Mandarin Dragonet

[novahobbies]

wow. If you can GET live mysis, then sure. That's a notoriously hard - and expensive - food to get a hold of. The people who sell mysids on the 'Bay usually only sell the teeny tiny ones. Not sure if those will help you.
Not necessarily a fridge. Just don't let it get too hot (direct sun, next to a pump, yadda yadda.)

 

[verojeremy]

Yeah the lfs also has like 4 different breeding clownfish and stuff they are closed today. If it was eating live mysis could i do live brin selcon added, the try frozen mysis with selcon?

 

[verojeremy]

Wait algagen sells live mysid shrimp, could that work I think it was mysid at the lfs because they get their live food from algagen.

 

[novahobbies]

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Originally Posted by verojeremy http:///t/389956/mandarin-dragonet/60#post_3450753
Yeah the lfs also has like 4 different breeding clownfish and stuff they are closed today. If it was eating live mysis could i do live brin selcon added, the try frozen mysis with selcon?
Absolutely!

 

[novahobbies]

Quote:
Originally Posted by verojeremy http:///t/389956/mandarin-dragonet/60#post_3450812
Wait algagen sells live mysid shrimp, could that work I think it was mysid at the lfs because they get their live food from algagen.
Hmm. I've been in my share of local fish stores. I've NEVER seen a LFS feed their fish with live mysids. It's much more likely that they were feeding live brine...I know quite a few who do that!

 

[verojeremy]

No because we were seeing if he ate artic pods and he said yeah he probally won't even look at them bause of the live mysid/s are in there and I saw they didnt look like brine shrimp; they looked like a cricle with a tail.

 

[verojeremy]

Yeah I talked to a person at algagen (I am pretty good friends with them) and they said yeah they got live mysid shrimp and I am getting some on Wednesday and I have amazon prime so hopefully I get some selcon by Wednesday to.

 

[novahobbies]

OK then, very cool!

 

[verojeremy]

Yeah I found a very good opportunity to catch her so I did and I did regular brine. So how long should I see before she starts to pick at the brine and I will be getting the mysid tommorow.

 

[verojeremy]

OK I put like 10 brine shrimp in there and he dosent look like hes eating them.

 

[verojeremy]

OH also my dad is selling his 55gallon freshwater so I mean you can switch it to saltwater or something, we live in indian river county and here is a pic anyone interested please pm me.

 

[verojeremy]

Yeah but I know that it takes a couple of days.

 

[verojeremy]

If it was eating live mysid at the fish store do you think that he will eat it right away with me?

 

[verojeremy]

How important is it that the food is pinned against the net? I can't seem to get it.

 

[novahobbies]

I honestly don't know; again, I was reiterating the instructions as I remember them. But I would think that you should try to get more flow through the net...if not pinned on the wall, at least so the flow pushes it into a singular "feeding area" the fish will get used to.

 

[verojeremy]

I don't have them all on the same wall but I do have them on walls thats what I meant

 

[verojeremy]

Also how long should I leave her in there if she never eats the live mysid or brine so far its been 2 days brine tommorow I will do mysid.

 

[novahobbies]

If they're on the walls then I think you'll be fine!
Don't leave the food in that long...it will die and rot. Add new live food daily and take the old stuff out after 6 hours or so.

 

[verojeremy]

NO not that like if she (dragonet) dosen't eat the live foods when should I take her out. 3 more days?

 

[verojeremy]

I had to give up on the frozen she was getting to skinny and I couldn't get mysid.
Down the line like 6-9 months could I get a male spotted? If not how could I make it so I could like more pods or eat frozen?