Lawnmower Blenny

So I think my LB is not doing so great.

A few weeks back I had some issues with my electrical due to an overflow and at that time i decided to do a lights out to combat my cyano issue. There was much success with that and now I have almost 0 algae growth in my DT.

My problem is my blenny is now looking a little thinner than he was before. So I am afraid he is not getting enough to eat. I have Ocean Nutrition Marine Green Algae sheets but he shows no interest in it.

So I am up for any suggestions as to what I can do to help him out.

Thanks in advance.

 

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Is it eating? How old is the tank?

 

Water parameters? Picture? Have you tried pellets?

 

IME LB rarely except dried seaweeds and really just need live algae to graze on.Did you try formula 2 frozen?.

 

He is trying to eat, just not much growth in the DT anymore. The tank is about 11 months old.

All my parameters are in line.
Mg 1350
Cal 425
Alk 8.3
Salinity 1.026
pH 7.9
Nitrate 0
Phosphate 0

all tests are Salifert. I don't have a good picture because he bolts if you get close usually but he looks thinner than he has in the past, not emaciated yet but i am trying to keep that from happening. I use Spectrum pellets for the other fish but he has never shown any interest in them whatsoever.

I have not tried formula 2 frozen but i will be looking into it.

I guess i took care of my algae situation too well.

 

Yeah its a bummer.....Formula2 was the only thing we could get one to eat consistently but nothing really supplements the filimentous algaes they crave.I know it sounds terrible but do you have any algae covered rocks?You could always rotate them in a refuge if you have one or grow macro's they can consume.

 

I have plenty of stuff growing in my fuge. Should i designate a "feeding station" with a small rock from my fuge? I just don't want to do anything that will start the algae off in the DT again.

 

is your sump large enough that he could go in there for a bit?

 

He would not have very much room if he were in there.