SWF is offering Red Mandarin Goby

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The Red Mandarin Goby, Synchiropus splendens, also known as the Red Mandarin Dragonet, is a variation of the classic blue and greed Mandarins. They have a hypnotic red, blue, and green labyrinthine patterns across their entire bodies. The Red Mandarin Goby is exceedingly popular as it is relatively difficult to find in the aquarium hobby. Like their relatives, the Red Mandarin Goby has a sexual dimorphism making it easy to tell the difference between males and females - males have an elongated first dorsal spine.
Red Mandarin Goby Care Facts

• The Red Mandarin Goby should be kept in a tank of at least 20 gallons with a plenty of live rock and a sandy substrate.
• They can be housed as individuals or in a pair. Two Red Mandarin Gobies of the same sex should not be housed together.
• Our Red Mandarin Gobies are fed on frozen brine and mysis shrimp. They should be fed a varied diet of frozen meaty foods, copepods, shrimp, live foods, black worms, and it will also prey on tiny crustaceans in the tank. They should be fed multiple times per day.
• Breeding Red Mandarin Gobies in the home aquarium is possible.

Red Mandarin Gobies can be difficult to keep in the home aquarium because they are picky eaters, thus, they should be reserved for experienced aquarists only.
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[j_neatherlin]

Are the Green Mandarin offered on Saltwaterfish.com also trained to eat frozen foods? Thanks

 

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The Green Mandarin Dragonet, Synchiropus splendidus, also known as the Mandarin Goby, is one of the most beautiful fish in the entire marine aquarium trade. It really has no fish comparable to it. The Green Mandarin Dragonet exhibits a vibrant green scaleless body and orange wavy lines across. Its tail is bright red with a blue edging creating a unique psychedelic effect. Male Green Mandarin Dragonets also have a large pointed dorsal fin. They are best kept in tanks with plenty of live rock and a sandy substrate. They are a staple in the marine aquarium trade but they can be fickle in their feeding habits. They mainly feed on amphipoda and copepods and can be quite picky. These organisms can be found naturally in larger reef tanks but you should also have supplements to ensure they are fed enough. Some can never adapt to frozen foods so it is imperative to understand its feeding habits before purchase. Other than its feeding habits, the Green Mandarin Dragonet is docile, resistant to disease, and does great in any community reef tank.
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