Lawnmower ??

[saltyh2o]

What do you guys feed your lawnmower blenny? I just added one to my 10g and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on brand/type of algae sheet to feed my little guy? -Thanks!

 

[nick76]

Originally Posted by saltyh2o
What do you guys feed your lawnmower blenny? I just added one to my 10g and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on brand/type of algae sheet to feed my little guy? -Thanks!
Formula 2 or algae sheets, they will also eat algae off the glass and rocks. U can pretty much train them to eat whatever. Mine eats everything now.

 

[saltyh2o]

I've seen him chomping at the glass a few times but I am afraid that he may not be getting enough to eat from that alone. There is a couple of small patches of green hair algae on my LR that he hasn't touched since I put him in about 2 weeks ago. (I thought they were supposed to be voracious hair algae eaters?!?)

 

[saltyh2o]

Originally Posted by Nick76
Formula 2 or algae sheets, they will also eat algae off the glass and rocks. U can pretty much train them to eat whatever. Mine eats everything now.
Does it matter what type/color of algae sheet? I've seen red or green at my LFS.

 

[marka1620]

My blennie only eats Formula2 frozen cube type and raw shrimp.

 

[bizkitpug]

My LMB eats anything I put in the tank. He eats shrimp, green, red, and brown algae. He eats flake and pellets too. He prefers green algae though.

 

[saltyh2o]

Fantastic, thank you everyone who replied. I appreciate your help!

 

[mie]

Buy alage sheets at the grocery store (Roasted dried seaweed) way cheaper 2.00 bucks, they need alage to survive.

 

[saltyh2o]

Algae sheets at the grocery store!?! Wow, don't know how I passed those by over the years, sounds tasty!
Maybe my blenny and I could share our dinner

Thanks!

 

[yerboy]

Originally Posted by saltyh2o
Algae sheets at the grocery store!?! Wow, don't know how I passed those by over the years, sounds tasty!
Maybe my blenny and I could share our dinner

Thanks!
look in the Chinese section

 

[grennan]

For some odd reason my LM only eats alage off the rocks....I was woried for a awhile until I noticed every night between 7 and 7:15 he will come right up the the front of the tank, sit on the sand and take a massive

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. I guess not only is he getting enough to eat, but is regular.

 

[big]

It took the longest time for mine to adapt to eating anything but the algae in the tank. Now he eats out of my hand. With only a 10 gallon one you will need to use algae -seaweed sheets of some kind. Good luck with him they are great fish.. Warren