I tried keeping a lawnmower blenny in my tank, but then , it died. :( Then, I got a second one and that died too. I have plenty of algae in my tank. I don't know what went wrong. The surprising thing is that I got a starfish and that is surviving! And they are very sensitive. I wish I still had one. He was very helpful with removing algae and he was also very cute. Any suggestions with what I am doing wrong?
@Squidwardedits are you acclimating properly? my blenny adjusted very well to my tank AFTER i removed a 4-striped damsel that bugged the crap out of him. it confined him to one corner of the tank, he got really skinny and almost died so make sure your other fish aren't harassing him. also i read these blennies consume mass amounts of algae when young, but as they mature they don't like algae anymore and often starve. best to get a small one.
@doRYEmon I floated the bag for like 20-30 minutes. Also, I had a damsel in there. I knew he was causing the problem. Then, I took him out and got a clownfish. I put an other one in. He died too! There was lots of leftover food in the tank though.
@Squidwardedits Floating them in a bag isn't properly acclimating a salt water fish. You NEED to do a slow drip acclimation. If you go to live aquaria they have acclimating instructions. Bascily you pour in a little tank water like every 5 minutes for about 40 minutes. Pour half the water down the drain and do it again. Then put the fish in your tank. Not doing this is causing insane amount of damage to the fish and inverts cellular structure and gills. Please do some reading.
@Goingpostal1000 Yes Postal is correct. Thank you for your addition as I haven't been too up to date with Youtube in quite some time. Acclimation is important for ALL saltwater fish. This ensures they get off to a good start when being introduced to their new environment. However in my experience, if you notice any territorial or bullying type disputes then you may have to do something about that. Usually switching the rocks around can work to create a foreign environment for territorial fish.
@TheSharkchum my tank is a 65 gallon + sump + refugium. lawnmower blenny is my favorite fish; always so funny and interesting to look at and works very hard to keep the tank clean. they are a naturally curious fish, so he'll provide you with hours of amusement for sure.
Cute, I also have a lawnmower blenny named Benny. :)
teekathepony 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
my lawnmower blenny just killed my other lawnmower blenny..bugger..
robblac 2 months ago
rofl best fishtank ever.
mchitti 4 months ago
Love the annotations!
al210993 6 months ago
lol you have a funny aquarium to watch
shuwukong 11 months ago
This video has convinced me to geta lawnmower blenny.
Conrad0032 11 months ago
Died of laughter when the caption bubbles came up for the snails!
muffemod 1 year ago
I tried keeping a lawnmower blenny in my tank, but then , it died. :( Then, I got a second one and that died too. I have plenty of algae in my tank. I don't know what went wrong. The surprising thing is that I got a starfish and that is surviving! And they are very sensitive. I wish I still had one. He was very helpful with removing algae and he was also very cute. Any suggestions with what I am doing wrong?
Squidwardedits 1 year ago
@Squidwardedits are you acclimating properly? my blenny adjusted very well to my tank AFTER i removed a 4-striped damsel that bugged the crap out of him. it confined him to one corner of the tank, he got really skinny and almost died so make sure your other fish aren't harassing him. also i read these blennies consume mass amounts of algae when young, but as they mature they don't like algae anymore and often starve. best to get a small one.
doRYEmon 1 year ago
@doRYEmon I floated the bag for like 20-30 minutes. Also, I had a damsel in there. I knew he was causing the problem. Then, I took him out and got a clownfish. I put an other one in. He died too! There was lots of leftover food in the tank though.
Squidwardedits 1 year ago
@Squidwardedits Floating them in a bag isn't properly acclimating a salt water fish. You NEED to do a slow drip acclimation. If you go to live aquaria they have acclimating instructions. Bascily you pour in a little tank water like every 5 minutes for about 40 minutes. Pour half the water down the drain and do it again. Then put the fish in your tank. Not doing this is causing insane amount of damage to the fish and inverts cellular structure and gills. Please do some reading.
Goingpostal1000 7 months ago
@Goingpostal1000 Yes Postal is correct. Thank you for your addition as I haven't been too up to date with Youtube in quite some time. Acclimation is important for ALL saltwater fish. This ensures they get off to a good start when being introduced to their new environment. However in my experience, if you notice any territorial or bullying type disputes then you may have to do something about that. Usually switching the rocks around can work to create a foreign environment for territorial fish.
doRYEmon 7 months ago
this is a great video haha i love the music and bubble thoughts
mnucci1 1 year ago
i just got a lawnmower for my exsessive battle with algae and hes doing work how many gallons is urs in thanks and love the blenny
TheSharkchum 1 year ago
@TheSharkchum my tank is a 65 gallon + sump + refugium. lawnmower blenny is my favorite fish; always so funny and interesting to look at and works very hard to keep the tank clean. they are a naturally curious fish, so he'll provide you with hours of amusement for sure.
doRYEmon 1 year ago
The annotations made me rofl
steelFTBall96 1 year ago