Scooter Blenny

[Macboy]

Purchased a scooter bleeny at Petco the other day....more of a rescue than anything. Seems to be doing fine. Hopping all around the tank and generally making himself at home. My question is what do they eat? Should I purchase copepods or just let him eat the algae. He doesn't eat any of the prepared foods I provide so just a bit concerned.

 

[kotu100]

does he eat the sand (so to speak), i drop a few extra pellets in for my goby, he gets em off the sandbed whenever.

 

[Jennifer]

scooter blennys mostly eat copepods, isopods, and other tiny critters. Occasionally you can get 1 to eat prepared food, but that is difficult to do. Though sometimes you can get lucky. When I got mine he was eating small pellets while in Qt now he has so many pods to eat that he turns his nose up when I drop a few pellets in.

Scooter blennies are like Mandarins you need to have lots of pods and critters for them to eat or they may starve to death.

 

[marine mike]

My scooter did start eating prepared foods right from the start so I guess like a Mandarin, it is not out of the range of possibility that they will eat pf. Mine has grown quite well since I got him so he is definitely eating well. Pods are definitely the menu item of choice for them......

 

[coldshutter]

I had one the mowed down mysis, they can learn. Be diligent and mabye try and score some marco from someones fuge and shake some pods off of it. I have plenty if you need a hook up.

 

[coldshutter]

err I mean " macro" alge that is.

 

[Snidgetless]

Be diligent and mabye try and score some marco from someones fuge and shake some pods off of it. I have plenty if you need a hook up.

Haha, yes!! Snag some good ol' rock and see if he eats it