Mandarin questions - Page 3

trilinearmipmap · #21 12-21-2004, 05:30 AM

I had a friend back in school who had a mean FW fish, I forget what kind it was, some kind of cichlid or gourami probably. When it would get mean and beat up the other fish he would punish it by giving it a good whack with a stick, or netting it and throwing it out on the front lawn.

Edmonton Eskimo · #22 12-21-2004, 05:35 AM

has your friend thought about seeking professional help?

muck · #23 12-21-2004, 05:39 AM

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has your friend thought about seeking professional help?

haha. Good advice.

Bob I · #24 12-21-2004, 03:15 PM

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Ummmm may i ask why???? I have a 6line wrasse and a Mandrian

in my past experience i had not had any problems keeping those 2 fish together...

in fact i just purchased a little sixline and a mandarin... my only fear is that when i add them to my 180 my leopard wrasse may harass the 6 line.

it would be my belief that in a large enough established enviroment (my 180) there would be ample room and food source to prevent/curb any over aggression.

FWIW, i had previously kept them together in my 125 a few years back.

HTH.

I have a friend who had a Sixline and a Mandarin in a six foot long tank. He had no problems either. So perhaps in a shorter tank where they see each other all the time problems develop.

OCDP · #25 12-21-2004, 03:22 PM

Hey, well the mandarin is still great... what size fuge would be sufficient for a 20g tank? What do you recommend putting in it?

I am no expert, but I don't think that a fuge will keep the pod population up for this little guy... unless he'll eat some frozen soon. I hope..if not... anyone want to buy a mandarin?

trilinearmipmap · #26 12-21-2004, 05:17 PM

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has your friend thought about seeking professional help?

Lol.

No I have not seen him in over 10 years.

EmilyB · #27 12-21-2004, 07:21 PM

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And as far as sleeping on the sand and being eaten

. I would think that the fish would feel that it is being eaten, and move off.

I have picked up sleeping mandarins in my hand thinking they were dead.

They do go rather comatose when they sleep, so no wonder they are protected by a venomous coating.

AJ_77 · #28 12-21-2004, 07:29 PM

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I have a friend who had a Sixline and a Mandarin in a six foot long tank. He had no problems either.

Six feet of water may or may not be enough, if a fish needs to escape another - esp if their 'territory' is only a part of that 6 feet. May explain why I found my little Mandarin on the carpet one morning.

And that was before the 6-line came into this tank.

StirCrazy · #29 12-21-2004, 07:37 PM

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And as far as sleeping on the sand and being eaten

. I would think that the fish would feel that it is being eaten, and move off.

I have picked up sleeping mandarins in my hand thinking they were dead.

They do go rather comatose when they sleep, so no wonder they are protected by a venomous coating.

you mean I flushed my female and she might have just been sleeping

Steve

Azilla · #30 12-21-2004, 11:11 PM

I would put a 10gal fuge in for your 20gal tank. but thats me. Just use a rubber maid container for a fuge easy to drill if needed.

I have a 75gal tank and i see my mandrian out and my sixline out they swim with each other. Never seen a problem but then again all my fish swim with each other just like they are all hand fed.