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is this your first tank? if so do your research on the mandarin also on the gorgonians.if your looking for color take a look at the blood red shrimp,or the coral banded.

 

camel shrimp may nip corals.

 

Posted By coral_bandit on 10/02/2009 03:32 PM
had tank for like 2 years nearly and the Coral Banded shrimp I have is pshychotic. I'm getting strictly photosynthetic stuff and easy keepers Please read as much as you can on the Mandarins...they are not "easy" fish in that they forage constantly for pods!!  Mandarins often die from starvation because the owners tanks cannot keep up the constant supply of pods that they need.  LFS often tout how "easy", beautiful and entertaining Mandarins are but you need to remember that they are in the "business" to sell fish!  The LFS will tell you that the Mandarins are eating what they feed but when you get them home, you soon realize they are losing weight, acting lethargic and losing more weight-even while feeding the same food that the LFS does!  Mandarins need pods just like Tangs need to constantly graze on algae/nori....  I'm not saying do not purchase a Mandarin, I'm just saying - make sure that you can provide for it

 

I'd also be leary of getting 2 Banggai cardinals - unless you can get a male/female pair. If you end up with 2 males, they'll fight. If you have a big tank, they could fnd they're own 'place' to stay away from each other.