will a Mandarin Dragonet eat amphipods?

[as1720]

I would like to someday get one of these fish, and i have amphipods in my tank just wondering if Mandarin Dragonet will eat them? Or do i have to get copepods. Still learning here. Sorry if this seems like a dumb queation.

 

[tangs123]

im not sure i know that mandarins need "pods" to survive and i know copepods fall into this category i would guess that amphipods would be a sufficient food source

 

[bang guy]

Yes, most species of Amphipods are on the menu. Ostracodes are the ideal food but a variety is best.

 

[anthropo]

the key to mandarins is that you have to have a well established tank with lots of live rock. this way there is no way for the mandarin to eat all of it's food source. you can create a breeding ground for the pods in the tank by putting a pile of small pieces of rock for it to have shelter from outside predators to breed in.

 

[saltn00b]

refugium would serve this purpose best

 

[privatejoker]

I waited over a year and half before I got a mandarin. Its fat and happy but I do have an est fuge as well.

 

[miaheatlvr]

My mandarin will not touch or even look at any prepared foods whatsoever. ALL he does all day is look for and eat pods. He is a POD EATING MACHINE!