Tips for feeding mandarin dragonet?

[kade]

Hi
I was wandering if anyone has any tips for feeding mandarin dragonets, I only got her yesterday and she only eats live food. Has anyone weened them onto frozen foods, if so how do you do it and is it easy. I live in australia and we do not yet have live organisms in a bottle that I can feed her so I need an alternative.
Thank you in advance

 

[FDshoes]

Cross your fingers. Honesty if don't have an established large pod population odds aren't good sry. Andif ur relieing on pods in a bottle u will be buying them 2-3 times a week.

 

[kade]

Where can I get pods in a bottle?

 

[FDshoes]

I can buy them at my lfs

 

[blackmolly]

i would start a separate pod breeding tank regardless of wether she's eating or not now in case she suddenly stops eating. if you got her from a good supplier that new how to get them eating i highly suggest you keep her on that diet.

 

[kade]

Do you live in Australia?

 

[kade]

And at the Lfs she was in there coral tank, eating the pods that bred in the tank. Would live brine shrimp keep her going?

 

[blackmolly]

brine shrimp are tasty, but don't have the nutritional value to keep her going for long. i would seriously start setting up a pod tank ASAP.

 

[kade]

What are pods?

 

[blackmolly]

pods is short for copepods, which are tiny crustaceans that live among plankton in live rock.

 

[kade]

Ok, do u guys know any websites were I can buy them from, my lfs dosent have them

 

[FDshoes]

Brine can have good nutritional value as long as they are feed between hrs 8-12 of there life.

 

[kade]

But my fish is older than 8-12 hours

 

[FDshoes]

Lol no no the brine shrimps nutritional value is between hrs 8 & 12 of the shrimps life. Sry bout that

 

[blackmolly]

he's talking about the shrimp i would really say just try and have as many options on hand as you can, so you've got some backup if she decides to get picky.

 

[kade]

Ok, I've got some brine shrimp eggs in a little hatcher, how long do you think they would take to hatch? And with the copods how do I bread them? Thank you for your help

 

[alex07]

http://www.melevsreef.com/mandarin_diner.html

 

[FDshoes]

Not a clue and the copodes I guess u really don't breed them it kinda just happens and they build up as ur tank matures.

 

[kade]

Thanks Alex! That's a really good idea. And I guess I just buy a bottle and pour it in? Thanks again guys, this really is alot of help

 

[alex07]

Thanks Alex! That's a really good idea. And I guess I just buy a bottle and pour it in? Thanks again guys, this really is alot of help

I do the samething the days I feed pellets