Mandarin Goby diary

gypsana

gypsana

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Well I finally feel that I have done enough research to keep a Mandarin. He is in QT right now and he is a nice plump fish. I will post pictures as soon as I let him relax a bit. I am going to be posting on this thread periodically so I can have my experiences shared for others.
He is doing very well today poking around for food. I have a few pieces of live rock rubble in there because of this fishes nature. I never plan on putting that back into my refug. I am also trying the Mandarin diner technique. It is a glass jar with food so he has a safe place to eat that my pig Clown and Coral Beauty will not be able to get to when he is transferred to the DT. He was in ther last night but not yet today.
Wish me luck! I love him already, so beautiful!
 
meowzer

meowzer

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GOOD LUCK...HMMM...I thought I read somewhere that you don't have to QT mandarins cause they don't have scales and can't get ich....
 
spanko

spanko

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Beautiful fish. Did you get a male or female? Hope the diner gig works for you. Have you seen it eat any prepared....frozen of pellet food yet? A good trick while you have him in QT is to soak some frozen mysis or krill in some garlic liquid to enhance his eating response to the frozen. You can get garlic liquid at the LFS.
Good luck with the project!!
Ms. Kitty, QT is a great place to train them to eat prepared foods, without the competition from the rest of the display tank mates.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Ms. Kitty, QT is a great place to train them to eat prepared foods, without the competition from the rest of the display tank mates.
OHHHH...So it is in QT to train it to eat frozen...I SEEE...
 
spanko

spanko

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Not sure that is what the gypsy lady had in mind but it is a good reason to QT them. You are correct though they do not normally get the QT for the normal reasons though.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3037655
Not sure that is what the gypsy lady had in mind but it is a good reason to QT them. You are correct though they do not normally get the QT for the normal reasons though.
THX...LOL...
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3037655
Not sure that is what the gypsy lady had in mind but it is a good reason to QT them. You are correct though they do not normally get the QT for the normal reasons though.
Not sure I agree. THe normal reason they don't get QT'ed is that under most people's care, they would starve, since most of them don't take to prepared foods. I would lump leopard wrasses in the same category.
They certainly have carry/have Ich. They are scaleless, but Ich can still manifest itself in their gills.
 
gypsana

gypsana

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It is a male and I have him in QT for the reason spanko mentioned. I want to get him used to the diner and preped foods even though my tank is established, teaming with pods and I will seed it occasionally. I just want to make sure he is always a fatty.
 
pezenfuego

pezenfuego

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Very beautiful fish. Sounds like the chances of him starving are rather slim
(punny)
Forget the handsome stuff, that is one beautiful fish.
Good luck putting him on frozen/pellet foods
 
deejeff442

deejeff442

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i have had mine for over a year great fish but never could understand why everyone gets so excited over a $12 fish.
its not about the price but they really dont do much and hide most of the time.
 
nycbob

nycbob

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Originally Posted by deejeff442
http:///forum/post/3038860
i have had mine for over a year great fish but never could understand why everyone gets so excited over a $12 fish.
its not about the price but they really dont do much and hide most of the time.
mine hides all the time.
 
gypsana

gypsana

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Wow Meowzer he is beautiful! I think they are the most elegant, colorful fish for saltwater. They are the reason I started in this hobby in the first place.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by gypsana
http:///forum/post/3038883
Wow Meowzer he is beautiful! I think they are the most elegant, colorful fish for saltwater. They are the reason I started in this hobby in the first place.
Thank you....me too...just goes to show you that beauty can cost $12
 
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