Obese Starry Blenny?

[CStrickland]

Hi!
I got a starry blenny about a month ago, seems happy and vigorous. At first I was glad to see him putting on weight, but it's getting a little dramatic. He's basically all tummy, like a tadpole shape. I think he's pretty young, only 2" long.
Is that the right shape for him to be?
He had 2 rounds of prazi in qt, and his poop looks normal so I'm thinking it's not flukes. He's being camera shy, but I found this pic of a lawnmower that is the same shape as him. All face and belly, with a skinny tail.

 

[Bent]

My LMB looks like he swallowed a chicken egg. Lol

 

[Dkuhlmann]

WOW what a little toad and a huge difference between juvenile and adult coloration. Here is a picture I got from LA as I'm undecided if I want a Starry or a Yellow Watchman.

 

[MrsReefK]

I have an adult like the pic below. His belly isn't as pronounced as your guys beer belly is, but he's thicker than I expected him to be. Tomorrow I'll look closer and see if I can grab a pic.

WOW what a little toad and a huge difference between juvenile and adult coloration. Here is a picture I got from LA as I'm undecided if I want a Starry or a Yellow Watchman.

 

[CStrickland]

lol@ swallowed an egg!

mine's colored like the liveaquaria pic, just the body shape of the pic I attached. well, he changes color, but that's one of them. during the day its brick/yellow and at night almost black with white speckles and mustache. its a really cool fish

idk dkuhlman, I think mine would be ok with a ywg. he just hops around on the rocks and perches where he can see the tank, at night he sleeps in a cave. pretty rare to see him on the sand at all. maybe mine's weird tho...

thanks mrsreefk!
You wouldn't think they got so stocky from the pics on liveaquaria etc.

 

[BlackTip]

My Starry Bleny was like that at times in QT, then he slimmed down. More than doubled in size in 10 weeks.

 

[Bent]

I think it's hit or miss. Everyone says that the LMB and starry are pretty peaceful, but mines a brute.

He will attack anything that gets too close. Including my hand.

 

[cmcoker]

My Lawnmower blenny is fat like the picture above. So is my Yellow watchman goby..
They did fine together in a 55g and don't even pay attention to each other. They're in a 120g together now.

Actually after looking at the picture again, I think mine is fatter [emoji54]

 

[oldbones]

My Starry has tasted my hand once or twice, but I got the impression it was more out of curiosity than aggression. He gets PLENTY to eat, and is shaped more like the LA picture.