Is a lawnmower blenny and court jester goby too much for a 20 gallon?

[mizimmer90]

My LMB munches on film algae on rocks but it’s diet is mostly fish flakes and mysis. Won’t touch nori.

Good to know some will take fish foods!

 

[mizimmer90]

Oh yes, everything. I regularly feed both red and green TLF SeaVeggies for the herbivores - the current lawnmower blenny completely ignores it. The same goes for about half a dozen different types of pellets and all types of frozen food.

One of his predecessors would only eat brine and mysis, but he didn't last for more than 3-4 months in the smaller tank.

Eek! Sounds like a picky eater. Did it starve? How small of a tank?

 

[Kevinmj70]

If you want to rid your tank of GHA get a FEMALE emerald crab. One week and she had cleaned it all up in our tank.

 

[mizimmer90]

If you want to rid your tank of GHA get a FEMALE emerald crab. One week and she had cleaned it all up in our tank.

I have a male emerald crab that definitely helps, but not enough to clear the tank. (Tried to get a female but the people at the local fish store couldn't nab it and gave me the male instead)

I love emerald crabs! The male has been a model citizen so far..

 

[blaxsun]

Eek! Sounds like a picky eater. Did it starve? How small of a tank?

That would be 3/4 picky eaters (Rigel I through III); his majesty Rigel IV is the current reigning monarch in the new tank. The old tanks were 25 gallons each.

 

[MarcusH]

I'd only do captive bred for a jester or hector goby. Never seen a wild one eat prepared foods.

Salarias blennies can be big time ******s to watchmen gobies as noted. My starry was for sure.