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Old 10-04-2012, 06:55 PM
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Like finicky/picky mandarins? I thought mandarins were picky! This idea is, perhaps permanently, put on the back burner.

I don't mind cultivating foods for a short period of time (raising fry, while getting fish trained on frozen, etc.), but there is no way I want it to be a permanent state of affairs.
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Old 10-04-2012, 07:04 PM
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Like finicky/picky mandarins? I thought mandarins were picky! This idea is, perhaps permanently, put on the back burner.

I don't mind cultivating foods for a short period of time (raising fry, while getting fish trained on frozen, etc.), but there is no way I want it to be a permanent state of affairs.

last going off my pair of banded pipefish ate everything i added to the tank except flake or pellets, it took some time but they eventually seen alot of what i put in as food.

personally though for a fragtank or even a grow tank id do wrasses they are like guard dogs.
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Old 10-04-2012, 07:23 PM
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Aren't most wrasses jumpers? That would be my big concern: in addition to the size of the little tank I'm planning. A pair (or harem) of bluestripe pipefish would probably do alright in it. I'd like to leave the tank uncovered.
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Old 10-04-2012, 07:31 PM
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Aren't most wrasses jumpers? That would be my big concern: in addition to the size of the little tank I'm planning. A pair (or harem) of bluestripe pipefish would probably do alright in it. I'd like to leave the tank uncovered.

wrasses are def jumpers, but they do a killer job on protecting your investment.
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you will def have better luck traing your pipefish in a smaller tank but a harder time keeping it fed if it doesnt eat
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Leopard wrasses are less likely to jump. Their natural tendency is to dive for the sand when spooked, not head for the surface.
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Leopard wrasses are less likely to jump. Their natural tendency is to dive for the sand when spooked, not head for the surface.

absolutely , i have a black leopard and hes always hunting through the frags never really heads up top.

ive always been told the blacks were the easiest to care for so i started with them.
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