skinny lawnmower blenny

[beginner reefer1]

so i have this blenny that is pretty skinny looking, im not sure if he looks normal or skinny but his tail end is like paper thin, there is plenty of algae in the tank for him to munch on i have a 13.5 gal tank and as he gets bigger i plan to move him into a 32 gal then a 90 but as of now, should i feed him other things like peas, not sure if it matters but water parameters are the same as my other posts same goes for salinity and temperature, i could be overthinking it but does he look okay?

 

[Uncle99]

13.5 too small for this fish IMM.
It’s not as much as his size, as it is his food requirement amount.

 

[beginner reefer1]

I think 13g is way too small for this fish.
Eats a ton.

it’s maybe an inch long, i also mentioned i plan to move into bigger tanks as it grows, im moving him in about a month to the 32 gal

 

[Uncle99]

it’s maybe an inch long, i also mentioned i plan to move into bigger tanks as it grows, im moving him in about a month to the 32 gal

I hear you, he’s small, but eats a ton, you see him get a big belly if enough.

 

[beginner reefer1]

I hear you, he’s small, but eats a ton, you see him get a big belly if enough.

so before i can move him should i be feeding him stuff like peas, i saw in other threads that that’s an option

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Put some nori in there for him. Either with a magnetic clip just for that, or use a rubber band and attach it to a small piece of rock

 

[Uncle99]

so before i can move him should i be feeding him stuff like peas, i saw in other threads that that’s an option

Does he eat them?
If so, sure, he likes the green stuff…

He needs at least 30g, they need mature tanks with lots of nature algae to graze…..

 

[Spare time]

I wouldn't feed peas. Does it eat frozen or dry food at all? If so, maybe treat for internal parasites. If not, you may need to give it away to a larger tank.

PS this fish eats algal films more than tufts of algae and macroalgae from my experience

 

[beginner reefer1]

I wouldn't feed peas. Does it eat frozen or dry food at all?

occasionally he will go for a couple flakes but not usually, i have a rock in there covered in algae that he spend most of the day pecking away at, he used to have a beer belly but it’s faded away

 

[Spare time]

occasionally he will go for a couple flakes but not usually, i have a rock in there covered in algae that he spend most of the day pecking away at, he used to have a beer belly but it’s faded away

I wonder if it would eat seaweed extreme red macroalgae sheets. I think mine ate that? I know everything else did besides my clownfish.

 

[beginner reefer1]

I wonder if it would eat seaweed extreme red macroalgae sheets. I think mine ate that? I know everything else did besides my clownfish.

i’ll try that thanks all for the support and thoughts

 

[exnisstech]

Mine eats what the tangs and other fish eat, frozen mix and a mix of pellets. I see him pecking at rocks too and figure it's eating pods. Not sure why they call them lawnmower blenny. This is my third one and none of them have touched algae lol. All of mine get so fat they look pregnant which I take as sign they are eating well even if it isn't algae.
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