Lawnmower blenny

[tami1024]

I just purchased a lawnmower blenny and was curious as to what I feed it after my algea is gone. All of the algea wafers/flakes that I am seeing are for tropical not marine fish. Or is it one in the same. Appreciate any input!

 

[hangles]

Formula one makes a great algea based flake food. My lawnmower will eat anything that I put in the tank. He swims right up there with the rest of the fish darting and eating flake food and mysis shrimp. then heads for the rock to see if there is anything left. Hes a pit.

 

[sk8rreefgeek]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11787678#post11787678 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hangles
My lawnmower will eat anything that I put in the tank. He swims right up there with the rest of the fish darting and eating

yup. he is my "sea cow" and he will eat anything and everything. so fat :lol: his belly is huge

sometimes he looks at me with that "I can't beleive I ate the whole thing...." look.

great addition to the tank tho

 

[Roy G. Biv]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11787678#post11787678 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hangles
Formula one makes a great algea based flake food.

Yes. That would be formula 2

 

[Waxxiemann]

I agree, my LMB eats EVERYTHING and is also very obese. He is just a fantastic fish.

I mostly feed New Life Spectrum pellets.

 

[cardiffgiant]

Mine isn't a exactly a picky eater, but does a number on formula 2 small pellet. Mine looks like it's got a beer gut.

 

[aquaman67]

You can get "Nori" (the seaweed they make sushi with) from the asian food section at Wal-Mart for less than $2.

Get the non-seasoned kind and you can use a magent cleaner to hold it.

 

[Gdevine]

You can buy any number of sinking algae pellets. My LMB goes nuts over them and you should see him swimming around the tank like a dog with this disk like pellet in his mouth it's really funny.

Also, Nori is a must treat a couple of times a week.

 

[sk8rreefgeek]

Anyone care to share the name of their Lawnmower Blenny?


Mine's is Walter

cuz he looks "like an old man" hahaha

 

[MThompson]

I wish I had the luxury of running out of natural algae for mine...but on the plus side, mine is on the 'plus-size' for free! (huge algae belly - almost rivals my beer-bel.......never mind - :beer: )

Oh, and his name is Lemmy.

 

[mildew]

And my little piggy ate my soft corals so he cried all the way back to the LFS. Good riddance.

 

[sk8rreefgeek]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11789519#post11789519 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mildew
And my little piggy ate my soft corals so he cried all the way back to the LFS. Good riddance.

no way! that's too bad. mine has never bothered any corals

 

[Roy G. Biv]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11789221#post11789221 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sk8rreefgeek
Anyone care to share the name of their Lawnmower Blenny?

Buster.

Mine loves Formula 2 pellets and flake but I never saw him eat nori.

 

[BradR]

Lenny the Blenny..

 

[Snowboarda42]

My Starry Blenny

 

[sk8rreefgeek]

haha! I love their little things that stick out of their head and neck. Mine will sit right in the path of the flow out of my filter. It reminds me of a dog stickin its head out the window of a car.

keep em coming!

 

[Paddlefoot]

Bob posing

 

[Waxxiemann]

Here is a really old pic of mine (sorry it's blurry). He's Wally. He is the second or third salt water fish I ever bought. One time he got SO fat that I was really worried about him. Now a days he keeps to a little fatter than in this pic.

 

[Snowboarda42]

 

[Waxxiemann]

Starry Blennies are awesome, I've never seen one in my city.