Is my tail spot blenny just fat?
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It's not a gravid spot. Blennies don't get that rotund carrying eggs.
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He doesn't eat anything I put in the tank but pecks constantly at the glass/rock. His fave thing is to catch the scrapings when I clean the glass
I just hope he isn't a she and is eggbound. He has grown quite rapidly, with the top photo being the most recent.
So from the tail, does he look like a she?
I just hope he isn't a she and is eggbound. He has grown quite rapidly, with the top photo being the most recent.
So from the tail, does he look like a she?
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It is unlikely it is eggbound. An intestinal blockage would be more likely, but it actually just looks fat.
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He/she looks better than mine...
I noticed this morning that he was coral food [emoji52]
OMG! That's so awful! Poor guy. [emoji15][emoji20]
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Oh no!
So sorry to see that. What kind of coral is it? Mushroom?
Aagh don't say intestinal blockage!
I'll just put it down to over-indulgence at the algae buffet then...he is a great little, er, relatively speaking, guy.
So sorry to see that. What kind of coral is it? Mushroom?Aagh don't say intestinal blockage!
I'll just put it down to over-indulgence at the algae buffet then...he is a great little, er, relatively speaking, guy.
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Oh no!
Aagh don't say intestinal blockage!
I'll just put it down to over-indulgence at the algae buffet then...he is a great little, er, relatively speaking, guy.
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Oh no!
Aagh don't say intestinal blockage!
I'll just put it down to over-indulgence at the algae buffet then...he is a great little, er, relatively speaking, guy.
Does it go away sometimes?
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No, he's just steadily grown fatter, and larger overall.
The first blenny I had was a lawnmower and she wasted away because I guess there was not enough algae in my tank. It was stressful when she wouldn't eat anything I offered. I was worried about the tail spot but read they are better eaters. Boy that was an understatement!
The first blenny I had was a lawnmower and she wasted away because I guess there was not enough algae in my tank. It was stressful when she wouldn't eat anything I offered. I was worried about the tail spot but read they are better eaters. Boy that was an understatement!
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My lawn mower eats anything. He gets pudgy when he gulps air or eats too much mysis.
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What a great picture! Unfortunate circumstances but still neat.
I have a tail spot blenny going through the same thing, not being eaten, just a huge belly. I QTed mine and medicated for the possibility of a parasite and i really cut back on food. I did this for two weeks and nothing... still fat. It's got me thinking it's got to be a tumor or intestinal blockage. I'm feeding LRS reef blend. I massaged its belly to see if I could break up the blockage with no result... seemed logical, right? Still bloated. Its been in the tank for 2.5-3 years now. I'm thinking its health will decline from here.
I have a tail spot blenny going through the same thing, not being eaten, just a huge belly. I QTed mine and medicated for the possibility of a parasite and i really cut back on food. I did this for two weeks and nothing... still fat. It's got me thinking it's got to be a tumor or intestinal blockage. I'm feeding LRS reef blend. I massaged its belly to see if I could break up the blockage with no result... seemed logical, right? Still bloated. Its been in the tank for 2.5-3 years now. I'm thinking its health will decline from here.
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Any update? My sail fin blenny is extremely fat
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I've had tons of obese fish, I find them charming! That just looks like a chunky blenny to me!
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Wanted to post an amusing update on my blenny, who is still very fat. Basil only this week decided that mysis is also delicious & snags them from the water column at dinner time. Great 
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So just now I’m looking at the tank & see he is trailing a poop that is the same length as his body! What ;Jawdrop
I am not exaggerating. He’s 2.5” long! So he dives into his shell house but while turning around manages to wrap the poop around himself. He finally gets annoyed, grabs part of the poop in his mouth, swims out, throws the length of it away into the depths of the rocks, and gets back into his house.
Good grief.
...So just now I’m looking at the tank & see he is trailing a poop that is the same length as his body! What ;Jawdrop
I am not exaggerating. He’s 2.5” long! So he dives into his shell house but while turning around manages to wrap the poop around himself. He finally gets annoyed, grabs part of the poop in his mouth, swims out, throws the length of it away into the depths of the rocks, and gets back into his house.
Good grief.
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Mine is also very fat and sometimes has stringy poop hanging off him. I've seen mine do that same maneuver. I wouldn't worry about the poop unless it's pure white. That could mean internal parasites. You could try to feed him a blanched pea. Kind of like a fish laxative is how it was described to me. But if he's not really taking things from the water column maybe that's not really feasible. When mine gets ungodly fat I just reduce feedings. But if he's getting that way just on algae, not much you can do about it. I wouldn't worry about it.Wanted to post an amusing update on my blenny, who is still very fat. Basil only this week decided that mysis is also delicious & snags them from the water column at dinner time. Great
So just now I’m looking at the tank & see he is trailing a poop that is the same length as his body! What ;Jawdrop
I am not exaggerating. He’s 2.5” long! So he dives into his shell house but while turning around manages to wrap the poop around himself. He finally gets annoyed, grabs part of the poop in his mouth, swims out, throws the length of it away into the depths of the rocks, and gets back into his house.
Good grief.
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I wasn’t worried about the poop - it was a very robust green colour. I just couldn’t believe how long it was, as you can see it trailing out of his shell and into the distance, haha. Yeah I can’t control his diet as he is picking at the rocks all day. He started eating just the tiny bits of mysis but soon chowed down on the big full pieces.
