We just got the most precious tiny baby mandarin at the LFS.
She was so skinny, it was pretty much a rescue situation i couldn't leave her there.
I'm no expert but I figured I had more of a chance of saving her then the LFS seeing as they had her in a tank with no substrate and were feeding her roe which she ignored.
My pods are plentiful, and i know this is a risk but i had to try. While i was drip acclimating her i threw in a few frozen brine, not expecting ANYTHING and she munched them instantly. so i fed her more and she hovered over a pile of them and devoured them. she also ate out of the feeding baster later that evening in my tank.
She was covered in sand this morning from hunting in my macro algae in the tank.
She seems adjusted.
Does anyone have any tips or their own experience with mandarins?
She was so skinny, it was pretty much a rescue situation i couldn't leave her there.
I'm no expert but I figured I had more of a chance of saving her then the LFS seeing as they had her in a tank with no substrate and were feeding her roe which she ignored.
My pods are plentiful, and i know this is a risk but i had to try. While i was drip acclimating her i threw in a few frozen brine, not expecting ANYTHING and she munched them instantly. so i fed her more and she hovered over a pile of them and devoured them. she also ate out of the feeding baster later that evening in my tank.
She was covered in sand this morning from hunting in my macro algae in the tank.
She seems adjusted.
Does anyone have any tips or their own experience with mandarins?