mandarin goby ?

[atf88]

i know that i should wait at least 6months to get one and need like 100+lbs of lr and prolly a fuge and what not, but if a lfs sells one that eats prepared food, would that B ok to buy???

 

[atf88]

i saw him eat the one time i was there. i saw him and i just stood there looking at him, and one of the people said it would B ok to get him because he ate prepared food...i dint believe him so the guy fed him for me, i was like...'wow'. i dint buy him right away tho cuz id figured i would come here and ask, ill go back and if he still eats prepared food would it B ok to get him? :notsure:

 

[cprdnick]

Even prepared foods would not provide an adequate supplement to the diet their bodies are built for, IMO.
I would like to add to the original question though. If there was a fuge with more than enough pods in it to provide the DP with an adequate supply of pods for the mandarin, then would it survive?

 

[birdy]

It is definitely a plus if it will eat prepared foods, but as was stated above it will still need to get most of it's dietary needs from the pods.

 

[anubix00]

what are the "pods" yall are talking about??

 

[texag04]

They need to sell pods in a bottle.

 

[new_noob]

yea, what is a "pod"? ? ?

 

[jrpage]

I believe Birdy and the others are refering to Copepods - little life forms that only establish themselves in a tank that has been up and running for awhile.
i got a mushroom rock at 10 weeks and it musta had lots on there cuz they sure spread throughout my tank quickly. They are small, whiteish almost look like little aphids. Watch your substrate and LR for them. Good Luck!

 

[bojuben]

Is there anyplace that sells pods and "good" sand worms?
Thanks

 

[new_noob]

OHH i think i saw some pods in my LFS on some live rock, do they look like little bugs, like potato bugs? i think thats what they look like, they didnt look that good, i though they were bad, but i was rong. cool, i'll be sure to ask for live rock with lots of pods on them. thanx guys, so i shouldnt get a mandarin goby?

 

[cprdnick]

Not in a 30 gallon with a limited supply of pods.
Copepods, amphipods, isopods, and a few other varieties. Most of the time the ones that are crawling on the substrate are the amphipods. Like these.

 

[new_noob]

*nods* :yes: thats what i saw, there strange, i dont think I would want to eat one, lol

 

[texag04]

Once my tank was crawling with thousands of them but the population died down and I barely see them anymore. They look like lice. I think one of their nicknames is sea lice. My fish went to town on them.

 

[new_noob]

Id be kinda creeped out if i had that many, lol then i would buy a mandarin. they rock, lol:happy: :happy: :happy:

 

[cprdnick]

I used to have a countless number of them, but then I bought a yellow watchman goby, now I see maybe one a night.

 

[new_noob]

lol, sorry this is kinda off the subject but when i try to send a private message it says "Your administrator has disabled private messaging." what does that mean? Yeah its really off subject. lol

 

[cprdnick]

It means that on this board we do not have the option to private message others. Why it's like this I have no clue.

 

[new_noob]

ok thanx, i'll try another

 

[55reef]

I was just moving some LR around in my tank. Only been going for 1 week now. I saw one of those amphopods? Are they ok or does this mean something bad or good for a new tank?

 

[cprdnick]

It means your tank is on it's way to maturing, it is a very good thing. The more the merrier.