pinky327
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So its official I finally got my very first mandarin dragonet. I like so so many others wanted one the moment I laid my eyes on it well before I ever got my tank. But I had read all the very sad stories of them starving to death, so I never got one. But last year I started reading the few success stories. So first thing I found baby brine shrimp was a good option but they had to be freshly hatched, then I heard about prawn roe but sadly could never find a bag to buy. Then I found info on worms, and bought a starter culture online and have been struggling to increase my population to more than the size of like two thumb nails. But my success came last week when I was in Florida and I was able to get a few ponds of fresh mullet roe straight off the boat, so I sectioned it out into portions and froze them.
So here we are I saw this little girl on Monday and felt so compelled to buy her but I knew my best option would be to get a new one ordered in so it wasnt already starving to death. But they had her in the one tank with live rock to the max and I had In the past seen pods in there so I was hopeful, I went back two more days and finally broke down I just figured hey maybe it was meant to be.
Well after a lengthy acclimation process she is in a DIY holding tank that is in my main tank but lets me watch her eat and try training if necessary. She is currently resting on the bit of live rock I have for her, I put some roe in with her and a few of my dry pellets just to see but it was a long stressful day for her so we will start feeding lessons tomorrow!
So here we are I saw this little girl on Monday and felt so compelled to buy her but I knew my best option would be to get a new one ordered in so it wasnt already starving to death. But they had her in the one tank with live rock to the max and I had In the past seen pods in there so I was hopeful, I went back two more days and finally broke down I just figured hey maybe it was meant to be.
Well after a lengthy acclimation process she is in a DIY holding tank that is in my main tank but lets me watch her eat and try training if necessary. She is currently resting on the bit of live rock I have for her, I put some roe in with her and a few of my dry pellets just to see but it was a long stressful day for her so we will start feeding lessons tomorrow!
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