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Old 01-15-2012, 06:17 PM
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I would stay away from a mandarin now. They are such delicate fish I don't think it would handle the harassment from your sixline.
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Old 01-15-2012, 06:18 PM
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I would stay away from a mandarin now. They are such delicate fish I don't think it would handle the harassment from your sixline.
SCREW YOU JASON!

Just kidding. LOL. Call me biatch. I tried you this morning.
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Old 01-15-2012, 06:34 PM
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SCREW YOU JASON!

Just kidding. LOL. Call me biatch. I tried you this morning.
Back at you!!! Your tank is nicer than mine! This means war!!!
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Old 01-15-2012, 06:47 PM
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For the benefit of those that are considering getting a mandarin I have attached the wetwebmedia site here. Make your own decision.
http://wetwebmedia.com/mandarins.htm

Paddy your post mentions nothing about compatibility. You simply asked for advice on whether you should get one or not.

If you are adding a refuge and cultivating pods for your 70 gallon than food should not be an issue.

I would be concerned that a docile fish like the mandarin will become a victim to aggressive fish like the six line wrasse but I do not have both so can't help you with your decision.
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Old 01-15-2012, 06:54 PM
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For the benefit of those that are considering getting a mandarin I have attached the wetwebmedia site here. Make your own decision.
http://wetwebmedia.com/mandarins.htm

Paddy your post mentions nothing about compatibility. You simply asked for advice on whether you should get one or not.

If you are adding a refuge and cultivating pods for your 70 gallon than food should not be an issue.

I would be concerned that a docile fish like the mandarin will become a victim to aggressive fish like the six line wrasse but I do not have both so can't help you with your decision.


Did my list of current fish throw you off? It seemed apparent to me that
I was asking about the other redidents.

My fuge is as old as the tank itself.

I simply want opinions on stock. I have done extensive reading on mandarins in the past six years and have been successful keeping them in small tanks.

I am no self proclaimed expert by any means, but I know one or two things.

The sixline is my main concern.

Thank you.
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Old 01-15-2012, 07:04 PM
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75 gallon tank and 55 gallon sump. I also have a yellow tang, 6 line, coral beauty,and a pair of clowns. Had my mandarin for a few months and he is doing just fine. He never got picked on by anyone and he was the last fish I added to my tank.
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Old 01-15-2012, 07:29 PM
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Had a scooter blenny starve out in a 110g with a 50g sump..... Completion for food was the cause I'm sure
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Old 01-15-2012, 07:32 PM
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Now would be a good time to consider upgrading your tank to a 6 footer to accommodate the yellow tang you already have (your tank is far too small for tangs) and when the new tank matures add a mated pair of mandarins.

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Sorry to hear that, your yellow will eventually outgrow the 70g hopefully when that happens you will re-home it.

Find a mandarin that eats frozen (that you can make sure you get the frozen food to it, before the others eat it) and you should be ok.
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Old 01-15-2012, 08:20 PM
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It's difficult to tell. My yellow tang sliced my beautiful male mandarin to death... now that bastard yellow tang is gone but that prove that you never know how a fish is going to react.

I woudl be afraid of the six line but you know your fish better than anyone and you know if it is aggressive or not.

I have a niger trigger that is a sweetheart and never attacked any one, not even the new fish I put in, so each fish is unique.

One thing is for sure...mandarins don't react to aggression and they will let other fish kill them without too much fighting or reaction.
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Old 01-15-2012, 08:22 PM
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I added a small female Green Mandarin to my 33 gal reef. She was already on frozen and dry foods so feeding was not an issue.

My six-line wrasse was very upset about the mandarins introduction and did try to harass her for days. She just ignored him so it never came to anything. They get along fine now.

My concern is that your six-line is quite large and may be able to do more damage if he does harass the mandarin.

If you do try,...introduce at night after lights out for an hour or so.

You can also create mandarin feeding spots by creating rubble piles where pods can breed in tank. My six-line does not seem to browse at the rubble piles so there is no competition.

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