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Old 08-27-2007, 08:44 AM
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They eat any living little bug/worm/creature on the ocean floor really. copepods are just the main source of food the hobbyist can supply them. I am surprised you've never seen them eat a pod before though...wow
There are many "pods": amphipods, isopods, copypods, ostrapods.
And they all differ in size Mandarin will eat the smallest first.
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Old 08-27-2007, 09:30 AM
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There are many "pods": amphipods, isopods, copypods, ostrapods.
And they all differ in size Mandarin will eat the smallest first.
yep, most definitely
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Old 08-27-2007, 09:56 PM
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I've read that it's easy possible to get them eating pellets and frozen food. You just need to set up a mandarin feeding area with a small glass container, similar to a long skinny shot glass. Put the food in and lay it down.

I think it was on Melv's reef or wet web media.
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Old 08-27-2007, 11:01 PM
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-ya i read an article about feeding mandarins on melevsreef, and here it is
>http://www.melevsreef.com/mandarin_diner.html
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Yea, i have seen it too.
However dumping a teespoon of food in the tank every day is kinda too much for any tank less then 250 gal in size.

http://oceanaquatics.com/store/produ...rcti-Pods-6oz/

Here is somthing i got from OA and will try to feed a mandarin as soon as J&L gets them in stock. I already tryed feeding 3 kinds of pipe fish in J&L last week and even though store staff indicated that some of them are "eating" none of the pipe fish ate any of that, i will let you guys know when i will try to feed the mandarines.
It says on the bottle "Excellent success rate with mandarin gobies" will see how it goes.
The bugs look greate! and all my fish likes it.
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Hey EmilyB....I am curious what you fed/feed your mandarins, did they eat pellets? I want to get one as well, but I am in the process of setting up a new 60G, and I think even with a fuge/pods, I will have to wait a while...agreed?
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Old 08-28-2007, 01:25 AM
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My mandarin eats blood worms like it going out of style!!! Blood worms are over looked a lot in saltwater because they are mainly freshwater food but everyone in my tank loves them
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