Are lawnmower blennies jumpers?

ken123 · 01/24/2008, 03:16 PM

I just got a LB today from saltwaterfish.com with some other fish and inverts. Been watching them closely. The LB has been hiding in this one spot and now I can't see him at all. Did a pretty thorough search a few times in the whole tank, no sign of him. Don't see him on the floor or behind the tank and the overflow is hard to check without removing the light fixture. So, are they jumpers at all?

scoutmaniak · 01/24/2008, 04:27 PM

Ive had three, none jumped. Still have two, and are happy in the tank not on the floor, lol. I would say the risk is low. But it could happen dont get me wrong.

ken123 · 01/24/2008, 04:41 PM

Well this guy is 3-4" long and no sign of him for the past few hours. Been looking and looking, no sign of him. Now that the lights went out maybe he will come out in the open.

OranguTang · 01/24/2008, 04:50 PM

You just acclimated it right? I would give it a day or two before getting alarmed. LMB have very good camouflage and you could be staring right at it on a rock.

capn_hylinur · 01/24/2008, 04:55 PM

I agree as is the case with most fish--they can disappear for a week or so in and around the reef

ken123 · 01/24/2008, 05:00 PM

I had a pep and 2 cleaner shrimp over a year ago that just disappeared. Not a sign of them after they went missing. Just hope he's there someplace. My son looked also without luck.

OranguTang · 01/24/2008, 05:41 PM

What else is in the tank that would eat an invert? Peps are nocturnal btw...

ken123 · 01/24/2008, 06:27 PM

I have nothing aggressive. Serpent star and nassarius snails were in the tank before my order came today. Today's order was 2 false perc clowns, more nassarius snails, porcelain crab, cleaner shrimp and the LMB. That's all I have.

MitchReef · 01/24/2008, 06:57 PM

Don't worry about him....he will pop out....as long as you don't have a big aenemone or big crab or something you should be golden....He's just being a weenie baby....

ken123 · 01/25/2008, 10:40 AM

LOL, like that last comment! I just saw him this morning on the other side of the tank from where I last saw him hiding. So at least I know he in the tank someplace.

Since they seem to hide most of the time, I guess they would not really be jumpers?

Goby1kenobe · 01/25/2008, 02:52 PM

My LB jumped out of my tank while i was on vacation. I had the hood cracked open for my auto feeder and that was all it took. He was in my tank for two years

. I also had a twin spot goby disappear for about six months and then out of no where started hanging out in the front of my tank. I couldn't believe it.

01/24/2008, 03:16 PM	#1
ken123 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Howell, New Jersey Posts: 865	Are lawnmower blennies jumpers? I just got a LB today from saltwaterfish.com with some other fish and inverts. Been watching them closely. The LB has been hiding in this one spot and now I can't see him at all. Did a pretty thorough search a few times in the whole tank, no sign of him. Don't see him on the floor or behind the tank and the overflow is hard to check without removing the light fixture. So, are they jumpers at all? __________________ Ken Current Tank Info: 5+ years old, 90 gal AGA, RemoraPro w/Mag3, Outer Orbit 2x150w HQI & 2x130w PC, sump (no fuge) 2-Clowns, 1-Flame Angel, snails, hermits

01/24/2008, 04:27 PM	#2
scoutmaniak Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Mexico Down In The Desert!! Posts: 501	Ive had three, none jumped. Still have two, and are happy in the tank not on the floor, lol. I would say the risk is low. But it could happen dont get me wrong. __________________ 15 Gallon Nano 100 Gallon Tek 6 Bulb T-5 Fixture Current Tank Info: 55 gallon FW, 100 gallon Reef and 15 gallon nano

01/24/2008, 04:41 PM	#3
ken123 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Howell, New Jersey Posts: 865	Well this guy is 3-4" long and no sign of him for the past few hours. Been looking and looking, no sign of him. Now that the lights went out maybe he will come out in the open. __________________ Ken Current Tank Info: 5+ years old, 90 gal AGA, RemoraPro w/Mag3, Outer Orbit 2x150w HQI & 2x130w PC, sump (no fuge) 2-Clowns, 1-Flame Angel, snails, hermits

01/24/2008, 04:50 PM	#4
OranguTang NULL Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 990	You just acclimated it right? I would give it a day or two before getting alarmed. LMB have very good camouflage and you could be staring right at it on a rock. __________________ -Marc

01/24/2008, 04:55 PM	#5
capn_hylinur Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 27,063 Blog Entries: 1	I agree as is the case with most fish--they can disappear for a week or so in and around the reef __________________ "evrr bean to sea Billy--evrr smelled a fish?" "Aye capn..experience is the best teacher" Current Tank Info: 110gal high--250 lbs of live rock,60gal sump,30 and 37gal fuges,blueline100HD,MSX250 skimmer,2-150watt ,10,000k,2-96 compact attinics

01/24/2008, 05:00 PM	#6
ken123 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Howell, New Jersey Posts: 865	I had a pep and 2 cleaner shrimp over a year ago that just disappeared. Not a sign of them after they went missing. Just hope he's there someplace. My son looked also without luck. __________________ Ken Current Tank Info: 5+ years old, 90 gal AGA, RemoraPro w/Mag3, Outer Orbit 2x150w HQI & 2x130w PC, sump (no fuge) 2-Clowns, 1-Flame Angel, snails, hermits

01/24/2008, 05:41 PM	#7
OranguTang NULL Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 990	What else is in the tank that would eat an invert? Peps are nocturnal btw... __________________ -Marc

01/24/2008, 06:27 PM	#8
ken123 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Howell, New Jersey Posts: 865	I have nothing aggressive. Serpent star and nassarius snails were in the tank before my order came today. Today's order was 2 false perc clowns, more nassarius snails, porcelain crab, cleaner shrimp and the LMB. That's all I have. __________________ Ken Current Tank Info: 5+ years old, 90 gal AGA, RemoraPro w/Mag3, Outer Orbit 2x150w HQI & 2x130w PC, sump (no fuge) 2-Clowns, 1-Flame Angel, snails, hermits

01/24/2008, 06:57 PM	#9
MitchReef Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oviedo, FL....home of the Oviedo Chickens! Posts: 420	Don't worry about him....he will pop out....as long as you don't have a big aenemone or big crab or something you should be golden....He's just being a weenie baby.... __________________ Life is good...... Current Tank Info: 29 gal AGA algae ball

01/25/2008, 10:40 AM	#10
ken123 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Howell, New Jersey Posts: 865	LOL, like that last comment! I just saw him this morning on the other side of the tank from where I last saw him hiding. So at least I know he in the tank someplace. Since they seem to hide most of the time, I guess they would not really be jumpers? __________________ Ken Current Tank Info: 5+ years old, 90 gal AGA, RemoraPro w/Mag3, Outer Orbit 2x150w HQI & 2x130w PC, sump (no fuge) 2-Clowns, 1-Flame Angel, snails, hermits

01/25/2008, 02:52 PM	#11
Goby1kenobe Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Winter Garden Fl Posts: 126	My LB jumped out of my tank while i was on vacation. I had the hood cracked open for my auto feeder and that was all it took. He was in my tank for two years. I also had a twin spot goby disappear for about six months and then out of no where started hanging out in the front of my tank. I couldn't believe it. __________________ Dan McCormack Current Tank Info: 300 gallon