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i’ve been feeding the tank frozen mysis which the guy who gave to me said was good for it.Yeah find out if it’s been eating prepared/frozen. These need to be eating something or you need a lot of pods to sustain one. That being said I had one that was the last fish to survive in a neglected 30 gallon that was left with my ex wife during our separation.
Live critters. If it eats frozen mysis already you are good.i’ve been feeding the tank frozen mysis which the guy who gave to me said was good for it.
Where do i get copepods? Are they frozen?
i have a few new pieces but most is very mature. No, i don’t have pods, only dry food and frozen mysis shrimp.Is your tank dosed with pods? How old is the system? The rock doesn't look too mature
You will need to get a ton of pods. And I mean a ton!!! They pick at them all day and its the only food they eat. Most LFS stores near me sell bottled copods. @Reef By Steele actually sells pods he cultures. Maybe hit him up!i have a few new pieces but most is very mature. No, i don’t have pods, only dry food and frozen mysis shrimp.
Would I just go to lfs for pods?
The Blue/Green Mandarin. This is a fish I would never trust with feeding frozen/prepared foods - a lot of the time they either don’t wean onto it or they just revert to pods again anyway.
I will not say that mandarins cannot be maintained with frozen. Yes they can be trained. However if going that route, like with wrasses and anthias, to properly provide for them they must be fed multiple times a day. As someone else stated the mandarins gut track is small and will not retain enough food in one feeding to provide for its daily needs. While we might keep them alive, in our tanks we strive to provide as close as we can to their natural habitat and environment.just adding testimony, not disagreeing per se but I’ve kept a few mandarins, all of mine ate frozen.
I never saw the need to add pods, but I can see it under certain setups using original dry rock or tanks unsuitable biomes for pods.
I’ve found many pods like the detritus’s build up in dead spots….Ive watched many anthias and cardinals pick off pods trying to make a dash outta the debris fields towards the rocks…
You can order copepods from Algae Barn .com that is where I get mine. That looks like a female. Great little fish, but you will definitely need to keep pods up in the tank. I order monthlyi’ve been feeding the tank frozen mysis which the guy who gave to me said was good for it.
Where do i get copepods? Are they frozen?
Most likely a neglected tank still grows pods, since the increase in pest algae and things we consider undesirable become great breeding places for pods. This makes it simple automatic feeding for something like a mandarin.Yeah find out if its been eating prepared/frozen. These need to be eating something or you need a lot of pods to sustain one. That being said I had one that was the last fish to survive in a neglected 30 gallon that was left with my ex wife during our separation.
Thank you so much!You can order copepods from Algae Barn .com that is where I get mine. That looks like a female. Great little fish, but you will definitely need to keep pods up in the tank. I order monthly