Any tricks to get a Manderin to eat anything?

[ScubaSteve]

I had a mandarin that wouldn't even take pods though my tank was teeming with them. I got it to eat a couple live black worms and it got it's appetite back and started eating pods. At this point I'd be taking the shot gun approach. I'll second Denny's advice and recommend cyclopeeze.

[MaxwellSilver]

Originally Posted by FitoPharmer

Nutramar Ova
I heard this is like crack for mandarins.

Where can you find this in Calgary?

[chandigz]

Try frozen cylopeze, cyclops, caplin roe(reef caviar) or daphnia. Most people make the mistake of trying to feed frozen foods that aren't the right size for mandarins. Stuff like mysis are no where near the size of pods, their natural food source.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by chandigz

Try frozen cylopeze, cyclops, caplin roe(reef caviar) or daphnia. Most people make the mistake of trying to feed frozen foods that aren't the right size for mandarins. Stuff like mysis are no where near the size of pods, their natural food source.

+1 i have my pipefish on cyclopeeze soaked in mysis juice works like a charm considering it was only eating live foods(mostly pods)

[BlueWorldAquatic]

white worms, almost 100% of the time for us

[reefwars]

if you want to bring her to my house i can give you a frag of something for her, she will do well in my tank......thats if it seems like shes not gonna make it, if shes skin and bones now its prob to late for training.