question aboue the Mandarin Pragunet
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reefman22
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well I dont have one but I am planning on getting one once I have a very well established tank (needed for mandarins) and a good source of pods (also required) both kinds (green and psycadelic) grow to 4 inches. Im pretty sure that is theyre max. but these are very very hard fish to keep so you should probably do as much research as you can on them before getting one.
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tuningvis
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do not keep these fish in a nano and do not put them in a tank younger than a year
zanoshanox
Active Member
how many gallons is minimum?
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tuningvis
Guest
at least 100 lbs of LR min. i've heard
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tuningvis
Guest
thats why my first post said
do not keep these fish in a nano and do not put them in a tank younger than a year
you still need that amount of LR for the pods to grow on.
do not keep these fish in a nano and do not put them in a tank younger than a year
you still need that amount of LR for the pods to grow on.
jer4916
Active Member
a nano tank is totally two small, you need around a 125 gallon to support one...all they eat are pods...i have to wait 9 more months before i can even think about getting one...and i have a 125 with over 100lbs of live rock....just theres not enough pods yet...and if your not watchful of that the animal will die of starvation.
~chris
~chris
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t3d
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I've kept my Mandarin for about 2 weeks not with about 35 lbs of live rock. There are still many pods when i cut on my light in the morning. I have even noticed my Mandarin eating some of the frozen brine shrimp, but I guess Im just lucky. If you're willing to take the chance go for it.
I think this link is OK, and its a great study done by someone on keeping a mandarin in a nano http://joshday.com/mandaringoby.htm
I think this link is OK, and its a great study done by someone on keeping a mandarin in a nano http://joshday.com/mandaringoby.htm
jer4916
Active Member
lol, yeah you can keep them alive for a few months, or maybe if your lucky on a god given chance you'll make it a year, but remember in the wild these animals live for YEARS...not just weeks or months.
if your not responsible enough to have one of these animals and have a proper home for it leave it at the pet store. They shouldn't have to suffer because you just think they look cool.
Get a real reef tank. and support them right.
~chris
if your not responsible enough to have one of these animals and have a proper home for it leave it at the pet store. They shouldn't have to suffer because you just think they look cool.
Get a real reef tank. and support them right.
~chris
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t3d
Guest
Originally Posted by Jer4916
lol, yeah you can keep them alive for a few months, or maybe if your lucky on a god given chance you'll make it a year, but remember in the wild these animals live for YEARS...not just weeks or months.
if your not responsible enough to have one of these animals and have a proper home for it leave it at the pet store. They shouldn't have to suffer because you just think they look cool.
Get a real reef tank. and support them right.
~chris
Are you saying a nano is not a reef tank? Jesus freaks
lol, yeah you can keep them alive for a few months, or maybe if your lucky on a god given chance you'll make it a year, but remember in the wild these animals live for YEARS...not just weeks or months.
if your not responsible enough to have one of these animals and have a proper home for it leave it at the pet store. They shouldn't have to suffer because you just think they look cool.
Get a real reef tank. and support them right.
~chris
Are you saying a nano is not a reef tank? Jesus freaks
