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    Posted: August 12 2014 at 2:54am
Every morning I wake up and check the tank... I've been noticing that the usually normal breathing blenny, is a heavy breather in the morning? Actually a heavy, mouth open, breather?? By late morning and all the rest of that day he is a normal breather. No noticeable issue with him. Eats a ton! kind of a pig actually. He even comes out to beg for food all the time. And he eats in the morning while still breathing heavy. Its been going on for more than a week now, everyday. 

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Hmmm, Ermm What is the early morning pH reading and how does it compare to the pH of this tank later in the day? May we see a pic of the entire tank? Is there a Refugium? Is there a powerhead down low shooting water up so that it breaks the surface to create good gas exchange both day and night?

Something I notice from the clips is that the tank is quite clean looking. The LR is white. Though that may be nice for you, for the Blenny that's not so good. The Starry Blenny is an herbivore. It does best in an environment that some would consider "dirty". What looks "dirty" is actually good biological growth; algae, bacteria, sponge, etc.
Consider is a compromise.
If algae is left to grow on at least one side of glass, you will notice kiss marks where the Blenny scrapes the algae with it's lips. It loves to eat soft algae growing on surfaces of rock and glass. Is PO4 removal media being used in this tank? Consider removing it at regular intervals or use less so that some soft algae growth can feed your awesome Starry Blenny.

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Oh and one other thought. Low pH in the early morning can be a good environment for parasites. The Ich Parasite is often visible in the morning but retracts back into the fishes body later in the day. Ich also lives in the gills of fish, causing breathing trouble. Keeping pH steady with good water circulation and gas exchange is one key. The other key is to feed garlic oil in the food periodically. Parasites don't like garlic. Here is a link to the best garlic and how to use it: http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=71349

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