WVH
05/08/2018, 09:10 PM
Tailspot Blenny question here. My first posting here, I was at another site years ago but this looks to be the place to be these days. To start I have been away from the hobby for years due to a stroke and tank crashing . Well I am back. I have restarted a 72 bow about recently and other that that newer tank algae crisis all seems well.
Here is the crazy thing, my Tailspot was run off by a newly added Lawnmower from his favorite hole in the LR. So this morning I saw him head first into a hole on the other side of the tank. Upon watching a bit he was coming out and spitting out tiny bits of the LR. There are lots of little holes so it is hard to understand this action. I did not realize his tiny teeth where strong enough to cut the LR!! There is well over a hundred pounds of LR in there so why this process of cutting a hole eludes me?? Shots attached, first showing him spitting out the tiny bits of LR and the second is this new hole he has cut out . It is so clean cut it almost looks like a drilled hole! Is this a normal behavior in a Tailspot??? I have not had one before nor read of this behavior in them. Thanks from the newbie here WVH
Here is the crazy thing, my Tailspot was run off by a newly added Lawnmower from his favorite hole in the LR. So this morning I saw him head first into a hole on the other side of the tank. Upon watching a bit he was coming out and spitting out tiny bits of the LR. There are lots of little holes so it is hard to understand this action. I did not realize his tiny teeth where strong enough to cut the LR!! There is well over a hundred pounds of LR in there so why this process of cutting a hole eludes me?? Shots attached, first showing him spitting out the tiny bits of LR and the second is this new hole he has cut out . It is so clean cut it almost looks like a drilled hole! Is this a normal behavior in a Tailspot??? I have not had one before nor read of this behavior in them. Thanks from the newbie here WVH