lawn mower blenny

wfd1008

Member
hey, got a lawn mower blenny and he's eaten all the algae in my tank. now he's starting to thin out and was wondering if there's anything i could give him to help fatten him up. he'll eat a couple of pieces of flake food, but really doesn't care much for algae waffers. should i try some dried seaweed or what.
any help would be great, hate to see him starve to death.
 

nick76

Active Member
Mine eats algae and as of now ive got him trained on a diet or brine, flake, and formlua 1.
 

mikegray

Member
u know i had formula 1 pellets in my tank
i put too much they were on one side i leave the room and hes over there on the sand and all of them are gone.. i wanna think he ate them. i HOPE cause i hate nitrates
 

big

Active Member
I had the same problem with mine. It took a very long time to figure out a way to get mine to eat sheets. For the longest time he ignored them.
The best I have found to get him to eat is this way. I take a whole algae sheet, wet it and put it over the center support of the tank hanging in the water . As it starts to soften well, take some of it between your fingers smashing it up and spreading it in the tank water in small pieces. He will soon learn to come for it, chasing the pieces in the water. Leave the rest on it hanging on the support overnight. He will find eventually start to come looking for you to feed him. Good luck with him, they are great little fish..... Warren
 

wfd1008

Member
well, he finally dd it, and my lawnmower is no more. tried form 2 and some sheets, but he didn't take to either. my he R.I.P.
 
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