Mandarins...who has a healthy one?

andresont · #1 09-14-2007, 07:18 AM

Got no fuge, i also put some in my Nano with no fish at all and NONE of tiger pods survived

tried twice fist time 3 hrs of aclimatization , second time two days of aclimatization...

I feed plancton every other day.
This is just Fraging mistery to me.

0sprey · #2 09-14-2007, 07:17 PM

Ah... maybe thats the difference. Most of my order went into the fuge section of my sump... no predators. I also dont have any serious pod predators in the tank ATM, and I think that helps, too.
I just used standard acclimation... dripped for a couple hours.

fishoholic · #3 09-14-2007, 09:26 PM

I have a 2-3 inch spotted mandrain that eats mostly frozen mysis, some baby brine shrimp and pods. He's been in my 30g cube tank (no fuge) for about 4-5 months and is doing very well.

andresont · #4 09-16-2007, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 0sprey

Ah... maybe thats the difference. Most of my order went into the fuge section of my sump... no predators. I also dont have any serious pod predators in the tank ATM, and I think that helps, too.
I just used standard acclimation... dripped for a couple hours.

My Nano has no fish in it and still pods would not stay alive ...

X-Treme · #5 09-16-2007, 04:57 PM

You have to acclimate tigger pods? It says on thier website "The Tigger Pods™ can be poured directly into your refugium and/or main tank."....

saltyrigger · #6 09-16-2007, 10:45 PM

I pored half the bottle in a 1gal tank with water(1.024)fed phyto twice a week.Itake out 3 cups a week and pour in tank.1gal is just crawling with them

andresont · #7 09-16-2007, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by X-Treme

You have to acclimate tigger pods? It says on thier website "The Tigger Pods™ can be poured directly into your refugium and/or main tank."....

Well yes you are right it does say that, however they are stored in the fridge at AO and you can imaging the thermal shock going from +4C to +26C water its like taking a super hot shower after swimming in the ocean.
But hey i cant keep them alive in my tanks maybe i will try to keep them in separate container, because they were alive for 3 days in the supplyed bottle seem to be happy with phyto additions. But as soon as i put them in the any of my tanks; that was it for hardy tigers !

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