Mandarins...who has a healthy one?

linz8392 · #1 09-13-2007, 01:37 AM

Just wondering of those who have or have had mandarins...what size tank did you have them in, how much live rock and how established was your tank?

thanks

michika · #2 09-13-2007, 01:50 AM

I have one, a male psychadelic. He has been with me for at least 2 years, he readily accepts prepared foods, as well as he hunts for both pods, and live brine shrimp, when I introduce it.

Mine currently lives in my 24g nano, but came from a 230g system. My tank while itself is new, everything thing in it has been with me from 6 months to 3 years. I have approximately 25lbs in my display portion of my nano.

marie · #3 09-13-2007, 02:31 AM

I had one for 4+ years in a 75g with about 130lbs of live rock (no sump or refugium).
It took him about a year and a half to start eating mysis shrimp

Johnny Reefer · #4 09-13-2007, 03:17 AM

Two here. Green Mandarins. Synchiropus splendidus. One male, one female.
180g tank. Big sump, with 'fuge. 250 gallons net.
336 lbs live rock.
Tank established since December 06.
Had them longer than that and they've survived at least one move...maybe two...I forget.
They must be eating pods, because I never see them eating anything else.

Cheers,

foxfishfan · #5 09-13-2007, 03:43 AM

My green mandarin has found enough to eat off the rocks from my year old 120g with about 100lbs of live rock. He just floats around with no fear of any of the much bigger fish and sifts in and out of the rock sticking out his small suction cup-like mouth at whatever looks appetizing.

andresont · #6 09-13-2007, 04:11 AM

Did anyone tryed this http://oceanaquatics.com/store/produ...rcti-Pods-6oz/
to feed mandarines?

michika · #7 09-13-2007, 04:17 AM

Nope, I just hatched live brine, mine seems to go crazy for it!

Sebae again · #8 09-13-2007, 06:09 AM

I bought a bottle of tigger pods from OA. Turned the lights off and dumped in 1/2 bottle in the tank and 1/2 in the fuge. Worked so well my manderin didn't eat frozen dinners ever again.

Cameron · #9 09-13-2007, 06:11 AM

My mandarin eats frozen mysis

andresont · #10 09-13-2007, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sebae again

I bought a bottle of tigger pods from OA. Turned the lights off and dumped in 1/2 bottle in the tank and 1/2 in the fuge. Worked so well my manderin didn't eat frozen dinners ever again.

can you see them multiply in you tank / fuge?
i tried tvice and never saw a single tiger pod again.