Mandarin help

[Drxsprinkles]

Mandarin

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[Master Shake]

i would say at least 6 months, sooner if you add live copepods and let them start to populate

 

[thirty5]

My tank is 2 months cycled and I was wondering when can I throw in a mandarin???? I have a 40g tank 40 pounds of live rock a 30 refugium overflow box someone please help

It is not all about time. Need well established or get a fish that eats frozen. My mandarin actually eats right off the stick I use to stir my food.

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

i would say at least 6 months, sooner if you add live copepods and let them start to populate

+1 you should let the tank cycle more then just 2 months buddy.

 

[rkaragozler]

Honestly, I waited 18 months to put mandarin in my tank and I have 900lbs of rock, no one says you can't put them in, but to supply them with copepods on a weekly basis would run you a ton of money.

 

[JOHANNA]

It would be a good idea to jump start your poss population with some reef pods in both the tank and the refuge. You also should feed them in the refuge. You can teach a mandarin to eat. My mandarin eats frozen mysis. Check out Mark Levinsons site. He has some tips on how to train a mandarin.

 

[Mattl22]

My green spotted just started eating mysis after almost yr in the tank

 

[richardhmc]

My tank was established with copepods and such but I have had absolutely no luck with mandarins.

I would even take a syringe, pick up the little critters, and shoot them into the mandarin's face and they still won't eat them.

 

[Turbovr3six]

I put rubble rock in a mesh filterbag and set it in my sump to breed pods. They seem to breed in them, and keep the pod population up.

2 months is early though, and even with the filtersock trick I would still wait until the tank reaches at least 9 month-1 year. GL!

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

if you want to go through the hassle of owning a mandarin than you should consider buying pods and loading your sump or fuge with them and have a few pieces of very porous rock to put in the sump and rotate them weekly to feed your mandarin those populating pods and believe me you need more rock in your tank, the more holes and crevises in the rock, the better.

 

[Ziggy]

Sorry but 40g system will never have enough pods for mandarin.this is my 5cent.

 

[Ruvel]

My mandarin started eating the small Formula One Pellets I feed the fish after a month or so.