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Old 02-12-2008, 05:18 PM
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Default Scooter Blenny going pale

I have 2 scooter blennies that have turned quite a bit paler in color the last couple weeks. I've had them for about 2 months. Does anyone know what the cause is...are they dying? sick? not getting something in their diet?
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Old 02-12-2008, 05:35 PM
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Its quite possible that your tank had a small amonia spike, and even more possible that the little guy is starving. Blennies eat when they are awake. Constantly eating, so unless they eat frozen food its possible they will eat more than your tank provides for them.
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Old 02-12-2008, 05:37 PM
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just did a 20% water change...see what happens over the next day. If it was ammonia that should take it down right?
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Old 02-12-2008, 06:22 PM
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It might, depends on how high the amonia was, if it even is amonia causing the blennie to do that.

Try to avoid chemicle, but if you have Prime, try a cap full of that, it "MAY"help a little.
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Old 02-13-2008, 05:59 AM
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do you still have a lot of pods in your tank? (on the walls, sandbed or rocks, little white "bugs")
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don't see any little white bugs...but quite a few of the little brown flat worms. Do they eat those?
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Are they very skinny? I had one that lasted almost a year but never put on any weight, then she died during and accidental sg spike. Try to get the to eat pellets if possible, then you could use an auto feeder so there will always be food during the day.
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not particularly skinny...still very active
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Good to hear. keep them healthy
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Scooter blennys def change color alot. They can camoflageand also change color depending on there moods exspecially if its a male wich you can tell if they have a fan on the back of there head. Mine used to do this funny dance and flare his fan i loved him. He lived in my 10 galleon for a year and a half and loved frozen mysis. When i upgraded to a larger tank i don't know if it was the shock or something but he died like a month later
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