Lawn Mower Blenny Dying

[Fiesta_reef_time]

Hi All,

 

It is unfortunate that I have to post this but I would just like some confirmation as to why my Lawn Mower is dying.

 

Right now his body is almost completely white, he has severe trouble balancing his body every 5 minutes (contorting it and laying on his side), eyes have lost their color, he is very unresponsive to his surroundings. In my opinion I'm giving him about 20-24 hours. And at this point I don't believe a QT will help.

 

I personally believe he has come to this because of malnutrition. He never ate regular fish food and relied heavily on the glass algae. I was so obsessed with my tank being spotless on the sides that I would perform routine intensive algae glass scrubs daily. All the other fish and inhabitants are doing great (knock knock knock), including a bi-color blenny who essentially eats the same food as clowns.

 

Here's the poor guy about 5 min ago 2/17/2013:

 

I just looked back at my tank now and he is out of sight. I don't want him in a cave for the final hours.

 

Anyways, if anyone has any thoughts on why you might believe was the cause of this please share.

 

Thanks.

 

[jedimasterben]

Well, if you take a fish that, in the wild, relies solely on algaes, and remove its food source without training it to take prepared foods, unfortunately this is what happens.

[Fiesta_reef_time]

Just located him behind the LR at the back. Sadly, it looks like these will be his last couple of hours.

 

It feels inhumane for me to take him out now, so I will wait an hour or two and monitor his gills.

[acrab78]

Agree his fins are wrecked... Looks like something bullied him to death. I have an algae blenny in a 20 gallon and have yet to see him eat any food I feed. He only eats algae off rocks and the glass. Poor little guy. Sad to say looks like he's beyond coming back.