How to make A live rock produce pods?

[aquasafe]

How would you make A live rock produce pods?It's for A Mandarin Goby.

 

[blizz75]

live rock doesnt produce pods, pods live in rocks. mine came out within a week of putting my rocks in. How long have u had the rock and how long the goby?

 

[hatessushi]

A mandarin really needs a constant supply of pods. If you have pods in your tank and purchase a Mandarin what will happen is the Mandarin will eat all the pods in the tank over time and then starve. If you have a refugium with pods established then you could keep one after the tank and refuge has been established for about a year. That is why the Mandarin is considered a difficult to keep fish.
Some have been able to get Mandarins to accept other foods but it is difficult. You could research more on this in the archive section of this board

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by HatesSushi
A mandarin really needs a constant supply of pods. If you have pods in your tank and purchase a Mandarin what will happen is the Mandarin will eat all the pods in the tank over time and then starve. If you have a refugium with pods established then you could keep one after the tank and refuge has been established for about a year. That is why the Mandarin is considered a difficult to keep fish.
Some have been able to get Mandarins to accept other foods but it is difficult. You could research more on this in the archive section of this board

agreed

 

[aquasafe]

I dont have A rock or A saltwater tank but im gathering information an A LOT of it!How do you make the pods to reproduce in the rock do you have to add a certian type of food let the rock sit out or what I need help people?

 

[hatessushi]

They will grow on their own after the cycle if they came with the rock. You can also buy live pods.

 

[aquasafe]

If I dont buy live pods I will need at least 100 pounds of live rock for my mandarin goby so i heard from someone?

 

[miaheatlvr]

I bought Pods on the net to give my FUGE a good head start! "Kick in the pants"!

 

[nygel]

I'd suggest purchasing some to kickstart it all, i'm going to be doing that alot

 

[aquasafe]

Originally Posted by nYgel
I'd suggest purchasing some to kickstart it all, i'm going to be doing that alot
Can I just but live pods and feed them to my goby?Or should I do the kick start?

 

[miaheatlvr]

I saw a website that sold POD and/or MYSIS SHRIMP farms on the net, maybe consider checking that out, but i dont know how difficult to spot feed your Mandarin without any of your other fish wanting to take part as well! Also I dont know how long it will take your FUGE to come up with a very healthy supply of PODS.

 

[fish911]

I Had A Mandarin And He Ate Frozen Food... He Died When I Got A Stupid Blue Tang With Ick ...
Anyway.. Probably Not Ideal For It To Have Frozen Food.. So Make Sure U Do It Right For Him

 

[aquasafe]

Originally Posted by MiaHeatLvr
I saw a website that sold POD and/or MYSIS SHRIMP farms on the net, maybe consider checking that out, but i dont know how difficult to spot feed your Mandarin without any of your other fish wanting to take part as well! Also I dont know how long it will take your FUGE to come up with a very healthy supply of PODS.
FUGE sorry im new but what does that mean?

 

[miaheatlvr]

I apologize, i was assuming that you might have had a refugium!

 

[cjml]

My mandarin eats other food as well -I do have pods but he will eat the other food I put in for everybody else-so does my scooter blennie-I feed quite a variety of foods. They are both fat and seem happy! I have had my manadarin for almost 3 years now. :happyfish :happyfish

 

[aquasafe]

Originally Posted by MiaHeatLvr
I apologize, i was assuming that you might have had a refugium!
Thank You!

 

[aquasafe]

Originally Posted by cjml
My mandarin eats other food as well -I do have pods but he will eat the other food I put in for everybody else-so does my scooter blennie-I feed quite a variety of foods. They are both fat and seem happy! I have had my manadarin for almost 3 years now. :happyfish :happyfish
Do you think you could share what you feed your mandarin?If anyone could to?

 

[cjml]

Well he seems to eat a little bit of everything-I feed a large variety-of frozen and some flake in between. I do see him eat the formula 1 & 2-I break them into tiny peices for my smaller fish. So does my scooter blennie. And my bicolored blennies. :happyfish :happyfish

 

[ruaround]

go to your LFS... see if they will sell you some grunge... there is a site (a local company here in idaho) that sells grunge and it is good stuff IMO...
another thing you can do is hatch brine... ever heard of Sea Monkeys???

 

[sebae09]

so you basicly have 2 mandrians in your tank? the scotter blemmie and mandrian.