Lawnmower Blenny

[nluchau]

Will a lawnmower blenny eat hair algae. I have heard they do and dont. What have people here experienced. Also if you gotta a pic of one show it off here I would like to see it.
Thanks

 

[nluchau]

So nobody has a lawnmower blenny? Weird

 

[thirdchaos]

Mine ate it. Then it got really agressive so I gave him back to the store after he ate it all.

 

[jayc]

Do they get really aggressive? I was considering getting one for my 55gal reef sometime down the road. But if they get really aggressive then I wont bother with one.

 

[exile415]

I've seen many in reef tanks. my LFS has a few in the reef section. I vote YES they do eat hair algae

 

[bang guy]

They prefer diatoms but I've seen mine take swipes at hair algae too.

 

[_nix_]

My used to plow through hair algae. Now the only thing he eats is food that I feed all the other fish.
O well, still a cool fish.

 

[cbarnes]

Mine doesn't touch the stuff. He only eats off the LR and if its string algea he spits it rite out. Just my experience w/ my guy.
CMB

 

[nluchau]

Thank you all for the replies. I'd love to see some more pictures if anyone has them

 

[bang guy]

His name is Oscar

 

[darknes]

Mine eats anything; usually just fish food I feed my other fish.
Here's a few older pics:

 

[nluchau]

Originally Posted by Bang Guy
His name is Oscar
This is weird but when we were in the LFS looking at a Lawnmower. She said he looks like Oscar the grouch on sesame street so his name should be Oscar. Cool Blenny Bang Guy

 

[nluchau]

Originally Posted by Darknes
Mine eats anything; usually just fish food I feed my other fish.
Here's a few older pics:
Darknes,
Thank you for the pictures they are very cool

 

[ouchthathu]

Mine's been in the tank for about 4 months, he did some major damage to the hair algae early on but now it's all gone so he's eating other things. He now chomps on algea growing on the glass. if I don't clean the glass for a few days you can see little kissy marks on it from where he's taking swipes at the algae.
He was about 1.5" when I added him, right now he's about 3" long and growing fast. He continually gorges on algea on the rocks and glass, I've never seen him without a full belly. My kids named him "Chomp" because of the way he goes headfirst into the rocks to eat algea.

 

[nluchau]

Originally Posted by OuchThatHu
Mine's been in the tank for about 4 months, he did some major damage to the hair algae early on but now it's all gone so he's eating other things. He now chomps on algea growing on the glass. if I don't clean the glass for a few days you can see little kissy marks on it from where he's taking swipes at the algae.
He was about 1.5" when I added him, right now he's about 3" long and growing fast. He continually gorges on algea on the rocks and glass, I've never seen him without a full belly. My kids named him "Chomp" because of the way he goes headfirst into the rocks to eat algea.
Thanks for posting OuchThatHu
I picked up a lawnmower today from a different pet store and 10 minutes after introducing him he started to pick on some algae. Cant wait to see it dissapear hopefully

 

[nluchau]

Here is a picture of him under actinics. Its not the best shot but hey you get to see him
Hes right in the center

 

[buzzword]

Mine litteraly MOWED down the hair algae, now he eats algea sheets and grazes on the LR. He is very peacful and hangs with my Mimic blenny sometimes. My wife said he looks like a muppet so that is his name.. Muppet

 

[nluchau]

I was able to get a couple good pictures of my lawnmower this morning.
Let me know what you think.

 

[bang guy]

Here's Oscar posing on the algae magnet when I got him in January of last year. The second pic he's posing on the magnet a year later.

 

[cbarnes]

Mine only eats in the evening---is that normal??? He doesn't toch anyhing until I turn off the 10000Ks then he starts munching. Not sure if that is just one of thier traits or if mine is just sensitive to light????? :thinking:
CMB