Blue-Green Algae for Bicolor Blenny

[swalke2]

I picked up a bicolor this past weekend and was told it would eat the flake stuff that I feed other fish in tank along with algae etc.

I went on liveaquaria to research it a bit and it says:
"The diet of the Bicolor Blenny should include vegetable matter, including frozen and dried foods containing marine and blue-green algae. "

So here is the question
When I research blue-green algae it comes up as being Cyanobacteria, which I remember from my last tank as being red and slimey and a PITA to get rid of. Surely they are not wanting me to have that in my tank to feed this fish?

Am I reading it wrong? I just ant my fish to be happy and not starve? suggestions?

Steve

 

[falos]

There talking about spalerna algi most herbavore foods have it in it try formula 1or2 foods mine seam to like it there also 1 of the few fish that will eat bga most are fine in a tAnk with out having to add food asking as you have alge in your tank

 

[jennm]

Spirulina flakes, spirulina-enriched brine shrimp, Formula 2 pellets or frozen, and similar preparations are good.

It will eat meaty foods too - and just about any preparation you offer, but those I just listed contain "veggies". It won't starve.

Spirulina is blue-green algae.

Jenn

 

[raz0945]

JennM;694150 wrote: Spirulina flakes, spirulina-enriched brine shrimp, Formula 2 pellets or frozen, and similar preparations are good.

It will eat meaty foods too - and just about any preparation you offer, but those I just listed contain "veggies". It won't starve.

Spirulina is blue-green algae.

Jenn

+1 Mine love it! I add Ocean Nutrition Spirulina Flakes to my mixture

 

[swalke2]

Thanks, thought I was going to hav to let my tank go to get some nastyness built up for him.

 

[swalke2]

Well I guess it no longer matters. Lights came on this morning and he was nowhere to be found...Lifted a rock and he was half eaten by blue legs....Atleast I enjoyed him for 3 days...Should have just thrown some money in the water and let the blue legs it eat.