Does My algae blenny have enough food???

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  1. Katie Grant

    Katie Grant Aiptasia Anemone

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    Well I got him when I was going through my algae bloom, and now that its over with I'm worried he doesn't have enough food to eat, I always see him out and about searching for food, power heads, overflow box etc, My tank is completely spotless from GHA, but I always see him picking at rocks and such. You think hell be alright??:confused:
     
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  3. tronb24

    tronb24 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    My algae blenny ended up starving to death a few weeks after he cleared out my tank. Sometimes you can get them to eat spirulina flakes or seaweed. I didn't have any luck with either but you may want to try as other people has had success.
     
  4. Katie Grant

    Katie Grant Aiptasia Anemone

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    Yea kind of makes me want to trade him in, so someone can take him who really needs him.. I dont wanna see him starve to death :(:cry:
     
  5. GreyGhost

    GreyGhost Purple Spiny Lobster

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    A lawnmower blenny without algae to eat will more than likely die. It would be a good idea to trade him in.
     
  6. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    mine eats the meat that i feed to my clownfish for some reason....
     
  7. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    Try putting some nori on a rock us rubberbands on the side to keep it on the rock.

    you can also try the same thing with some macro algea from your sump.
     
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  9. Elliot09

    Elliot09 Bristle Worm

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    As said above, try seaweed.

    Mine eats a lot of algae, but also likes frozen mysis too. I'd recommend trying that.