Cheap Mandarins

apexifd · #1 09-27-2010, 10:40 PM

Since i already have a male mandarine so I only bought a female. Will love to have of these beautiful fish in my tank. But, having 2 in a 75g, I am already pushing the limit. Unless I can train them all to eat frozen food.

Canuckgod420 · #2 09-27-2010, 11:22 PM

i picked up 2 yesterday, they started picking at the rocks right away.

cwatkins · #3 09-28-2010, 01:52 AM

Anybody see how many they had today? I'm for sure stopping by tomorrow to pick one up.

Canuckgod420, any sign of them eating traditional foods?

Mandosh · #4 09-28-2010, 01:55 AM

Looked like there was about 15-20 left at 5ish

apexifd · #5 09-28-2010, 02:03 AM

do spend your time picking the right fish.. my first one die and I pick up another one today... hoping it will make it..

they probably sold so many of them in the last few days, the guy just ask me if I want to pick and net my own fish... ha... I wish I could have done that on my first fish. Might be able to pick a healthier fish.

eguld · #6 09-29-2010, 06:54 AM

I am looking for a pair of mandarins. I know this might seem cruel but could I put two of them in a 5.5G tank while I try and train them?

Ultimately they would go in my RSM 250 that has about 180 lbs of rock and I have 64oz of reef pods arriving on Thursday.

Also does anyone know if mandarins are particularly sensitive to higher temps, 82-84 degrees?

dankent · #7 09-29-2010, 12:10 PM

optimal temps for them would be 72F - 82F

sbcam · #8 09-01-2011, 04:46 PM

Mine and my friends are both still alive and completly healthy. Eating pellets no problem since day one!

KPG007 · #9 09-01-2011, 10:36 PM

I bought two and both would only eat pods. eventually one died, but the other one is fine. I think he might grab the odd brine shrimp I feed, but its tough to say as I rarely ever see him.

reeferious · #10 09-28-2010, 02:22 AM

just bought mandarin #5 and #6 for my tanks from kinged pets but the tough hurdle is i found that even with a healthy refugium supplying pods the mandarins will sooner or later cleanse out most of your pod populations ,and so for food supplement i feed them with bloodworms. just make certain the worms get snagged on your stationary algae, rocks or even on your corals. took most of a week for the new mandarins to get the hints and start dining on the worms. unfortunately i haven't found any other frozens items that my mandarins will go for.