Algae Blenny Starving

[GATECRASHER]

My algae blenny has shrunk to almost half it's original size and it's tummy is so sunken that u can actually see a u shape. My tank walls do not seem to have any algae growing on it but i have a lot of life rocks. Will it eat anything else other than algae? does it eat coraline algae? I think it's starving to death. It's oredi three weeks liao

[bum]

it can't eat coralline...

unless you can get it to eat pellets....

3 weeks is a long time with no food:(

lawnmowers need to have some natural grazing to do well.

advise you give, sell or release quickly

[juan rahmat]

My algae blenny has shrunk to almost half it's original size and it's tummy is so sunken that u can actually see a u shape. My tank walls do not seem to have any algae growing on it but i have a lot of life rocks. Will it eat anything else other than algae? does it eat coraline algae? I think it's starving to death. It's oredi three weeks liao

GIVE IT TO ME LAH.I GOT A LOT OF ALGAE IN MY TANK.

[Achilles Tang]

I have enough turf algae growth on my coralline-encrusted rocks to sustain a PBT and lawnmower blenny that without any feeding of foods, just by grazing, they have rounded stomachs daily.

If you can't provide sufficient natural algae for their grazing, your blenny will surely die... best to pass it to Juan Rahmat asap!

Juan... turn off FULL CAPS pls... using it is considered as shouting online.

[Yellow Tang]

Hi gatecrasher,

Is it possible to take a picture of the blenny? I'm looking for something that eats algae on the sand. How efficient is it against algae on the sand? thank you.

[Achilles Tang]

Gatecrasher is from KL. I don't think it's very practical to go all the way there to rescue it!

The algae on the sand... are you mistaking it as something else? Sounds like diatoms or cyanobacteria... no fish will eat that!

[jason]

after my lawn mover finish most of my algae, it start to eat frozen tiger prawn (own mixed). My mandarin and scooter blenny also eating the frozen tiger prawn meat.

Their tummy is always very fat.

[Dazza]

yeah shouldnt hv any prob getting lawn mower to eat other stuff. My will take frozen brine shrimp, mysis & spirulina pellets.

[ervine]

Where u guys get the lawnmower from? I was trying to find it but to no avail...

[flubberina13]

Where u guys get the lawnmower from? I was trying to find it but to no avail...

Saw some in T95.Quite big ones though...Call and ask before going...

[Dispar_Anthias]

hey that why i have given advice sometime here ago that if you don't really have a tank ard 100gallon with lots of algae then don't go for landmower blenny as they feed on algae like crazy but once the algae is gone it is very difficult to get them to eat commercial made food thus always ended up dead due to starvation..IMO read up first before buying one

[Mellow]

my lawnmower blenny died 2 days ago..after abt 4-5 months in my tank....so sad... no algae for it to graze on...and it doesn't seem to eat the fish food that i feed to my other fishes until it got so skinny (and hungry) and decided to try the flakes out..but i think too late man...haiz...but it sure did an excellent job when i had some algae bloom a few months back....in memory.....

[blue.tang]

Try feed them with brine shrimp my algae blenny always come out to steal brine when ever i feed on other fish

[Dispar_Anthias]

my lawnmower blenny died 2 days ago..after abt 4-5 months in my tank....so sad... no algae for it to graze on...and it doesn't seem to eat the fish food that i feed to my other fishes until it got so skinny (and hungry) and decided to try the flakes out..but i think too late man...haiz...but it sure did an excellent job when i had some algae bloom a few months back....in memory.....

Thats why never dare to lay my hand on a landmower

[Naso Unicornis]

My lawnmower blenny has been with me for many months now (definitely more than 6). And it's FAT. It east everything I throw in the tank. It's also the fastest fish in the tank when there's food Zoom, gulp, swallow. Zoom, gulp, swallow.

On top of that, it also cleans my tank glass, sand, and live rocks of algae.

[Achilles Tang]

Here's my FAT FROGGY!

[charlie]

Hi

AT, Why is it that I've problem in opening the attached image. Please advise.

Thanks.

Charlie

[charlie]

my lawnmower blenny died 2 days ago..after abt 4-5 months in my tank....so sad... no algae for it to graze on...and it doesn't seem to eat the fish food that i feed to my other fishes until it got so skinny (and hungry) and decided to try the flakes out..but i think too late man...haiz...but it sure did an excellent job when i had some algae bloom a few months back....in memory.....

Hi

Any Pic to show Algae Blenny looks like? Many thanks

charlie

[MalaysiaBoleh]

it looks like a little mudskipper

[giantbicycle]

Hi AT i cant see any picture . Dont mind posting it again..

[boxfish]

One of my algae blenny also starve to death just refuse to eat anything....

then I bought another from T** for $3!!

wow this guy really gaze at everything even my hand! real cute.

yesterday discover it actually eat frozen prawn!

heng ah... dun want to see the death of another of this cute felle due to hunger