FS/FT mandarin dragonet EDMONTON

[tt101]

hey guys,
i bought a mandarin dragonet a few days ago and at the store it showed intrest in the frozen food but didn't eat any because there was a female on the other side of the glass distracting him so i thought that he was trained or that he would at least be really easy to train at home. i don't see him eating and im starting to feel really bad that he might be starving. he still shows intrest in the frozen food but does not eat it. i don't want this guy to die because of me so im hoping to sell him for $30 or to trade for something else, to someone who can feed him pods. he is very healthy and was really plump when i first got him, he is around 3 inches.
if you want him or got anything to trade please let me know.

thanks

[tim the toolman]

I can hook you up with live baby brine to feed him until he goes if you need. I have some ready now and live phyto to keep them

[tt101]

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

I can hook you up with live baby brine to feed him until he goes if you need. I have some ready now and live phyto to keep them

thanks a lot for the offer, where in edmonton do you live? and im going to wait an hour or so and see what happens. if i don't find a buyer i will contact you asap.
thanks a lot

[tim the toolman]

I'm north central. By northgate. If you wanted to keep him long term I could help you out with live food and cultures until he eats dead. I have a Mandy on live brine now and pipefish so I'm always brewing live cultures. If it's a small enough tank it shouldn't be hard to keep him fed

[tt101]

your very kind for the offer and i really appreciate it, he is in a 65g and is going to have a few other tank mates who could out compete him for food really easily. i thought about setting up a copepod culture and setting up a rock rubble area where the copepods could breed but i really dont think it will be sustainable. long term.
i think the best thing to do would be to find him another home so that he never starves to death.

[tt101]

i wish i had thought it through before i got him. this is just one of those times where you realize your mistake after and now im trying to fix it because i would feel really bad if he dies on me.

[tim the toolman]

Originally Posted by tt101

your very kind for the offer and i really appreciate it, he is in a 65g and is going to have a few other tank mates who could out compete him for food really easily. i thought about setting up a copepod culture and setting up a rock rubble area where the copepods could breed but i really dont think it will be sustainable. long term.
i think the best thing to do would be to find him another home so that he never starves to death.

Yah i hear yah. This is why i go the brine shrimp route, i can feed several thousand babies at a time with the pumps off to guarantee that everybody fast or slow gets lots to eat. I probably feed over 100000 brine a week to a 30g tank and just skim and filter alot lol.

[cneil]

I bought a female a few weeks ago. Wonder if anyone has tries raising young ones. Were abouts in Edmonton are you.Is it a spotted one or striped

[tt101]

Originally Posted by cneil

I bought a female a few weeks ago. Wonder if anyone has tries raising young ones. Were abouts in Edmonton are you.Is it a spotted one or striped

he is striped, i dont have any cameras to post pics but honestly he is very very bright in color and just an over all beautiful fish. there were others when i bought him but his colors stood WAY out.
and i live in north/central edmonton.
thanks

[boomer&roxy]

hey we just got a mandarin dragonet and have basically been told it's going to be hard to keep him fed...any tips? we have a five gallon tank and just him and some hermit crabs and snails in the tank.