coralreefer
Active Member
do i need a fuge to raise cocepods? i REALLY want a mandarin. i have been noticing a few in my tank now and then.
thanks for the help
thanks for the help
cocepod question
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aquatica-tech
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Youll need like the double numbers from your tank to rocks for example 55 gallon might need 100 pounds im just giving an example of how much rock you might need. And a fuge would help
iyachtuxivm
Member
You dont need a refug to raise pods. A refugium give the pods a safe place to propagate, and replenish the numbers. If you dont have this its possible the mandrine will wipe out all your pods then starve. My orchid dottieback wiped out all the pods, bristleworms, side shrimp, anything he could eat is gone in a tank with no fuge. What size tank is it? If its big enough you shouldn't have to worry, say 100g or more. If not......
pjlovesbaskets
Member
I did some research on this too. I want one. I have a 125G. I was told a variety of things. One was I would be okay with the size of my tank. The other make sure it is a mature tank. Mine is only 5 months old. One more comment was to buy the copepods and put them in but that could get expensive. Let me know how it goes. I think I am going to wait. I only have 90lbs of LR and need a bit more. I figure this summer I will add the guy and make sure I have some copepods just in case he looks hungry. I have a 6 line wrasse so he will probably eat the copepods if not fed well. You don't want competition for the copepods. Another thing I learned was the refugium. I don't know much about that at this point. Still learning...
mike27t
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50 gallon, 40lbs lr, only 2.5 months old. I bought not one but two mandarins (spotted and green) after 1 month of starting my tank. Well the green died within 4 days, he would not eat a thing. The spotted is doing great (1.5 months now), he eats almost everything (mysis, brine, cyclops). Ill feed the tank 1 cube of mysis or brine per day. Every other day ill drop one cube of cyclops in the tank for the mandarin. He will spend all his time going through the rocks picking up the cyclops.
Everyone will say they need a very well established tank and even then hits hit or miss whether they will eat anything but copepods. Luckily mine does, His belly gets nice and fat
Everyone will say they need a very well established tank and even then hits hit or miss whether they will eat anything but copepods. Luckily mine does, His belly gets nice and fat
clownfish11
Active Member
ur one lucky guy
iyachtuxivm
Member
Originally Posted by mike27t
http:///forum/post/2550882
50 gallon, 40lbs lr, only 2.5 months old. I bought not one but two mandarins (spotted and green) after 1 month of starting my tank. Well the green died within 4 days, he would not eat a thing. The spotted is doing great (1.5 months now), he eats almost everything (mysis, brine, cyclops). Ill feed the tank 1 cube of mysis or brine per day. Every other day ill drop one cube of cyclops in the tank for the mandarin. He will spend all his time going through the rocks picking up the cyclops.
Everyone will say they need a very well established tank and even then hits hit or miss whether they will eat anything but copepods. Luckily mine does, His belly gets nice and fat
That is not the norm. But it is the exception. You got lucky. Cheers!
sorry to hear about the green
+1 spanko
http:///forum/post/2550882
50 gallon, 40lbs lr, only 2.5 months old. I bought not one but two mandarins (spotted and green) after 1 month of starting my tank. Well the green died within 4 days, he would not eat a thing. The spotted is doing great (1.5 months now), he eats almost everything (mysis, brine, cyclops). Ill feed the tank 1 cube of mysis or brine per day. Every other day ill drop one cube of cyclops in the tank for the mandarin. He will spend all his time going through the rocks picking up the cyclops.
Everyone will say they need a very well established tank and even then hits hit or miss whether they will eat anything but copepods. Luckily mine does, His belly gets nice and fat
That is not the norm. But it is the exception. You got lucky. Cheers!
+1 spanko
mike27t
Member
Originally Posted by iyachtuxivm
http:///forum/post/2551174
That is not the norm. But it is the exception. You got lucky. Cheers!
sorry to hear about the green
+1 spanko
I hear ya... Every post ive read on them "well established tank and finicky eaters"
http:///forum/post/2551174
That is not the norm. But it is the exception. You got lucky. Cheers!
+1 spanko
I hear ya... Every post ive read on them "well established tank and finicky eaters"
coralreefer
Active Member
my tank is a 75 gallon, it's about five months old.
afboundguy
Member
I have a 55 gallon with +70 lbs LR in tank fuge with cheato and I have a bigger problem keeping the front glass clear of pods than algae
It also helped that I bought a mandarin that was eating frozen food from my LFS so he eats like a pig
