Lawnmower Blenny getting too skinny despite good diet.

[kablamo]

Here is my LMB,
He won't eat anything but what he grazes off of the rocks and glass, no nori, either.
anyway, here's a pic, he's been like this ever since i got him, and he grazes about 3 or 4 hours out of the day, munching away on rocks, im just concerned cause all the other ones i've seen look like jaba the hutt.

 

[elfdoctors]

He is skinny!!
How long have you had that fish? They may be very picky initially. Mine was like that initially but then it started eating nori. Now it even eats meaty foods.
Have you tried soaking nori with garlic? How about spirulina flakes? How about other veggies, frozen brine/mysis shrimp? This may increase the fish's appetite so that it will try new foods.

 

[kablamo]

thanks for the advise!
I will try that stuff tomorrow cause LFS was closed today cause of labor day
BTW, speaking of your LOTR avatar, I watched the whole trilogy today, it was awesome!

 

[elfdoctors]

Is this a recent addition?
Another possibility could be an intestinal infection. I would tend to treat for this only if the fish had been eating well and then stopped.
Glad you liked the trilogy! I am waiting until December until the extended edition of Return of the King is released. They did a wonderful job of adapting some great books. I actually have my name in the fan club credits of the extended edition of Fellowship of the Ring. I chose the Gollum avatar because he was the one that liked fish (rrraw and wwrrrrriggling)!