MANDARINS- ANYONE HAVE SUCCESS WITH THEM

[dark waters]

Meaning I wanted it up top next to tank but was limited on space. It's in my livingroom. But it's a well designed layout. Lifereef made the sump fuge skimmer

Oh cool....but I don't think I have a life reef budget any more lol....

 

[jerseypete]

Me neither. But I really like the way he laid out the plumbing. It's simple and easy to copy. Just giving ideas.

 

[dark waters]

Me neither. But I really like the way he laid out the plumbing. It's simple and easy to copy. Just giving ideas.

Cool.....I'm going to check them out now

 

[dark waters]

Hey everyone....I got an update....I spoke with ron from ora....and he says that that may have some psychedelic mandys by the end of the year.... I have been dosing my sump once a week with pods but I am going to do a separate tank just for the mandys.... so stay tuned and hopefully I can give an animal that is difficult to feed a good solid home....

 

[jerseypete]

Well this little guy has been in my tank a week now. Yesterday he finally ate some live brine. He also ate a small piece of mysis also by accident while eating brine. Don't think he realized what he ate. But when their feeding anything that moves in the area around them usually get eaten. This guy is super small. He can get in between the tight packed corals. Sometimes I see him going nuts feeding on pods.

 

[dark waters]

Well this little guy has been in my tank a week now. Yesterday he finally ate some live brine. He also ate a small piece of mysis also by accident while eating brine. Don't think he realized what he ate. But when their feeding anything that moves in the area around them usually get eaten. This guy is super small. He can get in between the tight packed corals. Sometimes I see him going nuts feeding on pods.

Awesome to hear that he coming along well....good luck with him...

 

[Greenstreet.1]

My baby.

 

[dark waters]

Very nice.... love the way the lighting pulled the color our lol....or a good photo shop...lol....still very nice

 

[Greenstreet.1]

No photo shop here iPhone pic

 

[dark waters]

Lol....yup iPhone probably has built in pot shop lol....nice pic

 

[dark waters]

I meant built in photo shop lol

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Ok gotcha lol I don't know how to photo shop lol

 

[donnievaz]

Here Is mine. I added pods to the fuge for 4 months before adding him. I've had him in my 40b for 7 months now and his fatter then ever.

What is that he's sitting in? Gorgeous picture.

 

[smh254]

What is that he's sitting in? Gorgeous picture.

It my Squamosa clam.

 

[dark waters]

Hey everyone update on my ORA mandys....I spoke to ORA again via email And I have decided to go with a 75 gallon set up as a second display and a mated pair of spotted mandys.... in my main tank the pods are still thriving but the population is not growing because everybody in the tank just loves them lol... QUOTING ORA.... they said that they may have some available in December and right now they have scooters available...They that I may consider a scooter to practice for my mandys but I humbly decided....

The seeding of tisbe pods went well... I don't add phytoplankton just light for algae....

 

[dark waters]

DIRTY WATER FROM PURCHASING COPEPODS LOCALLY AND ONLINE...

I BOUGHT A GALLON OF PODS AND BRINE SHRIMP FROM A CLOWN FISH BREEDER IN TOWN AT A GOOD PRICE 80 BUCKS BUT THE WATER WAS REALLY DIRTY OF COURSE FROM THE OLD PHYTO AND POD WASTE.... IT MESSED WITH MY PARAMETERS A BIT BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE PODS SEEDED..... I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND EXCEPTING DIRTY POD WATER TO SEED YOUR TANKS WITH PODS...

Below are all the pods that I will use to seed my 75 gallon....PLUS the pellets the ORA TRAINS THEIR MANDYS ON....I chose these pods because you can see them running around without phyto.....I RECOMMEND BUYING PODS AND PHYTO SEPERATE SO YOU CAN MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALIVE....

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Algae barn is great also

 

[reynaldoramon]

Hey everyone update on my ORA mandys....I spoke to ORA again via email And I have decided to go with a 75 gallon set up as a second display and a mated pair of spotted mandys.... in my main tank the pods are still thriving but the population is not growing because everybody in the tank just loves them lol... QUOTING ORA.... they said that they may have some available in December and right now they have scooters available...They that I may consider a scooter to practice for my mandys but I humbly decided....

The seeding of tisbe pods went well... I don't add phytoplankton just light for algae....

Are buying direct from ORA? I thought they only sold wholesale, and not to general public.

 

[reynaldoramon]

Any one order their Mandy from Vivid Aquarium? I've never ordered anything from them, but they have an option to buy pairs.

 

[rjl45]

Algae barn is great also

+1 for AlgaeBarn. Never used the other, but compared at my LFS. AlgaeBarn is higher quality in my opinion.
I will admit though, I am biased, I always like to support local Colorado companies.