Blenny on hunger strike

Iron Crab · 03-12-2002, 09:37 PM

My lawnmower blenny has stopped eating. He sits up on a rock and I have had food bounce off his head with him showing no interest. Any ideas? He is starting to look skinny.
Thanks, Bill

ww · 03-13-2002, 03:52 AM

Have you tried nori? My LM will eat anything I put in the tank, but will savagely attack nori.

Thought this might be worth a try. Sorry I can't be of more help. I hope he starts to eat. I think the LMB is a unique and interesting specimen. My wife named ours KooKooKaChoo (she thinks he looks like a walrus, so she went for the obscure Beatles lyrics!).

Iron Crab · 03-13-2002, 11:27 AM

Yep, tried that but maybe I'll give it another go. I didn't want to over feed the tank so I have been aiming feeding time at the blenny. All other fish are acting piggy and the corals look great. When I first got it it was eating the algae in the tank but never what I put in the tank. Now it seems to eat nothing.

03-12-2002, 09:37 PM	#1
Iron Crab Council Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: N.W. Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 434	Blenny on hunger strike My lawnmower blenny has stopped eating. He sits up on a rock and I have had food bounce off his head with him showing no interest. Any ideas? He is starting to look skinny. Thanks, Bill

03-13-2002, 03:52 AM	#2
ww Just Moved In Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Rantoul, Illinois Posts: 15	Have you tried nori? My LM will eat anything I put in the tank, but will savagely attack nori. Thought this might be worth a try. Sorry I can't be of more help. I hope he starts to eat. I think the LMB is a unique and interesting specimen. My wife named ours KooKooKaChoo (she thinks he looks like a walrus, so she went for the obscure Beatles lyrics!). __________________ Bill Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

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03-13-2002, 11:27 AM	#3
Iron Crab Council Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: N.W. Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 434	Yep, tried that but maybe I'll give it another go. I didn't want to over feed the tank so I have been aiming feeding time at the blenny. All other fish are acting piggy and the corals look great. When I first got it it was eating the algae in the tank but never what I put in the tank. Now it seems to eat nothing.

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