Originally Posted by Beatlesfan
A 29g Tank will UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES sustain a large Pod population without one of those $20.00 bottle almost 3 times a week. Otherwise it is an awsome tank!
are you serious? 3 times a week? If you have no rock or hiding areas for the posd, maybe, and you have 3 mandarins. The trick is to hide rock rubble
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and other various things throughout the tank that the mandarin can't get to, pour the kagillion pound bottle into the rock rubble and (in my case pvc) and they can breed there. Its not perfect and if they only eat pods it will NOT work, but that was a bit of an exageration.... DISCLAIMER: Noone should try this unless they are experienced and have the time and desire needed to take care of a dragonet in a small tank.
p.s. Mine also stays alive via mysis shrimp... it loves it.