Mandarin and pods

[zoboo2]

We have a mandarin in our now established tank but once the pods run out I have heard you can buy more to add to the tank. We do not have a refug. to grow pods in so buying them will be our only option. Anyone know where I can buy them? mnwc2004@aol.com thanks!!!!

 

[mandarin w]

You would be better off setting up a little 10 or 15 gal with sand, rock rubble, and some Cheato or other alge, get a small light for this, and raise your own.
The mandarins will go thru the pods, like kids go thru thier Holloween candy. It will be gone in no time. The money you would spend buy it online somewhere and shipping it to your house all the time, will more than pay for what it would cost to set up the small tank. and in a few months you will more than you will know what to do with.
Just a thought

 

[jdragon]

i agree, setup a fuge. aquapods.com

 

[gsd]

Buying pods to maintain a mandarin is going to get expensive pretty fast. Setup a tank as others have already suggested with rubble and macro algae add some live sand and wait. Mandarins can eat a bunch of pods in the coarse of a day. Mandarins also eat flat worms. Maybe go to your lfs and see if they want their flatworms syphoned out for free! ;-)