Poor Lawnmower Blenny

swenard · 03/08/2006, 08:05 PM

Last night I came home and immediately started to hook up a HOB overflow, I had just bought, to a sump. Luckily I did because I found my favourite fish, my lawmower blenny, laying on the floor stiff as a board. But when I went to pick him up to flush him, I noticed he was still breathing. I put him into the sump which was just filled with tank water and put him in. All he did was float around the sump moving with the flow of water;not be able to do anything him self but within an hour he was swimming around fine but being pretty lethargic. When I woke up this morning he was still in the same condition and I had hoped he was fine. But unfortunately by the time I got home from work he had died.

He was by far my favourite fish and was bought by accident. He was in a tank full of sand sifting gobies at the LFS. The kid who worked at the LFS accidently gave me him and I didn't notice until I got home. I am glad I had kept him because he was very interesting to watch and had quite the personality.

The only problem I ever had with him is he wouldnt eat the green hair algae I had gotten in the tank.

krismist · 03/08/2006, 08:28 PM

Thats a bummer. It always seams like when a fish dies it a favorite.

XeniaMania · 03/08/2006, 08:30 PM

maybe brain damage from lack of oxygen

03/08/2006, 08:05 PM	#1
swenard Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Georgetown (GTA, Ontario Posts: 237	Poor Lawnmower Blenny Last night I came home and immediately started to hook up a HOB overflow, I had just bought, to a sump. Luckily I did because I found my favourite fish, my lawmower blenny, laying on the floor stiff as a board. But when I went to pick him up to flush him, I noticed he was still breathing. I put him into the sump which was just filled with tank water and put him in. All he did was float around the sump moving with the flow of water;not be able to do anything him self but within an hour he was swimming around fine but being pretty lethargic. When I woke up this morning he was still in the same condition and I had hoped he was fine. But unfortunately by the time I got home from work he had died. He was by far my favourite fish and was bought by accident. He was in a tank full of sand sifting gobies at the LFS. The kid who worked at the LFS accidently gave me him and I didn't notice until I got home. I am glad I had kept him because he was very interesting to watch and had quite the personality. The only problem I ever had with him is he wouldnt eat the green hair algae I had gotten in the tank. __________________ 55G, and 3.5 wanting to upgrade to custom 270G

03/08/2006, 08:28 PM	#2
krismist Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 76	Thats a bummer. It always seams like when a fish dies it a favorite.

03/08/2006, 08:30 PM	#3
XeniaMania Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 1,627	maybe brain damage from lack of oxygen