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Old 05-16-2001, 11:58 AM   #1
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What fish really eat hair alage?And what are their diet after all the alage is gone?
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Old 05-16-2001, 12:05 PM   #2
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lawnmower blenny. you'll only need one. i've heard some folks have problems with them eating other foods, but mine ate just about anything offered. Did great until he went carpet surfing.......

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Old 05-16-2001, 12:53 PM   #3
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My lawnmower blenny ate lots of algae, along with two maxima clams!!!

Not saying everyone will do that, but keep an eye on him. Never bothered any other corals though!

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Old 05-16-2001, 12:56 PM   #4
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Mike,
Do you know if a scooter blenny will eat alge?
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Old 05-16-2001, 01:01 PM   #5
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I've been waiting for my LFS to get another Lawnmower in. The one they have also likes to give the other fish hickeys.

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Old 05-16-2001, 02:07 PM   #6
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a scooter won't eat it..they eat mostly copods and amphipods..Mine eats everythig else i throw in the tank too..Scooter blenies are awesome though i love watchig mine "scoot" around my tank..
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Old 05-16-2001, 02:10 PM   #7
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Lawnmower blenny is synonymous with hair algae consumption.
But my Sailfin tang comes pretty close!

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Old 05-17-2001, 08:38 AM   #8
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make sure it's not byropsis, they look very similar, but no fish will touch bryopsis.

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Old 05-17-2001, 12:54 PM   #9
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scooter blennys are part of the dragonette family (same as mandarins) and aren't actually blennys. Scooter's eat pretty much just what mandarins do.

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Old 05-17-2001, 03:16 PM   #10
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I have had 2 lawnmower blemmies and my bi-color blemmy has harassed them both to death within 1 to 2 weeks. I do have green hair alage and it doesn't seem to want to go. I thought the LM's would work, but the bi won't give up its territory. What can I do?
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what is bryopsis??
i have lots of small white colored sea-fan look-a-like thingys on my live rocks growing where the light dont shine. are these bryopsis?
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Catch him and stick him in your blemmder!
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