Lawnmower Blenny

bugged · 02/20/2006, 03:50 PM

Hey guys little advise on what to feed a Lawnmower Blenny. I would like to buy one & search is not working

as usual. Are they difficult to keep happy?

fishnfoolz · 02/20/2006, 06:11 PM

mine will not eat anything prepared. he lives off the back glass

DJ88© · 02/20/2006, 06:31 PM

This thread has been moved to the current forum.

smokinprice · 02/20/2006, 06:38 PM

Hi bugged,

I have a lawnmower blenny. Neat little guy. I would highly recommend one. Mine doesnt like prepared foods as well. He likes the glass and live rock. I would suggest though that if you get one becareful not to starve it. Also watch for them jumping. When I clean the tank, mine tends to jump when scared. A common occurrence apparently. Good luck. I added a photo of mine.

rlschne · 02/20/2006, 06:39 PM

a while back i went to my lfs looking for a lawnmower blenny and the one guy there that knows anything about fish sold me on a starry blenny...Same thing as a LMB basically, just brownish with little blue spots all over it... he's been munching away at my hair algae ever since i got him and he eats anything i throw in the tank for the other fish....

jpslickorocks · 02/20/2006, 06:39 PM

I have the biggest lawnmower blennie in captivity. I don't know that to be a fact but he is freakin' huge. I got him from a friend who was downsizing and he scraped every bit of algae from every possible nook and cranny of my tank. I have seen him eat mysis and brine. I have not tried nori yet but I have seen him go nuts on calurpa from my refugium.

rlschne · 02/20/2006, 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by jpslickorocks
I have the biggest lawnmower blennie in captivity. I don't know that to be a fact but he is freakin' huge. I got him from a friend who was downsizing and he scraped every bit of algae from every possible nook and cranny of my tank. I have seen him eat mysis and brine. I have not tried nori yet but I have seen him go nuts on calurpa from my refugium.

just curious, exactly how big is that?

jpslickorocks · 02/20/2006, 07:00 PM

6 1/2 inches roughly

thereefmaster · 02/20/2006, 07:19 PM

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Originally posted by jpslickorocks
6 1/2 inches roughly

rlschne · 02/20/2006, 07:23 PM

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Originally posted by thereefmaster

I'm with him... that is a big blenny - are you feeding him raw bisquits or something?

jpslickorocks · 02/20/2006, 08:03 PM

he is freakin' huge I am telling you. I have only had him a few weeks. Everyone says oh my God when they see him. he is like leviathan

Dawn II · 02/20/2006, 08:13 PM

Mine- named "JEWEL" eats everything- algae on the glass and everything I feed the fish- live brine and prepared foods. Very easy-going character fish!

RoccosReef · 02/20/2006, 08:18 PM

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Originally posted by fishnfoolz
mine will not eat anything prepared. he lives off the back glass

same here

MNreefer386 · 02/22/2006, 07:06 PM

mine never ate any prepared food except for algae sheets. He wouldn't even touch spirulina formula from Ocean nutrition. Kept the tank nice and clean though so he was fed

Chihuahua6 · 02/22/2006, 07:53 PM

Mine ate up all the hair algae and then refused anything else. He wouldn't even eat algae sheets attached to rock. Unfortunately he starved ad died.

loyalty · 02/22/2006, 08:04 PM

mine will sample anything i add for my clown, but lived off the tank (sole occupant) for several months

mcrase · 02/24/2006, 12:21 PM

LMB have great personalities. But mine just looks at prepared food clueless. He eats only the algaearound in the tank. Luckily there is plenty of that in my tank to keep him happy

mr_o98 · 02/24/2006, 12:27 PM

I've had a LMB for about a month, and I have never seen him eat anything prepared. Actually, I never see him during feeding time. He eats the algae of my glass and leaves "kiss" marks all over my tank. It definetly has an amazing personality. A good fish to have, just make sure you have enough algae to support one.

king7 · 02/24/2006, 12:52 PM

do you guys think, the LMB can live inside a nano tank?? 6gal and 12gal nano cubes??

jpslickorocks: you got a picture of that huge monster?

Airman · 02/24/2006, 03:31 PM

King,

Those tanks sounds a lottle small. My LMB is a very active swimmer. He goes everywhere in my 55 gal.

Dawn II · 02/24/2006, 03:48 PM

dITTO- MINE IS IN A 160.

rlschne · 02/24/2006, 04:24 PM

for those of you worried about a lmb dying from not eating, you might want to check into these guys... not sure if they are really any better about eating prepared foods as a species than lmb's but mine sure is...Ive got him in my 30 and he cleared it of HA in about a week and eats more flake/brine/bloodworms when i feed than my clowns, hawk or damsel... he is one fat ***....

starry blenny
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=2263

Seajuice · 02/24/2006, 08:21 PM

Hey smok'n nice pic of your blenny. Were you in the water for that one?!
How did you get such a clear pic?

Dawn II · 02/25/2006, 06:59 AM

He's rally cute!

Chad Vossen · 03/02/2006, 06:17 PM

good to hear how good these guys are. at my work, we got a 4 inch lmb and it will attack the turbo snails if they expose to much of their feet. back when his tank was full of 3 inch hair algae, tank is 120 gallon with tons of rock, the blenny looked like a golfball with wiskers and a tail, plenty of food

i bought a 3 incher for my 10 gallon. well actualy im borrowing him, after the hair algae is gone im giving him back, or buying him and shareing him with some friends

02/20/2006, 03:50 PM	#1
bugged Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Polk County, Fl Posts: 184	Lawnmower Blenny Hey guys little advise on what to feed a Lawnmower Blenny. I would like to buy one & search is not working as usual. Are they difficult to keep happy?

02/20/2006, 06:31 PM	#3
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02/20/2006, 06:38 PM	#4
smokinprice Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 224	Hi bugged, I have a lawnmower blenny. Neat little guy. I would highly recommend one. Mine doesnt like prepared foods as well. He likes the glass and live rock. I would suggest though that if you get one becareful not to starve it. Also watch for them jumping. When I clean the tank, mine tends to jump when scared. A common occurrence apparently. Good luck. I added a photo of mine. __________________ Jeff Current Tank Info: 46G bowfront reef

02/20/2006, 06:39 PM	#6
jpslickorocks Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scottsdale, Az. Posts: 2,164	I have the biggest lawnmower blennie in captivity. I don't know that to be a fact but he is freakin' huge. I got him from a friend who was downsizing and he scraped every bit of algae from every possible nook and cranny of my tank. I have seen him eat mysis and brine. I have not tried nori yet but I have seen him go nuts on calurpa from my refugium. __________________ We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us. Current Tank Info: I do at least five water changes a day

02/20/2006, 07:00 PM	#8
jpslickorocks Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scottsdale, Az. Posts: 2,164	6 1/2 inches roughly __________________ We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us. Current Tank Info: I do at least five water changes a day

02/20/2006, 06:11 PM	#2
fishnfoolz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: lillington, nc Posts: 10	mine will not eat anything prepared. he lives off the back glass

02/20/2006, 06:39 PM	#5
rlschne Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: AR Posts: 122	a while back i went to my lfs looking for a lawnmower blenny and the one guy there that knows anything about fish sold me on a starry blenny...Same thing as a LMB basically, just brownish with little blue spots all over it... he's been munching away at my hair algae ever since i got him and he eats anything i throw in the tank for the other fish....

02/20/2006, 08:03 PM	#11
jpslickorocks Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scottsdale, Az. Posts: 2,164	he is freakin' huge I am telling you. I have only had him a few weeks. Everyone says oh my God when they see him. he is like leviathan __________________ We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us. Current Tank Info: I do at least five water changes a day

02/20/2006, 08:13 PM	#12
Dawn II Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cape Coral, FL, Posts: 606	Mine- named "JEWEL" eats everything- algae on the glass and everything I feed the fish- live brine and prepared foods. Very easy-going character fish!

02/22/2006, 07:06 PM	#14
MNreefer386 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota Posts: 58	mine never ate any prepared food except for algae sheets. He wouldn't even touch spirulina formula from Ocean nutrition. Kept the tank nice and clean though so he was fed __________________ "i hate old people and noobs, they never fight back or get ****ed off...too mature an stuff" Current Tank Info: 58 gal. Oceanic sps and 55 gallon softies and lps

02/22/2006, 07:53 PM	#15
Chihuahua6 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Hempstead, NY Posts: 2,124	Mine ate up all the hair algae and then refused anything else. He wouldn't even eat algae sheets attached to rock. Unfortunately he starved ad died. __________________ Leah Amanda Current Tank Info: First salt tank 1985, current tank 150 g acrylic

02/22/2006, 08:04 PM	#16
loyalty Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,742	mine will sample anything i add for my clown, but lived off the tank (sole occupant) for several months __________________ your friendly neighborhood casual reefer Current Tank Info: 58 Oceanic mostly zoo tank under some T5s

02/24/2006, 12:21 PM	#17
mcrase Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rockford Area, (Kirkland) Posts: 82	LMB have great personalities. But mine just looks at prepared food clueless. He eats only the algaearound in the tank. Luckily there is plenty of that in my tank to keep him happy

02/24/2006, 12:27 PM	#18
mr_o98 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pen Argyl, PA Posts: 600	I've had a LMB for about a month, and I have never seen him eat anything prepared. Actually, I never see him during feeding time. He eats the algae of my glass and leaves "kiss" marks all over my tank. It definetly has an amazing personality. A good fish to have, just make sure you have enough algae to support one.

02/24/2006, 12:52 PM	#19
king7 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 67	do you guys think, the LMB can live inside a nano tank?? 6gal and 12gal nano cubes?? jpslickorocks: you got a picture of that huge monster?

02/24/2006, 03:31 PM	#20
Airman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 643	King, Those tanks sounds a lottle small. My LMB is a very active swimmer. He goes everywhere in my 55 gal. __________________ What is man, that thou art mindful of him?...:) Current Tank Info: 55 Gal, DSB, protein skimmer, UV light, Sump/Refugium

02/24/2006, 03:48 PM	#21
Dawn II Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cape Coral, FL, Posts: 606	dITTO- MINE IS IN A 160.

02/24/2006, 04:24 PM	#22
rlschne Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: AR Posts: 122	for those of you worried about a lmb dying from not eating, you might want to check into these guys... not sure if they are really any better about eating prepared foods as a species than lmb's but mine sure is...Ive got him in my 30 and he cleared it of HA in about a week and eats more flake/brine/bloodworms when i feed than my clowns, hawk or damsel... he is one fat ***.... starry blenny http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=2263

02/24/2006, 08:21 PM	#23
Seajuice Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Plymouth, MA Posts: 146	Hey smok'n nice pic of your blenny. Were you in the water for that one?! How did you get such a clear pic?

02/25/2006, 06:59 AM	#24
Dawn II Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cape Coral, FL, Posts: 606	He's rally cute!

03/02/2006, 06:17 PM	#25
Chad Vossen Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota Posts: 1,313	good to hear how good these guys are. at my work, we got a 4 inch lmb and it will attack the turbo snails if they expose to much of their feet. back when his tank was full of 3 inch hair algae, tank is 120 gallon with tons of rock, the blenny looked like a golfball with wiskers and a tail, plenty of food i bought a 3 incher for my 10 gallon. well actualy im borrowing him, after the hair algae is gone im giving him back, or buying him and shareing him with some friends