Bi-Color Blenny - Aquarium Advice

Gauge · 10-16-2003, 01:47 PM

I have a Bi-Color Blenny that has been in my tank for about five weeks now, I think. I've never seen him take food one time during feeding. He seems okay and pecks at the rock and such (my hair algae is way out of control, so there's plenty). When the algae gets under control, I'm worried he will begin to starve. Do you think he will start eating at that point?

42 hex w/ 25 pounds of rock and 50 pounds of sand

scuba_steve · 10-16-2003, 01:59 PM

they are mainly herbivores anyway but it should have enough to eat but dont think they like hair aglae imo u need snails or a nudibranch for that control imo

jamal-188 · 10-16-2003, 04:04 PM

My bi-color doesn't eat much either at feeding time. He does love brine shrimp though and will sometime eat a couple pellets/flakes. He mostly goes around eating algae. I've also put lettuce/seaweed in the tank and I'm pretty sure he's eaten some of that.

bizzybeas · 10-19-2003, 02:40 AM

It took mine about 8 weeks to feed comfortably in my tank. Now he even eats nori off of my tangs feeding clip! They are so shy, I do not think it is abnormal [acronym:4ad9ff5f90="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:4ad9ff5f90] for them to be shy feeders.

10-16-2003, 01:47 PM	#1
Gauge Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dallas, TX, USA Posts: 505	Bi-Color Blenny I have a Bi-Color Blenny that has been in my tank for about five weeks now, I think. I've never seen him take food one time during feeding. He seems okay and pecks at the rock and such (my hair algae is way out of control, so there's plenty). When the algae gets under control, I'm worried he will begin to starve. Do you think he will start eating at that point? 42 hex w/ 25 pounds of rock and 50 pounds of sand __________________ - Gauge 92-gallon corner tank, 100lbs of [acronym:0746e8f402="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:0746e8f402], 140lbs of sand, 250watt 10,000K [acronym:0746e8f402="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:0746e8f402], 110watts of actinic PCs, Mag 7 return, custom refugium, AquaC EV180 w/ Mag 5 Female lyretail anthias, eyelash blenny, tomato clown, saddleback clown, firefish goby, 2 sand-sifting stars

10-16-2003, 01:59 PM	#2
scuba_steve Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: chicago Posts: 2,151 Images: 11	they are mainly herbivores anyway but it should have enough to eat but dont think they like hair aglae imo u need snails or a nudibranch for that control imo __________________ good luck keith

10-19-2003, 02:40 AM	#4
bizzybeas Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 372 Images: 7	It took mine about 8 weeks to feed comfortably in my tank. Now he even eats nori off of my tangs feeding clip! They are so shy, I do not think it is abnormal [acronym:4ad9ff5f90="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:4ad9ff5f90] for them to be shy feeders. __________________ "So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems...And God saw that it was good" Gen1:21

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10-16-2003, 04:04 PM	#3
jamal-188 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: PA Posts: 1,809 Images: 9	My bi-color doesn't eat much either at feeding time. He does love brine shrimp though and will sometime eat a couple pellets/flakes. He mostly goes around eating algae. I've also put lettuce/seaweed in the tank and I'm pretty sure he's eaten some of that.