Mandarin Question

Its basically time & size.

If you have been set up 9+ months, have a 75 or bigger you should be ok, especially if you are seeing alot now. Having a refugium really helps your population alot.

 

Yes I would,

good sized tank for it though. What size fuge do you have?

I would wait til July or so since your tank is nice and big.

 

ORA is going to start selling mandarins which eat regular fish food. Don't know if you are aware or not. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif

 

Posted By Bela on 06/03/2010 09:36 AM
ORA is going to start selling mandarins which eat regular fish food. Don't know if you are aware or not. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif
I herd about this but it gives people the wronge idea. Yes they will eat frozen food but they will still need a good pod population unless you intend to spot feed them. I have a mandarin that eats all frozen foods but the problem is that the other fish are so much faster that by time he slowly gets around to eating a few pieces it's all gone. So about twice a week I take a turkey baister and give him a load of brine when I feed my lps.

 

I was reading one fourm where a guy used a Olive jar.  Since the Opening was too small for any other fish to get in.  He could put food in it for the Mandrin .  She/He could go in and eat.  Was a cool idea.

 

Plus they Eat all day long not just 2-3 times a day.

The more food they can "graze"  the healthy they will be in the tank.

 

 

I am able to target feed my mandarin chopped pieces of mysis.  He didn't take to it right away, but finally does eat the mysis.