Where to buy Captive Bred Mandarins?

[phi delt reefer]

Originally Posted by gobytron

who would pay 100$ for a mandarin?
I have a pair of them that eat pellets...lol
I think I paid 14$ each or something.

ora captive breds target mandarins are $100.

i dont think they are worth a $100 but people seem to be buying them. Lots of lazy reefers

[Slick Fork]

Originally Posted by phi delt reefer

ora captive breds target mandarins are $100.

i dont think they are worth a $100 but people seem to be buying them. Lots of lazy reefers

I would hesitate to call those who do pay the money lazy, I would guess that most pay the premium to support a more ethical way to acquire fish. I don't know that I would pay $100 each for CB targets, but I would definitely pay a premium for them.

[doch]

Originally Posted by Slick Fork

I would hesitate to call those who do pay the money lazy, I would guess that most pay the premium to support a more ethical way to acquire fish. I don't know that I would pay $100 each for CB targets, but I would definitely pay a premium for them.

Exactly. Especially when it seems that most of the WC mandarins don't make it. There are certain fish that shouldn't be collected. With the luck that I've had with them, I feel that this is one of the examples.

[Twinn]

I followed the instructions on Nano Reef and managed to train my mandarin to eat mysis. When I first got the mandarin it would only eat pods and showed no interest in anything else.

Takes time but can be done.

[George]

Even ORA mandarins don't necessarily eat pellets or frozen food. If you are dead serious about a ORA mandarin, make sure you see it eating pellets/frozen food in the store before you pay for it, just like you should for any fish.