<font size="1" color="#0000FF">profanity removed</font> Lawnmower Blenny!

Ajae · 05/11/2016, 04:40 PM

Has anyone had A lawnmower Blenny that ate corals? I got one last Thursday and he went to town on my Octospawn! I loved that coral, $40 down the drain including $25 on this guy. It's not like there isn't any green hair algae or other stuff in my tank that he can eat. Before and after below.

heathlindner25 · 05/11/2016, 04:48 PM

Hey , fish do it fish do.
Are you sure you didn't nuke it with a alk swing?

GimpyFin · 05/11/2016, 05:06 PM

It's not the norm, but anything is possible. I had one for a while and he steered away from hair algae, but loved the seaweed clip.

SALTYwaterDOG · 05/11/2016, 05:38 PM

Hmmm

heathlindner25 · 05/11/2016, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SALTYwaterDOG

Hmmm

I concur

sixpackgarage · 05/11/2016, 06:43 PM

I'd say take him back to the LFS or throw him in the sump for life.

Ajae · 05/12/2016, 06:02 AM

Nothing else in my tank seemed like something went wrong and I have a frogspawn and a Anemone. Looks like he's going back to LFS today or tomorrow. Better for me because they're having a great buy two get 1 free sale.

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scooter31707 · 05/12/2016, 07:08 AM

LMB are known to nip at corals. I was told it was recommend that they have a constant helping of Nori everyday to avoid this type of thing.

924wal · 05/13/2016, 11:20 PM

One went straight to the sump for life lol
I was told they do it to get the algae off the skeleton the coral being hurt was a byproduct

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05/11/2016, 04:40 PM	#1
Ajae Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 171	profanity removed Lawnmower Blenny! Has anyone had A lawnmower Blenny that ate corals? I got one last Thursday and he went to town on my Octospawn! I loved that coral, $40 down the drain including $25 on this guy. It's not like there isn't any green hair algae or other stuff in my tank that he can eat. Before and after below. Last edited by Misled; 05/12/2016 at 10:31 AM.

05/11/2016, 05:06 PM	#3
GimpyFin Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,032	It's not the norm, but anything is possible. I had one for a while and he steered away from hair algae, but loved the seaweed clip. __________________ Brian Current Tank Info: 110 gallon

05/11/2016, 06:43 PM	#6
sixpackgarage reef mechanic Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 819	I'd say take him back to the LFS or throw him in the sump for life. __________________ my build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2512689 my fuge thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2523500 Current Tank Info: DSA NEO 65G reef powered by Kessil

05/11/2016, 04:48 PM	#2
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	Hey , fish do it fish do. Are you sure you didn't nuke it with a alk swing?

05/11/2016, 05:38 PM	#4
SALTYwaterDOG Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: New Ulm Minnesota Posts: 477	Hmmm

05/12/2016, 06:02 AM	#7
Ajae Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 171	Nothing else in my tank seemed like something went wrong and I have a frogspawn and a Anemone. Looks like he's going back to LFS today or tomorrow. Better for me because they're having a great buy two get 1 free sale. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05/12/2016, 07:08 AM	#8
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	LMB are known to nip at corals. I was told it was recommend that they have a constant helping of Nori everyday to avoid this type of thing.

05/13/2016, 11:20 PM	#9
924wal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 10	One went straight to the sump for life lol I was told they do it to get the algae off the skeleton the coral being hurt was a byproduct Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk