2nd wild caught Lawnmower Blenny gone

lotezblue · Mar 5, 2023

Hello. So I've had a depressing Saturday afternoon when I discovered my otherwise healthy, actively feeding and lively Lawmwoer Blenny dead after only 4 weeks. I noticed Friday night he was breathing quite heavily then Saturday afternoon he was on his side getting plucked by cleaner shrimp. All my parameters check out. I have 3 other fish that have been around for years. BUT this is the second wild caught lawnmower that passed on. So depressing I don't get it. He was super active at LFS that's why I chose him. Was healthy in my tank. There was plenty algae for him to eat. All my other tank mates are thriving . Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks for reading.

Tanglover1 · Mar 5, 2023

lotezblue said:
Hello. So I've had a depressing Saturday afternoon when I discovered my otherwise healthy, actively feeding and lively Lawmwoer Blenny dead after only 4 weeks. I noticed Friday night he was breathing quite heavily then Saturday afternoon he was on his side getting plucked by cleaner shrimp. All my parameters check out. I have 3 other fish that have been around for years. BUT this is the second wild caught lawnmower that passed on. So depressing I don't get it. He was super active at LFS that's why I chose him. Was healthy in my tank. There was plenty algae for him to eat. All my other tank mates are thriving . Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks for reading.

I hv also found this. One day they eat, other day they die. What r other fish u hv? May be aggression contributing here.