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Posted by DrC on July 15, 2005, 8:41 am
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Researching this hobby on the internet is a nightmare. Everyone has a
different opinion about everything! Things I have learnt about
Lawnmower Blennys today, all from reputable web sites:
1) They will only eat fresh algae on LR, not other foods
2) They do not eat algae but may eat flake and frozen products
3) They will only eat macro-algae
4) They will only eat micro-algae
5) They will eat hair algae
6) They will eat all algae except hair algae which they wont touch
7) They are small fish suitable for 20G and up
8) They are large fish only suitable for 60G min
9) They are an easy-to-keep fish
10)They are hard to keep and usually starve unless you return them
11)They can be used instead of snails and hermits
12)Snails and hermits do not eat algae
13)They are peaceful
14)They attack other fish that look like them
and so it goes on. Reminds me of a similar time I spent researching
what water should be used to add salt to, opinions ranging from "only
RO/DI" to "salt has been formualted to compliment the contents of tap
water NOT RO/DI".
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Posted by Marc Levenson on July 15, 2005, 9:16 am
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It shoulds like you read reports from 14 different Lawnmower Blenny
owners. LOL
Let me know if you want to hear about my LMB some time. ;)
Marc
DrC wrote:
> Researching this hobby on the internet is a nightmare. Everyone has a
> different opinion about everything! Things I have learnt about
> Lawnmower Blennys today, all from reputable web sites:
>
> 1) They will only eat fresh algae on LR, not other foods
> 2) They do not eat algae but may eat flake and frozen products
> 3) They will only eat macro-algae
> 4) They will only eat micro-algae
> 5) They will eat hair algae
> 6) They will eat all algae except hair algae which they wont touch
> 7) They are small fish suitable for 20G and up
> 8) They are large fish only suitable for 60G min
> 9) They are an easy-to-keep fish
> 10)They are hard to keep and usually starve unless you return them
> 11)They can be used instead of snails and hermits
> 12)Snails and hermits do not eat algae
> 13)They are peaceful
> 14)They attack other fish that look like them
>
> and so it goes on. Reminds me of a similar time I spent researching
> what water should be used to add salt to, opinions ranging from "only
> RO/DI" to "salt has been formualted to compliment the contents of tap
> water NOT RO/DI".
>
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Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
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Posted by Ray Martini on July 15, 2005, 9:34 am
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I'd like to hear it Marc! Took me three LMB's to get one that eats and
thrives. I posted a very cool pic of him on the alt.binaries.aquaia group/
Check it out when you get a chance.
> It shoulds like you read reports from 14 different Lawnmower Blenny
> owners. LOL
>
> Let me know if you want to hear about my LMB some time. ;)
>
> Marc
>
>
> DrC wrote:
>> Researching this hobby on the internet is a nightmare. Everyone has a
>> different opinion about everything! Things I have learnt about
>> Lawnmower Blennys today, all from reputable web sites:
>>
>> 1) They will only eat fresh algae on LR, not other foods
>> 2) They do not eat algae but may eat flake and frozen products
>> 3) They will only eat macro-algae
>> 4) They will only eat micro-algae
>> 5) They will eat hair algae
>> 6) They will eat all algae except hair algae which they wont touch
>> 7) They are small fish suitable for 20G and up
>> 8) They are large fish only suitable for 60G min
>> 9) They are an easy-to-keep fish
>> 10)They are hard to keep and usually starve unless you return them
>> 11)They can be used instead of snails and hermits
>> 12)Snails and hermits do not eat algae
>> 13)They are peaceful
>> 14)They attack other fish that look like them
>>
>> and so it goes on. Reminds me of a similar time I spent researching
>> what water should be used to add salt to, opinions ranging from "only
>> RO/DI" to "salt has been formualted to compliment the contents of tap
>> water NOT RO/DI".
>>
>
> --
> Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
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Posted by DrC on July 15, 2005, 10:52 am
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I'd like to hear your experiences as well Marc.
Thanks for your input.
David
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Posted by Marc Levenson on July 17, 2005, 3:35 am
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I was kind of kidding, but why not...
The first one I bought lived for about a week, and vanished. I never
saw anything that indicated that it even died. My tank at that time had
quite a bit of algae, so I was quite surprised to lose it. It never did
turn up whatsoever. Maybe my dog ate it. LOL
The second one is still with me to this day. It came with my 280g reef.
It was in a tank with all kinds of livestock and even an eel, and
even with the tank being negleted for months, the fish was happy and
healthy.
It has been with me for about 10 or 11 months now, and perches
everywhere in my tank. I've watched it perch on top of a mandarin
repeatedly, so that the fish just had to wait for it to swim away. My
Powder Blue Tang loves to chase it across the tank.
It eats nori, and any other food I drop in the tank. And it also will
eat sponge (I bought a gorgeous orange tree sponge, but it didn't last
more than a couple of months) and will take bites on rocks, corals, and
the glass.
For a couple of weeks I didn't clean the glass of my tank, and you could
see his lip marks all over the place. It was kind of funny. Since I
cleaned the glass again, he's moved on to the back wall of the tank.
Marc
DrC wrote:
> I'd like to hear your experiences as well Marc.
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> David
>
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Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
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> different opinion about everything! Things I have learnt about
> Lawnmower Blennys today, all from reputable web sites:
>
> 1) They will only eat fresh algae on LR, not other foods
> 2) They do not eat algae but may eat flake and frozen products
> 3) They will only eat macro-algae
> 4) They will only eat micro-algae
> 5) They will eat hair algae
> 6) They will eat all algae except hair algae which they wont touch
> 7) They are small fish suitable for 20G and up
> 8) They are large fish only suitable for 60G min
> 9) They are an easy-to-keep fish
> 10)They are hard to keep and usually starve unless you return them
> 11)They can be used instead of snails and hermits
> 12)Snails and hermits do not eat algae
> 13)They are peaceful
> 14)They attack other fish that look like them
>
> and so it goes on. Reminds me of a similar time I spent researching
> what water should be used to add salt to, opinions ranging from "only
> RO/DI" to "salt has been formualted to compliment the contents of tap
> water NOT RO/DI".
>