lawnmower blenny won't eat

[kirans]

I have what I think to be a juvenile lawnmower blenny (about 2.5 inches). He's getting rather skinny and won't except any of the food I put in the tank. I see him munching on algae growing on the glass but I don't think he's getting enough sustenance.

Any suggestions on how to get him to eat other foods?

thanks!
-Kiran

[mr. clown man]

mine dosent eat anything i put into my tank either, is there much algae growth in your tank, if not put green algae sheets in your tank and hang them on a veggie clip

[carnavor]

mine eats frozen meats, but also eats seaweek on clip,<<< sounds good to me.

[Silverfin]

They are algea grazers. We have two in both the our nano and showtank that are a little bloated because they eat the algea we have in the tank. The also like seaweed as carnavor said......


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[oct2274]

mine eats everything i put in the tank. It wouldn't at first, then i bought some Tetra MicroCrabs which are just cyclop-eeze granules. He pretty much was instantly was attracted to them, i have no idea why. After he started eating those he just started trying everything that i threw in. Now he is at the top of the tank waiting everytime he sees me.

[kevin2000]

You might consider some live brine shrimp.

[kirans]

thanks for all the info guys! Yeah, he eats the filamentous algae off the glass and there is a lot of it for him to eat but he still is very thin.

He gets a bullied by a bristle tooth tang I have which might be one of his problems but I was wondering if anyone new of any other foods that this guy might take a liking to. I'll definately try the algae with clip and live brine though!

[Aquarist007]

feed the tang first and the others----then feed the lawn b. while the others are distracted.

[nava405]

my eats bloodworm, also you can try to rubber band nori on a piece of rock , usually they like it more than clip on the glass.

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10278917#post10278917 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nava405
my eats bloodworm, also you can try to rubber band nori on a piece of rock , usually they like it more than clip on the glass.

I was told that blood worm is basically a fresh water food and has very little nutritional value for salt water?
I am asking here, not stating a fact--but of course we believe every thing we are told esp from a vendor:D

(I used to feed blood worm to my sun corals because they could get a good grip on them and wouldn't be snatched up by the other fish like mysis sometimes.)

[lpm141]

I lost mine! I beleive it just starved to death. It really would not accept anything I added in the tank and I tried alot of things. I have read a lot on them and the jury seems that 50% they don't make it and the other half have luck with them.