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Originally Posted by Myka
You're welcome. You have to understand a Mandarin's needs in order for it thrive. Many do not live long even in med/large tanks where there are rambunctious fish that out compete the Mandarin for food. Most fish will eat pods greatly reducing or even clearing the tank of pods, and most fish will get to frozen food before a Mandarin will as well. Simply dumping a Mandarin into a big tank often is not a very good answer. I have actually had the best success with Mandarins in nano tanks where they can be target fed daily. Mandarins are also quite shy, so I get to see them much more often in the nano tanks than I ever did when I had them in bigger reef tanks. What size/type of tank do you plan to keep your Mandarin in?
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yeah i agree 100% with that, i don't think its fair to just dump the poor guy in te tank and make him starve to death. im going to hang a container on the inside of my tank so he gets water flow and i can wean him on to frozen. i plan on keeping him in my lightly stocked 65 gallon fowler/semi reef tank. with a pair of clowns {just percula or ocellaris}, a pair of bangaii cardinals, a pajama cardinal, royal gramma and a couple gobies. im going to have around 60 pounds of live rock. i think with such low stocking and a lot of live rock he can still make it to the food before the other fish get it all. pods would also thrive in my tank with low stocking. if anything i can always spot feed or feed at night. idk about how active they are at night but i realize that they live mainly near the bottom and will find the food a lot easier and quicker then the other fish