HELP!! Newbie Mistake!!

[wilson0427]

Well guys, nothing died during the night. The manderin is still kickin'. It may be a few months before we get the larger tank. The manderin is tiny. Do you think if I buy copepods he'll be OK for about six months (once purchased it will need time to cycle)?
Leigh

 

[aztec reef]

That's the best you could do at this point. It's kind of early to have a mandarine in a 1mo old tank. They need a mature tank with lots of live rock to provide nursery for pods, or you can keep adding them..Mandarines have a really Special diet..and if they don't have sufficient food source, even if it eats prepared foods, it will still starve and die. I would traded In and get a hardier fish(if you think this idea is lame).
Then all i can say keep him well fed and water quality optimal.

 

[snaredrum]

I guess I'm just lucky, but I buy my saltwater premixed from my LFS. I only need 5 gallons at a time and all his parameters are the same except temp. So I take care of that before I add it to my tank. 5 gallons of premixed (Oceanic Mix) cost $4.60 with tax. I can't hardly mix it myself for that price. By the way, its a 29 BioCube.

 

[aztec reef]

well i guess your LFS keeps their salinity high. Or do you keep yours Low?
Usually LFS keep their salinity Low.

 

[snaredrum]

Mines always at 1.024