Red spotted blenny not eating! :(

[George]

Originally Posted by 4lti7ude

My tail spot blenny started as a herbivore but now hes eating brine shrimp like crazy. He looooooves the stuff way more then algae.
If he doesnt go for the algae then you should try brine shrimp. There alot smaller so the blenny can eat them easier.

As a herbivore, the main diet of the fish has to be algae based food.
Is that frozen brine shrimp or live brine shrimp? It has been said that frozen brine shrimp has little nutrition that fish spends more energy digesting brine shrimp than getting energy from brine shrimp.
I don't have any scientific evidence to back it up. But I don't feed my fish brine shrimp, frozen or live.

[dynamite]

Thanks for the info.. I bought it and they told me he was eating mysis...
I always feed my fish with vitamins enriched mysis and formula 2 pallets.

The tank has been running for about 4 months, maybe 5 and has no algae.

Thanks.

[4lti7ude]

Originally Posted by George

As a herbivore, the main diet of the fish has to be algae based food.
Is that frozen brine shrimp or live brine shrimp? It has been said that frozen brine shrimp has little nutrition that fish spends more energy digesting brine shrimp than getting energy from brine shrimp.
I don't have any scientific evidence to back it up. But I don't feed my fish brine shrimp, frozen or live.

Oh of course.
He still grazes on algea all the time, but he looks forward to brine snack.
All my fish and corals are loving the Brine shrimp right now. Its all frozen Hikari brine shrimp.