More than one mandarin??
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blubutterflyz
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I have 2 scooter blennies, a green mandarin and psychedelic manderin all in the same tank and they all do fine together. The blennies will sometimes chase each other and show off but never hurt each other. The manderines pretty much keep to themselves.
qwiksilver360
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hopefully you have about 400 lbs of rock also
ajwaters
Member
My .02 if you are having success with your one i wouldn't want to push it. I also bought one has my first fish (duh) I learned a lesson, but he eats everything and has been in my tank for over a year. Gorgeous fish but i wouldn't want to try my luck again, and destroy a beautiful creature.
melissa v.
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Originally posted by RyeBread
Hope we don't sound as if we are coming on too strong here, but your system9(s) will not house a Mandarin or a Scooter for any extended period of time........they will slowly starve to death.
i just jumped in on this thread because of this one comment, rye, how long do you consider to be long term, i have a manderine in a 29 gallon tank he is FAT AND HEALTHY and i have had him for way over a year now. and no i do not breed pods in another tank for him, my tank makes more than he can eat right now.
Melissa V.
bang guy
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Sorry Melissa but I've got to agree with Ryan. There are always exceptions but generally a mature Dragonette will starve to death without either a productive refugium or 100 pounds+ of live rock.
Maybe it's the new math but you bought your Mandarin in April. That's hardly "way over a year".
Maybe it's the new math but you bought your Mandarin in April. That's hardly "way over a year".
ryebread
Active Member
That's excellent that you and your tank are having that type of success with such a creature......most don't.
My 29 gallon tank couldn't produce nearly enough pods for a Mandarin to stay fat and happy for long term.......I would say long term is at least 5-10 years. You seem to be doing something right so far, so I am not saying that I would remove your Mandarin from your tank, but that is an unusual situation for a smaller tank. I will still continue to reccommend people stay away from these Dragonettes unless they have larger, mature systems with excessive pods.
Good luck with your Mandarin.
My 29 gallon tank couldn't produce nearly enough pods for a Mandarin to stay fat and happy for long term.......I would say long term is at least 5-10 years. You seem to be doing something right so far, so I am not saying that I would remove your Mandarin from your tank, but that is an unusual situation for a smaller tank. I will still continue to reccommend people stay away from these Dragonettes unless they have larger, mature systems with excessive pods.
Good luck with your Mandarin.
melissa v.
Member
Originally posted by Bang Guy
Maybe it's the new math but you bought your Mandarin in April. That's hardly "way over a year".
sorry it feels like a year i have known this manderine for a long time, a good friend of mine had it in the same size tank, i purchased it from him. but it still seems like i purchased him before the new year,
damn this memory, bang guy did i tell you i purchased him in april? help me out hereMelissa V.