Green mandarin??? - Aquarium Advice

MT79 · 10-24-2003, 09:52 AM

How mature should a tank be before adding 1 of these fish? In general of course.

10-24-2003, 11:47 AM

One year is the recommended "guideline" but the age of the set up is not the only thing to worry about. You must also ensure there is enough [acronym:fd0a7530ee="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:fd0a7530ee] in the main tank to allow proper breeding areas for [acronym:fd0a7530ee="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:fd0a7530ee] as well as ensuring you take steps to promote the population growth unhindered by predation. The larger the main tank with an attatched refugium the better.

If you are planning this for your 30 [acronym:fd0a7530ee="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:fd0a7530ee], I would advise against it. There is not really enough grazing area to supply [acronym:fd0a7530ee="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:fd0a7530ee] long term even with a fuge. You must also make sure there are no species in direct competition for the [acronym:fd0a7530ee="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:fd0a7530ee] such as wrasses, gobies and other planktonic feeders.

Cheers
Steve

beachbumin · 10-24-2003, 12:56 PM

I havent realy heard of anybody having much luck with Mandarins. They are very diff. to keep espec. in a smaller tank as steve said. You might want to try something like a flame hawk [acronym:6add815232="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:6add815232].

10-24-2003, 09:52 AM	#1
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10-24-2003, 12:56 PM	#3
beachbumin Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Posts: 516 Images: 2	I havent realy heard of anybody having much luck with Mandarins. They are very diff. to keep espec. in a smaller tank as steve said. You might want to try something like a flame hawk [acronym:6add815232="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:6add815232]. __________________ Any home mortgage questions feel free to ask. Thats what I do when I'm not tending to my tank!!

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10-24-2003, 11:47 AM	#2
steve-s Guest Posts: n/a	One year is the recommended "guideline" but the age of the set up is not the only thing to worry about. You must also ensure there is enough [acronym:fd0a7530ee="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:fd0a7530ee] in the main tank to allow proper breeding areas for [acronym:fd0a7530ee="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:fd0a7530ee] as well as ensuring you take steps to promote the population growth unhindered by predation. The larger the main tank with an attatched refugium the better. If you are planning this for your 30 [acronym:fd0a7530ee="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:fd0a7530ee], I would advise against it. There is not really enough grazing area to supply [acronym:fd0a7530ee="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:fd0a7530ee] long term even with a fuge. You must also make sure there are no species in direct competition for the [acronym:fd0a7530ee="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:fd0a7530ee] such as wrasses, gobies and other planktonic feeders. Cheers Steve