Hey everyone. I just got a lawnmower blenny a little over a week ago. I used to have a tone of hair algea and when I introduced him into the tank I had a fair amout, but a little less than usual because I had done my water change about a week beforehand. Now all the hair algea is gone and I still have algea growing on the sides on the tank, but I see his lip prints all over it. Im wondering if he doesnt have enough food. I usually feed the other fish in the tank flakes, or brine shrimp. He's not gasping or anything( which is a sign of starvation), but I want to do something if i need to before it becomes a problem. I checked the amonia and nitrate levels, the salinity, and the temp. and everything is fine.
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spoonman
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My lawnmower is mouthing the glass all the time and he is healthy. That is just what they do.
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It what mine does too
kjboer7
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It will probably help but find the source of the algae that's the best fix. Because then its gone forever not something your always fighting.
I feed my tank a small amount of algae based food every day. My lawnmower will eat anything and everything which probably isn't the best diet for a long life. Mine won't touch an algae sheet to save its life even if I break a little piece off and throw it in the tank he will avoid that as well.
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