerfish
Active member
some will consume prepared foods , while others won't.
if they do not they will perish in a sterile tank. I've had mine now for couple years with barely any algae but he took to prepared foods right away. still constantly tries to graze on rocks and glass.
if they do not they will perish in a sterile tank. I've had mine now for couple years with barely any algae but he took to prepared foods right away. still constantly tries to graze on rocks and glass.
SALTYwaterDOG
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sixpackgarage
reef mechanic
Just keep offering the dried seaweed. Mine ignored it for 2 weeks until he tried it.. Now he goes nuts on it
