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7-26-05 He's begun eating Cyclo-peeze in addition to the roe. I'm going to try to wean him onto mysis and Formula 1 as well. I tried yesterday with mysis, and he didn't seem interested in the slightest. I may have more luck with Formula 1 because it's easier to mix it with the roe. The Formula 1...

Updates on a Mandarin Fish in a Nano By Josh Day If you're interested in keeping a mandarin fish in a ten gallon tank, please see my in-depth article here. Progress 11-21-06 Several weeks ago the editor from Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine contacted me and asked if I would be interested in...

Originally Posted by srfisher17 I assume you're talking about one of the mandarins (Synchiropus sp). If so, I hope you haven't bought him yet. Your tank is not nearly old enough, or big enough to house one; IMO. They only thrive (with that rare exception) in very mature tanks with enough LR to...

Here's some conjecture. Perhaps the cultures are not entirely necessary. I believe the scrubber pads and live rock rubble are the sole reason the population is not only keeping up with the mandarin but growing larger. However, I cannot safely conclude this because there hasn't been enough time...

Some Tricks Many hobbyists over the years have discovered a few tricks to help get a mandarin eating or plump. I've outlined several of them below. Use a refugium. Create a "pod pile" of small chunks of live rock in a corner. Pile the rubble up so fish cannot enter and spray the area with...

Background The green mandarin, or Pterosynchiropus splendidus, is a member of the dragonet family. They are also known as psychedelic fish. Rarer specimens come in reds and there's even a spotted variety, but the average mandarin you'll see in fish stores is the green mandarin male. Males are...

Caring for a Mandarin Goby (in a Nano Tank) by: josh day Let's not beat around the bush. The purpose of this article is to discuss housing a mandarin goby in a nano reef tank, i.e. a 5-20 gallon saltwater aquarium. And you probably thought I couldn't get any more controversial... Due to the heat...

Originally Posted by PerfectDark Ohhhh yea... I remember now. FYI Mandarins wont eat amphipods.. well there are alot of small amphipods so it wont eat those? will it only eat copepods?

Originally Posted by Bizzleb01 But if I buy a wild true perc and it starts going in the bta then my black and whites aren't going to go in the same one correct? how many black and whites do you have right now? if they have paired up, when you add a third clown they might pick on it. if they...

Originally Posted by PerfectDark Amphipods are most likely the big ones copepods or tigger pods prob the smaller ones, and none eat zoa's. But they can irritate a colony of zoas. More so the case is the zoas are already dead or dying and they are picking up the pieces. But other bugs do eat...

pods are eating my zao's! i have been watching they and they look like osi and amipods and there are tons of them that are huge!!! like almost a quarter inch long. ive done alot of reading and the pods are doing the eating i watch them theres no nudi eating zao etc...are they doing this because...

its a dollar amount but i think it only goes toward livestock. there very good about refunding if a fish dies before the 15 days

Originally Posted by nwdyr Thanks for all you'r help! nwdyr = nuderd

Originally Posted by Bizzleb01 I have a 90 with only 4x65 pc (I know I should have more light, but I had the tank running a couple years ago and had A carpet and long tip with no probs). The Sebae is much bigger than the two clowns but the bta isn't really very big yet. It'll prob fit one of...

Originally Posted by nwdyr does anyone have her phone number or anything?? i am actually really worried about her now stinks that we can't find out if she is ok! dude her last login was on july 1st! 12 days ago, lmao it hasnt been but only 12 days

Originally Posted by Interex216 the bulb i bought from swf didnt look like a BTA and i had a some live rock fall on him and torn him he did not survive the hit but was really pretty until then and i have a domino damsel that bugged him alot swimming through him and everything so i think that...

the bulb anemone that SWF.com sells???? is it similiar to a BTA? im thinking about getting one, so will they host clowns etc.....anyone who has some info on the species thanks

Originally Posted by markeo99 natural yes but not so much for captive bread I just figured they could throw a nem in the tank and nab me a couple that took interest it would save me from having another pair of clowns that host my powerhead i have bought 2 wild caught clowns and they both...

they are ugly and look like a plain gold fish. there overpriced because they are rare. just MO

aquaC remora check around they are awesome skimmers i have one on my 20g and my nitrates are zero and have ben with an nem, 2 percs, 1 firfish , inverts etc.