Lawnmower benny

Hey all I have a question about my Fav fish.

I have had my benny for two weeks and has eliminated almost all the GHA in the tank. Now that my refugium is working and nitrogen is under 5 ppm - I don't belive I will get an outbreak again.

So the problem is: What do I feed him/her now that the algae is mostly gone?

 

My lawnmower blenny will eat pretty much all of the same foods I feed the rest of my fish, including rods, flakes, and mysis.

 

Yah my blemmy muches on whatever lil algae is on the rocks and the flakes/pellets/nori i feed the other fish

 

Oh very cool
I feed pellets and mysis right now. I have never seen him eat that tho

 

If you haven't seen him eat, I wouldn't assume he has enough. Many people buy lawnmowers for algae that die of starvation once it's gone. I'd look for something meant for herbivores. Instant ocean makes herbivore grazing blocks and chips and pellets etc. You could try one of those.

 

+1

Yah i see mine come out and eat the pellets and pick at the smaller peices or nori

 

Yea very good advise - I will make sure I find something for him to eat this week end. I still have algae so I know he is not starving He is actually very fat LOL

 

If he still has a fair amount of algae left, I wouldn't get too worried. He might just not be looking for alternative foods since he has so much to feed on. Anything you try, I would try again later when there is little algae very left. But it would be good to try something new before the little guy has nothing to eat.

 

Ocean Nutrition formula 2 small pellets. this is what froggy (my algae Blenny, also my fav fish) eats. he's really fat and enjoys starring at me. tangs also seem to like it.

 

Anyone have a issue with the size of there lm blenny vs other fish, I just gt one last night and my yellow tail damsel is acting weird toward him. He keeps backup up towards him and swimming away?