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06-18-2007, 10:23 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: PA
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When do i worry???
I am now, but I am not sure it is totally founded. The lawnmower blenny that has been MIA now for over a week still has not shown up. Still no ammonia spike or inverts flocking to a specific area, so if he is dead he isn't rotting yet.
He was the biggest fish in the tank and there is no way he could have fit into my overflow box/u-tube, but I checked them anyway and they are clear.
I still cannot locate him anywhere? Do you think he is still alive somewhere hiding out?
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06-18-2007, 10:50 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Canada
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I think so. My goby, not to mention my gramma found thier way into the dead center of a peice of rock. I dont see goby for weeks at a time.
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06-18-2007, 11:13 PM
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Fyr Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Merced, CA
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When my lawnmower blenny wants to be invisible, he's invisible. You can search endlessly looking for him in the rocks to no avail and then all of a sudden he's swimming around. What was his normal behavior? Mine is invisible at night and is out about 50% of the time during the day.
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06-18-2007, 11:15 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Lets hope he still alive!
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06-19-2007, 10:33 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: PA
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I only had him about a month, he used to hang out in a "swim through" area of stacked rock with the cleaner shrimp and also hang out on some of the lower rocks when he was grazing. It is marshall island rock and he has ducked into the holes (him and the royal gramma liked the same one, come to think of it the RG hasn't ventured in there lately, maybe the LB set up house) |
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06-20-2007, 06:06 AM
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Pinch That Penny
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Redmond Oregon
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they are great at hiding
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06-20-2007, 06:08 AM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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have you seen any "kiss" marks on the glass since he went AWOL?
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06-20-2007, 03:37 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: PA
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He never really worked the glass, just ate off the rocks.
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06-20-2007, 04:13 PM
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Lurker
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Denver
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I had one disapear for about a month on me before, so at this point I would not worry.
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07-26-2007, 07:49 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: PA
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Okay it has been over a month now and still no blenny, the Gramma does venture into that hole they used to share. I check at night when I get home and early morning...still no fish. Also there has been no ammonia spikes and water parameters are good.
Wait it out some more? I saw a very small scooter blenny about 1.5" at the LFS for $9.95 and if you think the LM is gone I would consider picking him it up. Obviously if the LM is still in there the scooter is a goner.
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07-26-2007, 09:14 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: san jose, ca
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phishy
Obviously if the LM is still in there the scooter is a goner.
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why's that ?
J.
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07-26-2007, 11:12 PM
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Now What?
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: charleston, sc
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jph
why's that ?
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The LM can be aggressive towards similar looking blennys and the scooter is probably smaller too.
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