What to feed Lawn Mower Blenny during QT?

[NCMamacita]

I’m getting ready to place all of my fish in QT and treat with Cupramine. Can you let me know what I can feed my blenny during QT? He only eats the algae off my rocks in DT, and I don’t want him to starve while he’s in QT. Thanks!

 

[ScottR]

I’m getting ready to place all of my fish in QT and treat with Cupramine. Can you let me know what I can feed my blenny during QT? He only eats the algae off my rocks in DT, and I don’t want him to starve while he’s in QT. Thanks!

They will take pellets after some time. I feed Hikari seaweed extreme and it eats it easily. I never catch him munching on nori but I guess because the tangs usually chase him away. You can also try something brine with spirulina.

 

[Adamantium]

As a counterpoint, I had one that never ate pellets or frozen. Only algae. If you can, OP, put some rocks in a tub with some fish food for nutrients, and either put it outside in direct light if temperature allows, or put a light over it to grow algae. Then just drop that in the tank and rotate rocks.

 

[terraincognita]

As a counterpoint, I had one that never ate pellets or frozen. Only algae. If you can, OP, put some rocks in a tub with some fish food for nutrients, and either put it outside in direct light if temperature allows, or put a light over it to grow algae. Then just drop that in the tank and rotate rocks.

You may be able to find various movable things in your tank you could possibly add to the QT that contain some algae.

My buddy will turn his scraper magnet over ever now and then to let his herbivores pick all the algae off the scrubber pad and edges.

 

[NCMamacita]

As a counterpoint, I had one that never ate pellets or frozen. Only algae. If you can, OP, put some rocks in a tub with some fish food for nutrients, and either put it outside in direct light if temperature allows, or put a light over it to grow algae. Then just drop that in the tank and rotate rocks.

I think I’m going to give this a try. Thanks a bunch!

 

[NCMamacita]

They will take pellets after some time. I feed Hikari seaweed extreme and it eats it easily. I never catch him munching on nori but I guess because the tangs usually chase him away. You can also try something brine with spirulina.

I have some of the Hikari Seaweed Extreme but he never touches it in the DT. Guess this will be my back up if the rock in the tub scenario that @Adamantium suggested doesn’t work. Thanks!

 

[NCMamacita]

You may be able to find various movable things in your tank you could possibly add to the QT that contain some algae.

My buddy will turn his scraper magnet over ever now and then to let his herbivores pick all the algae off the scrubber pad and edges.

I have some rubble rock In my DT with small amounts of algae. I’ll keep this in mind too. Thanks!

 

[ScottR]

I have some of the Hikari Seaweed Extreme but he never touches it in the DT. Guess this will be my back up if the rock in the tub scenario that @Adamantium suggested doesn’t work. Thanks!

They are all different. A starry blenny of mine only went for algae on rocks and glass. My lawnmower that’s been with me for a year is used to my tank and prefers pellets although it still goes for film type algae. It’ll eat mysis and brine as well.

 

[NCMamacita]

They are all different. A starry blenny of mine only went for algae on rocks and glass. My lawnmower that’s been with me for a year is used to my tank and prefers pellets although it still goes for film type algae. It’ll eat mysis and brine as well.

I wish mine would eat mysis and brine. He just watches it as it floats by.

 

[ScottR]

I wish mine would eat mysis and brine. He just watches it as it floats by.

What kind of blenny is it?

 

[Lasse]

All lawnmower blennies I have had just love the Hikari freshwater catfish algae wafers. They use to handle them in the same way as a cat handle a mouse - just throw it up in the water and pick it down again. The nearest that I have seen that looks like a fish is playing for fun.

Sincerely Lasse

 

[NCMamacita]

What kind of blenny is it?

He’s a Lawn Mower Blenny. I really don’t want to lose him during QT. He’s got a funny personality for a fish. My husband swears that the fish will come to the side of tank I’m sitting near and swim up & down until I pay the fish some attention.

 

[ScottR]

He’s a Lawn Mower Blenny. I really don’t want to lose him during QT. He’s got a funny personality for a fish. My husband swears that the fish will come to the side of tank I’m sitting near and swim up & down until I pay the fish some attention.

My 3 year old loves ours so much. So I can understand.

 

[NCMamacita]

All lawnmower blennies I have had just love the Hikari freshwater catfish algae wafers. They use to handle them in the same way as a cat handle a mouse - just throw it up in the water and pick it down again. The nearest that I have seen that looks like a fish is playing for fun.

Sincerely Lasse

I’ll keep this in mind too if my other options fail. Thanks a bunch!

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

Just setup my new tank and my lawn mower is starving and in bad shape. Guess I need to run to the pet store for some supplemental food until the tank matures.

 

[The Night Driving Avenger]

As a counterpoint, I had one that never ate pellets or frozen. Only algae. If you can, OP, put some rocks in a tub with some fish food for nutrients, and either put it outside in direct light if temperature allows, or put a light over it to grow algae. Then just drop that in the tank and rotate rocks.

interesting, my one ate literally anything he could get his fins on! even caught him trying to steal a pellet from one of my beadlet nems

 

[NCMamacita]

Just setup my new tank and my lawn mower is starving and in bad shape. Guess I need to run to the pet store for some supplemental food until the tank matures.

Hope you find something he will eat. Mine devoured the algae off my rocks, almost overnight, when I first placed him in my DT. He’s such a good worker fish. Keeps the rocks nice and clean.

 

[dadnjesse]

My lawnmower Blenny mostly eats the Nori I feed to my Tang. He always looks skinny until I put the Nori in then he chows down and gets fat.

 

[NCMamacita]

Update - all fish have been removed from DT, freshwater dip for all of them, and all in the QT. I was a little frazzled to see them acting so strange in the dip and hiding in the QT. Fingers crossed they all survive their little hospital stay. Thanks for everyone for their advice.
BTW - my aquascape in my DT looks like crap because we had to remove all the rocks to get to fish. Oh well, guess it was time for a change.

 

[ScubaFish802]

My blenny eats anything just about, he will even swim up and eat mysis in the water column during feeding with the other fish. Loves pellets and will seek them as they hit the sand as well. I purchased algae sheets but never needed them.. he has put on weight since we first got him. I wouldn’t worry too much. It sounds like you are prepared