my Lawnmower Blenny keeps changeing colors why?

fishygurl

Active Member
maybe tell us how you acclimated him? what size tank is it? what other tank mates are there? how long has he been in the tank? what is he eating? etc.
 

alix2.0

Active Member
how old is the tank? why is there ammonia? what are you parameters, especially the ammonia level? how long has he been in the tank? how did you acclimate him? what else is in the tank?
 

dfabrikant

Member
Mine changes colors alot to, and all my water testing check outs, but I did notice it seems like an environment thing, if hes on a really dark rock he gets really dark...I acclimated and put him in a QT tank first, he eats lots of brown algae and some green algae in a 75gal, the only aggression was the blue damsel the first day but havent see any since, I dont know if they are suppose to change colors but like I said seems like he changes depending where he is sitting, hopefully hes ok too
 

alexknight

Member
When I had mine for over 5 months he would get darker or lighter, depending on what rock or sand he was near it was pretty cool to watch, he never died I had to get rid of him because he would nip at any new fish I would add, he killed a DG i got
 

j-ville

Member
Originally Posted by LawnmowerBlen
http:///forum/post/2691975
it makes me kinda scared the amona level in the tank is toxic is i spelled amona wrong tell me
If the amonia level is toxic, than you'll need to do atleast a 50% water change in order to save your fish.
How long has your tank been running?
 

dfabrikant

Member
Well I did some research on them and everything about them says changing colors in normal "The lawnmower blenny is not aggressive towards tankmates and is well equipped with camoflouge. The skin coloration of this species allows it to blend in with the rockwork, making it difficult to see unless you are looking for it. It also has little antenna-like growths on its head that appear to help it break up its outline" "This species should not be kept with other blennies since it can be territorial and attack them. It is difficult if not impossible to breed this species in captivity and is best kept singly. This species enjoys having plenty of rock to hide behind and explore"
 
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