Yay new mandarin that eats frozen mysis!!!

[reef diver]

I got a beautiful new green mandarin today. it even eats frozen mysis, aslong as it has settled!!! Yay

 

[xdave]

Cool

Was he tank raised or wild?

 

[reefiness]

kool, Mine just started eating frozen mysid in the beginning of the summer after he had been in my tank for about 6 months... although mine actually competes for the food, im amazed when i pour the food in he will swim up along with the tangs, clowns, and royal gramma and grab the food as it sinks... and boyyy is he a fatty

 

[reef diver]

I dont know if hes wild or not. Ive heard that they also LOVE the orange eggs that you put on sushi.

 

[reef diver]

Has anyone had any luck pairing mandarins.

 

[ryanhayes9]

my friend has.. he has 2 in his 125

 

[xdave]

They are commercially bred so at least you gotta chance. I bet you could totally support your hobby with a pair if you have enough lfs in your area.

 

[nygel]

is their any tips on getting dragonets to eat prepared food? My scooter will nip at flake after it touches the area around him, but would be happier if he would eat things as they are sinking. right now all i have is flake, i want shrimp, is mysis the best?

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by nYgel
is their any tips on getting dragonets to eat prepared food? My scooter will nip at flake after it touches the area around him, but would be happier if he would eat things as they are sinking. right now all i have is flake, i want shrimp, is mysis the best?

Mysis is the best, but the vast majority of mandarins only eat pods.

 

[reef diver]

Not many people have much luck, eating prepared, id reccomend mysis if you want a supplemental food. I read a huge article on mandarins the other day, the day I bought him, they LOVE the eggs you put on sushi you know the little orange ones. The kind the put in Masago. They are also very nutritious, because threy have all the nutrition of the egg in them. Not very expensive either. They also eat fresh hatched brine. (They will eat adult brine, but adult brine is not very nutrtious. Baby (48 hr old) brine still has egg yolk attached which is very nutritious)

 

[reef diver]

Hey allysia, I should really thank you for all your help. You really helped me when I first started my research in Febuary, and gave me so many tips THANK YOU!!!!!!

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by Reef Diver
Hey allysia, I should really thank you for all your help. You really helped me when I first started my research in Febuary, and gave me so many tips THANK YOU!!!!!!

You're welcome!

 

[nygel]

Originally Posted by alyssia
Mysis is the best, but the vast majority of mandarins only eat pods.
are all dragonets, or just mandarins? cuz i just bought some mysis and my scooter is eating quite the lot of it.

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by nYgel
are all dragonets, or just mandarins? cuz i just bought some mysis and my scooter is eating quite the lot of it.

I'm actually not sure about the blenny. I've never had one.

 

[nygel]

i hear they're just as hard, but not as common or watever cause of their appearance isn't as striking as a mandarin. i still think they're awesome.

 

[reef diver]

Yep The scooter blenny actually is not a blenny, it is really a dragonet. Dragonets and mandarins are related, and they eat the same general foods : Pods, mysis etc.

 

[slammy16]

My manderin will eat mysis and it will aslo eat bloodworms. Dont know the nutritional value of the worms , but he really likes em.

 

[puffer32]

If you add some vitamins and garlic in with the live brine, its healthier for them, but I believe both mandrins and scooters need pods also. My scooter mostly eats pods, but he will take live brine or frozen mysis, but some will eat only pods. Scooters are not really bleenies as a poster aleady stated, they are part of the dragnet family.