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[quote author=Jakets link=board=Fish;num=1062351899;start=0#1 date=08/31/03 at 16:50:29]Scooter Blennies do best in well establish tanks, *feeding on abundate algae. *You can suppliment there diet with a flake high in Spirulina. *Like Fomula one or O.S.I has a Spirulina Flake

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Huh? Being that they're not herbivours, why would they feed on abundante food? The algae is for the little critters that the scooter eats. Most scooters/mandarins are set up to die from the get go. Look for one that has plenty of meat on its bones, spine not showing, etc. They don't feed them at the exporters, the wholesalers (we keep em with loads of live rock at our facility) and the retailers don't feed them, so you're looking at 2 - 4 weeks no feeding. When a fish goes that long, it looses its capacity to digest food (no more bacteria in their intestines) and usually will just survive on its reserve. When thats used up, they die!!