You are preaching to the choir Denny. I had my 20g Mandy tank. It's possible for some but not all.
It's not an easy first fish.
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Originally Posted by reefwars
i dont completely agree with that, at least the tank size part anyway, a mature tank goes alot farther then a tank of a large size , according to this logic the three mandarins ive had for a long time should have cleared out my tank (25g)and be skinny and starving
i dose several types of copepods, live phytoplankton twice a day to feed the pods and all three of my mandarins are fat as any ive seen.
not so much the size of the tank but making sure you can supply the food is the key, mandarins/dragonettes arnt as hard as they were to keep years ago....same with alot of difficult fish as rearing their food is getting easier too.
having a large live food population is one of the most important things , lots of food means less stress, better health,and territory aggression is very little compared to fish who have to fight and hunt heavy for food.
besides feeding the mandarins you need to feed their food too 
hth
cheers
denny |