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11-03-2007, 10:54 PM
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Gone Snorkeling...
  
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Location: Greenville,SC
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Lawnmower Blenny...
What do you feed em?? I know they eat algae, but what if you don't have enough in your tank to support them?
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11-03-2007, 11:02 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Woodbine, GA
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I just clipped some nori in my tank... It gobbled that stuff up like a kid in the Willy Wonka factory.
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11-03-2007, 11:05 PM
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I loves me a water change
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Yes, try some nori, Seaweed Selects, etc.
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11-04-2007, 12:11 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Holts Summit MO
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Agreed. Mine eats nori right along with the tangs.
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11-04-2007, 12:19 AM
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Sumpless Girl
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: PA
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ive always had trouble getting lawnmowers to eat, even nori.
all my other blennies eat great, just the lawnmowers i found to be picky for some reason
leave the lights on longer for algae growth thats what i do for my lawnmower who wont eat what i offer him.
my black blenny and red lipped blenny will eat flakes...lawnmowers nada
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11-04-2007, 01:25 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Nori and anything with algea.
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11-04-2007, 07:43 AM
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Gone Snorkeling...
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thanks guys.. i will try some Nori, and maybe Algae wafers...
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11-04-2007, 08:55 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: kansas
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My Lawnmower Blennie will eat bloodworms and shrimp. He will not eat flake food. |
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11-05-2007, 10:54 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Westside!
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...All this guy got was mysis and what ever he scrounged up
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11-05-2007, 12:29 PM
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Location: Portland, Oregon
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Lawnmowers are algae eaters ... but many have acclimated to eating frozen brine etc. and once they make that jump some/many will ignore nori and other veggie food.
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11-05-2007, 02:21 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Asheville, NC
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Mine starved to death, I tried to get him to eat everything. He was stubborn. Poor guy!
Good luck!!!
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11-05-2007, 02:47 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: san jose, ca
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pastina
ive always had trouble getting lawnmowers to eat, even nori.
all my other blennies eat great, just the lawnmowers i found to be picky for some reason
leave the lights on longer for algae growth thats what i do for my lawnmower who wont eat what i offer him.
my black blenny and red lipped blenny will eat flakes...lawnmowers nada
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my lawnmower starved to death 
didn't want to eat anything but hair algae, and i didn't have enough to keep him happy
even my diamond gobie goes crazy when i put nori in the tank, but the LMB, didn't bother to try anything that didn't grow on the rocks.
J.
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11-05-2007, 05:16 PM
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Sumpless Girl
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: PA
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yep thats the same trouble i always have with lawnmowers.
no problems with other blennies just the LM's
if ya get one that eats nori or anything else, consider yourself lucky..or the lawnmower is lucky...and smart! 
i feed my tang nori soaked in garlic, even the neon gobies will eat this, but nope, not mr. lawnmower
he has enough algae at the moment, but it has to run out sometime
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11-05-2007, 07:38 PM
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Gone Snorkeling...
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Thanks guys... i suppose ihe has enough to eat right now as he is pooping out lil pellets in only one corner (ha and it's the corner that the Clowns host..LOL) i have a piece of Nori in there right now, just at the top of the tank, my new Veggie clip i bought tonigh brake when i opened the pack... i was majorly PO'd
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