Khij159753
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I'd say just keep trying. It took him a week to finally go in.
My 29 gallon reef
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TigerBarbs
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I think im gonna try and move the mandarin to a 5 gallon for a week or so or however long it takes to get him completely on frozen for sure. If that doesnt work, hes goin back to the fish store. Im not liking the idea of starving him at all...
Khij159753
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Good idea. Smaller quarters make it easier.
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TigerBarbs
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I might even go pick up a little 2.5 gallon
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TigerBarbs
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TigerBarbs said:
It would double as a little quarantine/acclimation tank
Khij159753
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That might be just a little small. But you could probably make it work.
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TigerBarbs
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Ive got an extra little in tank filter so im gonna siphon water down to the little tank and pump it back up
Khij159753
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Nice 
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TigerBarbs
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Im worried about something going wrong with the siphon or pump failing so im just gonna keep it separate. I have a little betta heater layin around that will do the trick.
Khij159753
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Probably.
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TigerBarbs
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I had some baby brine shrimp that i froze from the last time i hatched em and the mandarin is eating! Ill give him some probably 3 times today and then mix in a little cyclopeeze tomorrow!
Khij159753
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Good mine will eat just about anything... Aside from pellets haha.
mine will eat just about anything... Aside from pellets haha.
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Its about the size of a baseball now! I put the mandarin back in the main tank because he was breathing very fast and wouldnt eat anymore. and sadly i saw a big dent where his belly should be . Hes gonna go back to the fish store. I think after i give my tank a little time for the pods to repopulate, im gonna try a fat little target mandarin. Supposedly they are easier to train. Im gonna start him off in quarantine though so ill have a better chance to get him on frozen
and sadly i saw a big dent where his belly should be . Hes gonna go back to the fish store. I think after i give my tank a little time for the pods to repopulate, im gonna try a fat little target mandarin. Supposedly they are easier to train. Im gonna start him off in quarantine though so ill have a better chance to get him on frozen
Khij159753
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Good idea.
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I accidentally left a bottle of phyto out of the fridge over night. Is it still good?
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If it smells sour, toss it. I read up on phyto recently as I was feeding it often and found its basically a bottle of phosphates.
I stopped adding it and my algae went away swiftly. May have been coincidence.
I stopped adding it and my algae went away swiftly. May have been coincidence.
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TigerBarbs
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It smelled kinda bad right when i opened it. Very strong smell. I just started dosing about a week ago to help my pod and mysis population. I havent seen a difference in algae yet and my phosphates remain at 0 so i dont see a problem yet. I have heard that it can be bad if you use too much. Thanks!
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Also, im going to get new t5 bulbs tomorrow. Its been about 8 months so its probly time. Im gonna get giesemanns i think. Im probly doing 2 of the aquablue plus(60/40 mix of 220000 and 6600k), one pure actinic which is supposed to be more purple and one actinic plus. Any comments or different ideas?
