Scooter Blenny

[salt creepette]

yeah id say stick him in with the rock, austin. better chance of him not starving in there, and i really doubt he will contribute much to the detritus population. and i think he'll be fine 'in the dark'...do you have the whole tank covered with paper or something or can the room's light get into the tank and help him see? he should be fine with that.

[Clownfishman]

Mine just ate two brine shrimp,

They were frozen of course but he ate two of them, so I guess thats good meaning if he finds others laying about he will eat them as well..

[Reefdude5]

Hes in the tank with the rock, but he doesn't have enough energy to get of the barebottom onto the rock.... It's his last day or two....

[StellaMN]

Clownfishman...you'll need to use some Selcon or other supplement to soak your brine shrimp in before feeding. They have basically zero nutrient value on their own. Better yet, feed mysis instead of brine shrimp.

Jodi

[williemilkem]

Originally posted by JennM
You mean Synchiropus ocellatus, if you want to be a stickler about it

As long as the water params are fit, yes I'd move him in with the lotsa rock. These fish rarely eat prepared foods. I've heard of a few Scooters taking mysis or brine, the former is more nutritious. They can still suffer from malnutrition on brine, especially if it's not enriched.

You could try getting some live brine, gut loading it with plankton or Selcon and he *might* take it. Don't bother with live brine unless you do plan to enrich it. But I'd still think that it would fare best with the more rock and therefore more food.

HTH

Jenn

could you explain the enriching part..i feed my tank brine 1 or 2 x's a week i have never enriched...am i just wasting my time

[williemilkem]

sorry ,, live brine shrimp

[Reefdude5]

I lost him... "Scooter" was such a good friend and he was always uplifting. I could come home after a hard day and see him "bunjee jumping" off the high rocks and flaring his crest and i'd smile again. If only i had taken him to the LFS who has a 220 display, before i had taken the tank apart.....

[StellaMN]

I add a bit of selcon to the cup of saltwater that I thaw my mysis in. I don't feed live brine shrimp, so I'm not sure how the whole gut loading thing works. Maybe someone with more experience in this area will respond.

HTH

Jodi

[salt creepette]

(((((erin hugs reefdude))))) Im sorry, i feel your loss. the loss of my Mr. Scooterfish was devastating to me too

[Reefdude5]

Thanks Erin! They have such personality don't they.....