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02-26-2006, 10:19 PM
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mardarin in a 20gal?
just wondering if i can have one in my 20.
its been runnin for 3 months. with no problems so far. 35lbs LR 30lbs LS prism skimmer AC power filter. 2 false percs some zoos ricordeas one open brain. i do 25% water change every 2 weeks. im not runnin a fuge. although i see a bunch of pods runnin around. b4 i get one. is there anythin i need to know. feeding? any specialized care? 
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02-26-2006, 10:37 PM
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 as long as you find one that eats frozen foods as well you should be okay...bigger is better, i've had friends who've had a pair of mandarins in a 20 for 4 years they even mated....(though not until a 40 gallon sump was added) weird setup... b4 i get one. is there anythin i need to know. Finding a place where you can buy pods or setup something to raiase them would be a good idea though.
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02-26-2006, 10:40 PM
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You should be fine as long as you can keep your pod count high!!!
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02-26-2006, 10:42 PM
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Oh please don't. Although there might be the exception a 20g is not going to give you enough pods to keep a Mandarin alive and healthy. Some will accept frozen or prepared food but IMO they still need pods in order to thrive. Without a large refugium where pods can multiply a 20 is just not enough. Do a google search or if you can search RC - there is plenty of information on that site.
I have 2 Mandarin fish in my 230g with a 77g fuge/sump and still worry that there is not enough for them to eat. Neither one of mine eat frozen or prepared food that I have ever observed.
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02-26-2006, 10:42 PM
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No
your tank is not mature 3 months your tank is too small 20g madarins need aquapods to survive and be healthy. even if it eats brine shrimp it wont be healthy it will slowly wither away. if you want ur madarin to die/ be unhealthy then you'll keep it in your tank. sorry to be so frank
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02-26-2006, 11:01 PM
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 Seriously though a 40gal tank with close to 80lbs of rock would be the minimum I would concider keeping a mandrin in. Steve
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02-26-2006, 11:08 PM
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some reads
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...cfm?pCatId=554
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...cfm?pCatId=551 check out the links could help you with what you want.
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