Lawnmower blenny wont eat

[Matt]

I recently lost my lawn mower blenny in a overflow accident so fixed
the problem and decided to get a new one. Problem is this new one
dosent seem to want to eat. Its been in the tank about a month and I
havent seen it eat once. I've tried broccoli and brussel sprouts(my
old blenny loved these) nori and frozen Formula One. These foods plus
algae occuring in the tank were more than enough to fatten my last
blenny but this one hides most of the time and is now looking weak.

A guy at the LFS told me it IS eating whether I see it or not and just
to wait, but I think this fish is a goner now. Anyone have any
suggestion on what I should do or any foods I should try?

Thanks,
Matt

[Charles Spitzer]

if it hasn't eaten in a month, it would be a skeleton by now. the fish dude
is right. it must be eating something.

"Matt" <rotaour@dimcom(.)net> wrote in message
...
> I recently lost my lawn mower blenny in a overflow accident so fixed
> the problem and decided to get a new one. Problem is this new one
> dosent seem to want to eat. Its been in the tank about a month and I
> havent seen it eat once. I've tried broccoli and brussel sprouts(my
> old blenny loved these) nori and frozen Formula One. These foods plus
> algae occuring in the tank were more than enough to fatten my last
> blenny but this one hides most of the time and is now looking weak.
>
> A guy at the LFS told me it IS eating whether I see it or not and just
> to wait, but I think this fish is a goner now. Anyone have any
> suggestion on what I should do or any foods I should try?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt

[Dan Norgard]

Mine wasn't eating (that I could see) for the first two weeks, then I caught
him pecking just like a chicken and now, a week later he's truly become a
'lawnmower'. I think it just takes awhile for these shy guys to be
comfortable in the new habitat.
Dan


"Matt" <rotaour@dimcom(.)net> wrote in message
...
I recently lost my lawn mower blenny in a overflow accident so fixed
the problem and decided to get a new one. Problem is this new one
dosent seem to want to eat. Its been in the tank about a month and I
havent seen it eat once. I've tried broccoli and brussel sprouts(my
old blenny loved these) nori and frozen Formula One. These foods plus
algae occuring in the tank were more than enough to fatten my last
blenny but this one hides most of the time and is now looking weak.

A guy at the LFS told me it IS eating whether I see it or not and just
to wait, but I think this fish is a goner now. Anyone have any
suggestion on what I should do or any foods I should try?

Thanks,
Matt