Red spotted blenny not eating! :(

dynamite · #1 06-02-2010, 04:10 AM

I bought a red spotted blenny and he won't eat.. I offered him mysis and Formula 2 (small pallets) and nothing. I don't want to lose him

What can I do???

http://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/re...d-blenny/478#0

Thanks in advance

4lti7ude · #2 06-02-2010, 04:19 AM

Try soaking the mysis in garlic.
Garlic helps edge them on to eat. Fish looove it.
Not garlic slices but just the juices of garlic.

dynamite · #3 06-02-2010, 04:36 AM

Thanks! What do you mean by garlic juice? LOL like.. the juice of the garlic we buy in jars? Or fresh garlic?

Thanks!

Coleus · #4 06-02-2010, 05:11 AM

it is the one that LFS is selling. It called garlic guard i think

fsjman · #5 06-02-2010, 05:17 AM

Look at lfs
for kent garlic xtreme soak algae with it for a bit or buy some algae with garlic added .use a clip or rubber band it to a rock. also have you notice any kiss marks on your glass that would be a good sign that its eating

George · #6 06-02-2010, 05:21 AM

This blenny is a herbivore. Just leave it as it is and see if it's picking at the algae on your glass and rocks. How long have you had it? If it's new in your tank, like 3 or 4 days, it may still acclimate to your tank.
BTW, how old is your tank?

4lti7ude · #7 06-02-2010, 09:21 AM

My tail spot blenny started as a herbivore but now hes eating brine shrimp like crazy. He looooooves the stuff way more then algae.
If he doesnt go for the algae then you should try brine shrimp. There alot smaller so the blenny can eat them easier.

George · #8 06-02-2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 4lti7ude

My tail spot blenny started as a herbivore but now hes eating brine shrimp like crazy. He looooooves the stuff way more then algae.
If he doesnt go for the algae then you should try brine shrimp. There alot smaller so the blenny can eat them easier.

As a herbivore, the main diet of the fish has to be algae based food.
Is that frozen brine shrimp or live brine shrimp? It has been said that frozen brine shrimp has little nutrition that fish spends more energy digesting brine shrimp than getting energy from brine shrimp.
I don't have any scientific evidence to back it up. But I don't feed my fish brine shrimp, frozen or live.

dynamite · #9 06-02-2010, 06:23 PM

Thanks for the info.. I bought it and they told me he was eating mysis...
I always feed my fish with vitamins enriched mysis and formula 2 pallets.

The tank has been running for about 4 months, maybe 5 and has no algae.

Thanks.

4lti7ude · #10 06-03-2010, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by George

As a herbivore, the main diet of the fish has to be algae based food.
Is that frozen brine shrimp or live brine shrimp? It has been said that frozen brine shrimp has little nutrition that fish spends more energy digesting brine shrimp than getting energy from brine shrimp.
I don't have any scientific evidence to back it up. But I don't feed my fish brine shrimp, frozen or live.

Oh of course.
He still grazes on algea all the time, but he looks forward to brine snack.
All my fish and corals are loving the Brine shrimp right now. Its all frozen Hikari brine shrimp.