just picked up a lawnmower blenny

[dixienut]

any one have any real life experiences with these guys?
some say they are jumpers,.. are they really?
i can't cover my tank for the many things hanging on the tank and i believe i read that egg crate will diffuse the light in the tanks,.. so any other suggestions?

also been trying to find a name for him/her?
trying out
lenny blenny
benny blenny
denny blenny
or my favorite jack blenny :evil_lol:

[reefbumgm333]

Mine seems to prefer the right side overflow, I have probably dug him out of there 5 times this year. I dont know if he is jumping, or just gets swept into it because he is trying to get to the algae around the top. He has yet to jump out of the tank.

[dixienut]

well luckly i don't have a salt ready tank,. just h.o.b. things,..

[Ace25]

Here is mine, got him in August 2001 so that makes him about 8 years old now. He does eat the algae that grows at the surface of the water on the glass and makes loud kissing noises when he does, but he has never once tried to jump out or into my overflow.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/3162535544_bbc06fabce.jpg

[Blown 346]

any one have any real life experiences with these guys?
some say they are jumpers,.. are they really?
i can't cover my tank for the many things hanging on the tank and i believe i read that egg crate will diffuse the light in the tanks,.. so any other suggestions?

also been trying to find a name for him/her?
trying out
lenny blenny
benny blenny
denny blenny
or my favorite jack blenny :evil_lol:


They can jump, I have had 2 that have leaped out. Most of the time they only do this when startled. It is best to have a lid or egg crate of you want a open top tank. Egg crate is the less light diffuser of anything you can use. I use it and cant tell a difference. Make sure you feed him other nutritional foods or they can starve.

[Catpicklesdog]

Here's mine, he's called Grumpy:) I think he's probably got the most personality out of all my fish. Not once has he jumped and I've had him nearly 5 years!

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[dixienut]

well my blenny came out this morning, and snapped a couple pics, after he chased my black clowns away from their spot in the tank,..lol

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[egkid]

I've had mine in an open top tank for 5 months with no problems.

[Ace25]

In fairness, I know two reefers locally that both bought a new LMB and had it jump out in the first week within the past year, so they do jump, just haven't experienced it myself.

[cam191919]

ha, i love the pics

[dixienut]

snapped more pics, he was just having a ball today,.. sorry about the dirty glass and being too close when taking the pics,..
also a few of his new buddies, the black clowns
i love the one where the clown spins around just as i take the pic,

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i love his blue spots,..lol
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[snailrider]

Here's pickles, he jumped and dried out. I had a fairly good lid on the tank. He was fine in the 55 gal tank with not much lid, but I had to move the tank, and temporarily put them in a 20, and next morning I found him on the floor.

I would say it is the startled thing that probably did it. When I tried to catch him, the tank was about 1/4 full and he almost jumped out to get away from the net. I have replace him now, as they are just downright silly to watch most of the time.

[dixienut]

aww poor thing,..

well jack blennie is still here and funny as h**l, won't stop making me laugh,..
he eat anything and everything,.. and made a big dent in my hair algea,..

[jenazen69]

Is it possible to manufacture a homemade screen top for your tank that would cover the whole tank, but still allow maximum light flow?

[Blown 346]

Is it possible to manufacture a homemade screen top for your tank that would cover the whole tank, but still allow maximum light flow?


Not really, Anything you place on the tank for a lid, will indeed cut down light, even glass as it will reflect off of it.

Screen will actually cut down more light than glass. Plus the saltcreep fthat will form on it wont help either and will break down the screen material.

[Ace25]

Screen will actually cut down more light than glass. Plus the saltcreep fthat will form on it wont help either and will break down the screen material.

Depends on the screen material. If you use egg crate / light difuser material for a top it actually only cuts light about 5% where as glass tops cut about 10% of the light when the glass is clean. But for the purpose at hand I will agree that glass is a better option to keep jumpers in than screen material.

Back to blenny pics, this is my other algae blenny, a Starry Blenny
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3222625457_3ac8549cf2.jpg

[dixienut]

i was going to get this one instead but i don't like to order them so i got the one a lfs had in stock,, can any other blennie co exist with a different species? probably not huh? i know their own kind no but was hoping to get a stary one day,.. perhaps when i up grade to a larger tank,.

[Ace25]

A friend of mine has a 280G and has both a lawnmower and starry and even in that large of a tank, and both being very small/new fish, the starry still chases the lawnmower around the tank every once and a while. I have my lawnmower in my 75G and my Starry in my 29G because I knew they couldn't co-exist, not 2 algae blennies even though they look different. I did add a midas blenny in my 75G because it is a different type and they pay no attention to each other.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/3162505542_db60a5b5de.jpg

[mlefessler]

Wow....I want a starry blenny now.

[dixienut]

boy he is a bright one,...lol:dance: need shades,..lol

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/3162505542_db60a5b5de.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/3162505542_db60a5b5de.jpg)