Mixing mandarins
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reefiness
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ya trust me i got tons of pods.. i currently have the one male in there now and i dont even think he has made a dent in the pod popullation, plus he eats mysid shrimp
, but i dont expect the other ones to eat mysid but i am setting up a 46 gallon refugium under my tank and that should be a big plus to the popullation.
patandlace
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If you're going to add a spotted make sure it's a female. A male green and male spotted will not work.
mudplayerx
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I was under the impression that 2 males will work as long is one is psychedelic and one is dragonet. This only applies to compatability, not pod support. I NEVER recommend more than one mandarin in anything less than a 90gallon with tons of established rock.
reefiness
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Originally Posted by mudplayerx
I was under the impression that 2 males will work as long is one is psychedelic and one is dragonet. This only applies to compatability, not pod support. I NEVER recommend more than one mandarin in anything less than a 90gallon with tons of established rock.
so you think it could work? cause i do have a 90 gallon with 160lbs of LR which has been in there for a few months short of 2 years
I was under the impression that 2 males will work as long is one is psychedelic and one is dragonet. This only applies to compatability, not pod support. I NEVER recommend more than one mandarin in anything less than a 90gallon with tons of established rock.
so you think it could work? cause i do have a 90 gallon with 160lbs of LR which has been in there for a few months short of 2 years
reefiness
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Originally Posted by Squishy
I am almost sure that it will not work unless you buy them as a mated pair. They are a fish that likes to be alone. But that is only IMO
Good Luck if you try it. Let us know how you make out
ya i certainly will let you all know when i do do it because i am curently trying to figure out a refugium to put on the tank then once thats up for mabye a month ill probably add it that way if they do fight i would be able to move one to the refuge. but as i was saying i have kept 2 green mandarins (male and female) in a tank before which i am sure wasnt a mated pair, but i am really looking to see if i would be able to mix the green with the spotted (another male prefable) but being that i havent gotten any respnses ive been looking for was that someone has kept one male of each species, i will probably one female from either species depending on what i feel at that time. but im really pushing toward the spotted, unless i get a personal experience which says it didnt work.
I am almost sure that it will not work unless you buy them as a mated pair. They are a fish that likes to be alone. But that is only IMO
Good Luck if you try it. Let us know how you make out
ya i certainly will let you all know when i do do it because i am curently trying to figure out a refugium to put on the tank then once thats up for mabye a month ill probably add it that way if they do fight i would be able to move one to the refuge. but as i was saying i have kept 2 green mandarins (male and female) in a tank before which i am sure wasnt a mated pair, but i am really looking to see if i would be able to mix the green with the spotted (another male prefable) but being that i havent gotten any respnses ive been looking for was that someone has kept one male of each species, i will probably one female from either species depending on what i feel at that time. but im really pushing toward the spotted, unless i get a personal experience which says it didnt work.
squishy
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Originally Posted by reefiness
ya i certainly will let you all know when i do do it because i am curently trying to figure out a refugium to put on the tank then once thats up for mabye a month ill probably add it that way if they do fight i would be able to move one to the refuge. but as i was saying i have kept 2 green mandarins (male and female) in a tank before which i am sure wasnt a mated pair, but i am really looking to see if i would be able to mix the green with the spotted (another male prefable) but being that i havent gotten any respnses ive been looking for was that someone has kept one male of each species, i will probably one female from either species depending on what i feel at that time. but im really pushing toward the spotted, unless i get a personal experience which says it didnt work.
I will give you my personal experince it did not work adding a spotted. There was a size difference though. But good luck.
And of course that is just IMO
ya i certainly will let you all know when i do do it because i am curently trying to figure out a refugium to put on the tank then once thats up for mabye a month ill probably add it that way if they do fight i would be able to move one to the refuge. but as i was saying i have kept 2 green mandarins (male and female) in a tank before which i am sure wasnt a mated pair, but i am really looking to see if i would be able to mix the green with the spotted (another male prefable) but being that i havent gotten any respnses ive been looking for was that someone has kept one male of each species, i will probably one female from either species depending on what i feel at that time. but im really pushing toward the spotted, unless i get a personal experience which says it didnt work.
I will give you my personal experince it did not work adding a spotted. There was a size difference though. But good luck.
And of course that is just IMO
jsalinas1
New Member
First, how do you tell a male from female?? I have a 140 with 200lbs rock a 1 green,1 red, and 1 spotted. They never even go next to each other. If they do they just pass by and go about looking for food. If you look at http://www.melevsreef.com/links.html
under the video "Manderin Diner" he has about 5 or 6 in his tank.
under the video "Manderin Diner" he has about 5 or 6 in his tank.
mudplayerx
Active Member
The male has an elongated protrusion on its dorsal fin.