Thinking about adding a Lawnmower blenny would it be compatible with my current stocking?

KingAh123 · Sep 15, 2022

Hi

I have a 375 Liter tank 150 cm long 50 cm tall and 50 cm wide.
My current stock is:
Royal gramma
2x ocellaris clowns
4x blue green Chromis
Bi-colour blenny
Yellow watchman goby
Diamond watchman goby
Green clown goby.

The one I'm the most curious about is if it the lawnmower blenny can be kept with the bi-colour.

bnord · Sep 15, 2022

Have kept Bi colors and LMBs in a tank a little larger than that - lots of hidey holes i am sure

KingAh123 · Sep 16, 2022

bnord said:
Have kept Bi colors and LMBs in a tank a little larger than that - lots of hidey holes i am sure

I'll try it.
Blennies are so cool, they somehow became one of my favourite fish, even though they weren't the first fish I had in mind when I got into the hobby.

bnord · Sep 16, 2022

KingAh123 said:
I'll try it.
Blennies are so cool, they somehow became one of my favourite fish, even though they weren't the first fish I had in mind when I got into the hobby.

They are certainly a diverse group of critters. PLease look up rhino blennies which I have posted about. - savage slow motion hunters for anything that will fit in their rather large mouth…

KingAh123 · Sep 16, 2022

bnord said:
They are certainly a diverse group of critters. PLease look up rhino blennies which I have posted about. - savage slow motion hunters for anything that will fit in their rather large mouth…

They look cool, might add one if would I ever do a cool mini predator tank.

nosduj · Sep 16, 2022

I have to say, our lawnmower blenny is one of my favorite fish to watch, he's always in and out of the rocks, sitting on top of them and watching us. It's so much fun to watch him cleaning the sand as well

radfly · Sep 16, 2022

Mine jumped out of the tank. Which is great because he was worthless, never ate algae and mean as heck to any new fish mate.

KingAh123 · Sep 16, 2022

nosduj said:
I have to say, our lawnmower blenny is one of my favorite fish to watch, he's always in and out of the rocks, sitting on top of them and watching us. It's so much fun to watch him cleaning the sand as well

My Bicolor blenny always barges into my royal gramma's cave to perch from time to time. My royal gramma doesn't mind it, but it's just fun to see him barge in as all the other fish to tries to get in, gets chased away by the royal gramma.

KingAh123 · Sep 16, 2022

radfly said:
Mine jumped out of the tank. Which is great because he was worthless, never ate algae and mean as heck to any new fish mate.

My Bicolor is also a bit lazy he eats algae from time to time, but he sure loves the processed food I feed from time to time. He spends most of his time perching and exploring.

Koh23 · Sep 16, 2022

My lawnmover dont eat anythig but algae in tank.....

As my djesdjardini gets larger, there is some agression over food, but nothing serious...

There is only one boss, and when he appears, all other fish behave... That is my small mandarin...

Smallest but meanest....

KingAh123 · Sep 16, 2022

Koh23 said:
My lawnmover dont eat anythig but algae in tank.....

As my djesdjardini gets larger, there is some agression over food, but nothing serious...

There is only one boss, and when he appears, all other fish behave... That is my small mandarin...

Smallest but meanest....

Giga Chad Manderin!

Rmckoy · Sep 16, 2022

They can be aggressive . They are one of my favourite utility fish .
tons of character .

every so often he gets into little spats with the flame hawk
And my yellow belly tang chases him away from the glass when ever he’s eating algae off the glass . But for the most part they are cool , but ugly fish

KingAh123 · Sep 17, 2022

Rmckoy said:
They can be aggressive . They are one of my favourite utility fish .
tons of character .

every so often he gets into little spats with the flame hawk
And my yellow belly tang chases him away from the glass when ever he’s eating algae off the glass . But for the most part they are cool , but ugly fish

I thought too that it might be a great utility fish since I don't have a tang yet, I wanted to add something a little more hardy and smaller in size that would munch on algae. I don't feel confident yet adding a tang since they are a little pricey and I personally think I need better equipment like a bigger skimmer to handle the larger bioload. And I want a yellow tang and they are expensive since I have to get a captive bred. But a small blenny like the LMB would fit right in if it can get along with my bicolor blenny.

Koh23 · Sep 17, 2022

Small...

Well....not so small.... Mine is probably around 15cm in lenght, so....one day when my tangs grow up, he will be smaller, for now, biggest fish in my tank.....

KingAh123 · Sep 17, 2022

Koh23 said:
Small...

Well....not so small.... Mine is probably around 15cm in lenght, so....one day when my tangs grow up, he will be smaller, for now, biggest fish in my tank.....

15? On liveaquaria it says 12-13 cm. dang... How long does it take them to get to that size? I'm probably gonna have a new skimmer next year, and the LMB I can get are like 5 cm long at my LFS.

Koh23 · Sep 17, 2022

Well honestly, that is aproximating, really no way to measure it correctly, but, ist big.....

Dont know how old is he (she), i bought it big, to my surprise as i always seen and have small specimens, 3-6cm maybe....