Mandarin

[binhzino]

what do mandarins feed on? i heard its hard to feed them...and I also heard something about copepods? how do does look like?

 

[mr_bill]

Here is a link to amphipods, something else Mandarin have been known to eat.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=163522
There is a long thread about how hard Mandarin is to care for on page 2 of this forum, I suggest looking at it.

 

[mudplayerx]

I bought my mandarin specifically for the purpose of eating my amphipods. It is pretty fun watching him stalk them. He kind of hovers in one place and "jumps" on the pod.