rotarygeek
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is a mandarin goby going to work in a 30 gallon? if its by itself? other than a clean up crew i thibk thats all i want.
mandarin goby in a 30 gallon?
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sepulatian
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Originally Posted by RotaryGeek
http:///forum/post/2532022
is a mandarin goby going to work in a 30 gallon? if its by itself? other than a clean up crew i thibk thats all i want.
If the rock in the tank is very mature and you have a good sized refumium stocked with copepods, then it may be alright, but I wouldn't recommend it. They eat hundreds of pods per day. IMO he will eat them quicker than they can reproduce.
http:///forum/post/2532022
is a mandarin goby going to work in a 30 gallon? if its by itself? other than a clean up crew i thibk thats all i want.
If the rock in the tank is very mature and you have a good sized refumium stocked with copepods, then it may be alright, but I wouldn't recommend it. They eat hundreds of pods per day. IMO he will eat them quicker than they can reproduce.
janbee
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I think he will be quite happy having the tank all to himself! I have found that some mandarins are easier to feed than others. I have one that eats just about anything. Pods, frozen mysis, live worms, brine shrimp, just refuses flake. I feel very lucky as they can be hard to feed. Jan
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alyssia
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Originally Posted by janbee
http:///forum/post/2532989
I think he will be quite happy having the tank all to himself! I have found that some mandarins are easier to feed than others. I have one that eats just about anything. Pods, frozen mysis, live worms, brine shrimp, just refuses flake. I feel very lucky as they can be hard to feed. Jan
I would not try this. The vast majority of mandarins will NOT eat any prepared foods. He will probably starve.
http:///forum/post/2532989
I think he will be quite happy having the tank all to himself! I have found that some mandarins are easier to feed than others. I have one that eats just about anything. Pods, frozen mysis, live worms, brine shrimp, just refuses flake. I feel very lucky as they can be hard to feed. Jan
I would not try this. The vast majority of mandarins will NOT eat any prepared foods. He will probably starve.
janbee
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Your right the vast majority of madarins are very picky eaters! That's why I feel lucky with the one I have. However, I see no problem puting a mandarin alone in a 30 gallon tank. Hopefully it's loaded with pods. You might want to culture some amphipods and tigger pods- most mandarins like them. Jan
puffer32
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Originally Posted by janbee
http:///forum/post/2533019
Your right the vast majority of madarins are very picky eaters! That's why I feel lucky with the one I have. However, I see no problem puting a mandarin alone in a 30 gallon tank. Hopefully it's loaded with pods. You might want to culture some amphipods and tigger pods- most mandarins like them. Jan
If you know that the vast majority do not eat prepared foods, how can you not see a problem putting one in a 30 gal tank??? Even the ones who eat prepared foods need pods in their diets. It can take up to a yr for one to die, but usually they end up dieing without a large tank with lots of pods and a fuge for the pods to breed. I am not being mean, just stating the facts.
http:///forum/post/2533019
Your right the vast majority of madarins are very picky eaters! That's why I feel lucky with the one I have. However, I see no problem puting a mandarin alone in a 30 gallon tank. Hopefully it's loaded with pods. You might want to culture some amphipods and tigger pods- most mandarins like them. Jan
If you know that the vast majority do not eat prepared foods, how can you not see a problem putting one in a 30 gal tank??? Even the ones who eat prepared foods need pods in their diets. It can take up to a yr for one to die, but usually they end up dieing without a large tank with lots of pods and a fuge for the pods to breed. I am not being mean, just stating the facts.
coral keeper
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Originally Posted by puffer32
http:///forum/post/2533622
If you know that the vast majority do not eat prepared foods, how can you not see a problem putting one in a 30 gal tank??? Even the ones who eat prepared foods need pods in their diets. It can take up to a yr for one to die, but usually they end up dieing without a large tank with lots of pods and a fuge for the pods to breed. I am not being mean, just stating the facts.
Very true!
http:///forum/post/2533622
If you know that the vast majority do not eat prepared foods, how can you not see a problem putting one in a 30 gal tank??? Even the ones who eat prepared foods need pods in their diets. It can take up to a yr for one to die, but usually they end up dieing without a large tank with lots of pods and a fuge for the pods to breed. I am not being mean, just stating the facts.
Very true!
