starcatcher3
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I have llive rock in my tank that my M. goby eats off of but he's been getting skinny. Is there anything I can feed to him to suppliment what is already in the tank?
Thank you
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Goby question
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oregonbud
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Welcome to the boards 
Mandarins have a very specific diet and for that reason are a more difficult species to keep. Some people have reported success with mandarins eating frozen food, but the majority do not eat frozen at all. Rather they eat the sand bed microfauna (pods etc) that live in the substrate.
How long has your tank been up and running?
How much LR do you have?
What size tank?
What are you using for substrate? Sand, crushed coral, etc?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if your tank is newer (less then a year) does not have at least 100lbs of live rock, with a sand bed, it is likely that your mandarin is going to starve to death, and sounds like it already is.
Mandarins have a very specific diet and for that reason are a more difficult species to keep. Some people have reported success with mandarins eating frozen food, but the majority do not eat frozen at all. Rather they eat the sand bed microfauna (pods etc) that live in the substrate.
How long has your tank been up and running?
How much LR do you have?
What size tank?
What are you using for substrate? Sand, crushed coral, etc?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if your tank is newer (less then a year) does not have at least 100lbs of live rock, with a sand bed, it is likely that your mandarin is going to starve to death, and sounds like it already is.
starcatcher3
New Member
Thank you for the replies.
My 55 lb tank been set up for about 2 1/2 yrs. but I changed from coral bottom to live sand about 6 months again. I have about 60 lbs live rock.
It doesn't seem to care for frozen food. I'll try adding more live sand and rock.
My 55 lb tank been set up for about 2 1/2 yrs. but I changed from coral bottom to live sand about 6 months again. I have about 60 lbs live rock.
It doesn't seem to care for frozen food. I'll try adding more live sand and rock.