New mandrin

[detguy123]

well after my yellow tang took out my other mandrin that i had i was so sad to see it go..one of my favorite fish that i have kept..i traded away the yellow tang and i have been on the look for a new mandarin..i got one and it was a dud...so i had my eye on this one for sometime and got it...it is a very nice female..and as soon as it hit the water it was on the hunt and has been since...i was glad to see that because the last one just sat around and i am sure it was cynaide caught...this one just looks better but i got my fingers crossed that it will make it..i know i am by no way in the clear but i had the other for a couple years and it was nice and fat..just that tang killed it...i had a target before but got the other kind this time..enough talk here are the pics!!!
in the bag

 

[revhtree]

Beautiful Mandarin! I love them, but I have yet to see one pod so far. I promise not one! LOL!

 

[ficklefins]

Mandarins are the reason I got into SW and it looks like you got a beauty!

 

[detguy123]

this is the fish that go me into sw as well then when i got into it i did know what all they need to survive so a couple years ago wehn my tank matured i got a target...it really bummed me out to see that yellow tang take out the poor little guy..but this new female looks really nice..it has been hunting since i got today...the last replacement did not last long at all..she just sat around and when i saw that i knew it was not good...i will post more pics in the next day or two..i need to get back on my zoa hunt though!!!!!!

 

[irishrose302]

very beautiful....

I have had my male for years now and have been looking half that time for a female. They seemed to be hard to find up until last week. I finally found a nice female and they get along well.....

Good luck with your new gal!

 

[salt newbie01]

Nice pic up - I love the mandarin's. I hope it works out for you!! Sucks to loose such a cool fish. With the tand gone hopefully this one will be with you for years to come!

 

[detguy123]

i think with the tang out of there it should be good to go..i have a few fairys and flashers and a chalk bass..so nothing that will go after it...i'm going to go back and get a nice linespot flasher that was there as well..been looking to replace the one i lost last year

 

[jeffsreef]

Beautiful Mandarin looks just like mine,i love mine even though i hardly ever see it.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

I have a Male and still on the hunt for a Female ... ever since then!

Very nice new addition .... it's Wise to move the Yellow Tang away

Paul

 

[momof6kids]

I have had my mandarin for more than 2 years now and it is one of my favorite fish. Good luck!!

 

[detguy123]

thanks everyone i think she will be just fine..she hunts all day and night so good to see her eating..here are a few new pics..hard to get any that are good she is always on the move in and out of the rocks

 

[detguy123]

new pic of the little girl..or should i say fat girl..wish i saw this fish more to get more pics but she is always in the rocks..but eating pods all day..i had alot of larger pods that i thought might be eating some of my zoas..i have not seen those since adding this fish

 

[JGoslee]

Great looking mandarin. One of my favorite fish. I've had a green bullseye mandarin for just over a year now.

 

[Azurel]

One of my favorite fish as well.....I had mine for over 6 years till it got a clogged digestive tract...Found it dead one morning after work I was quite sad about it as well. I had many tangs with mine and I never saw any aggession towards it, even the maroon clown I had would leave it alone when it came close to the RBTA.....I would have gotten rid of the Tang as well though...Good luck I am sure she will do fine looks very, very healthy.

 

[ReeferRob]

very beautiful....

I have had my male for years now and have been looking half that time for a female. They seemed to be hard to find up until last week. I finally found a nice female and they get along well.....

Good luck with your new gal!

How do you identify the male vs. the female?

 

[detguy123]

the males have elongated spines on the first dorsal fin

 

[reefcleaners]

I got a mandarin too this week! I am trying to save it from the LFS, who was starving it death, its stomach is all sunken in, and it doesn't really move much, but I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will come around. Wish us luck! Your is a beauty though, looks real healthy from the pics.

 

[detguy123]

i hope you can save yours..here are two new pics..she does not move away like she use to when i got the cammera so i hope to get more pics soon

 

[detguy123]

got some new pics of my little girl...she still is doing fine..i saw her eat some mysis the other day..i never tried to get her to eat it but she did...i guess its not a bad snack to have but you can't keep one on just mysis

 

[Dr. Frag]

I love These fish.