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Mandarins are tropical species and will do fine 78-85 degrees, although I recommend a lower temperature to reduce the fishes metabolism (which reduces its need to feed). If it's eating, you're in good shape. That's the main problem with Mandarins in captivity.
Neon/catalina gobies are from subtropical waters ranging from 70-76. They're usually collected off Mexico, although there are tons and tons of them off California if you go diving.
Sadly, last goby I had was nearly a decade ago (watchman). Not sure why I never got around to getting another, but I really should.
Neon/catalina gobies are from subtropical waters ranging from 70-76. They're usually collected off Mexico, although there are tons and tons of them off California if you go diving.
Sadly, last goby I had was nearly a decade ago (watchman). Not sure why I never got around to getting another, but I really should.
I have a mated pair of mandarins in a 29 with 36lbs. of LR; theyve actually grown in there, eating frozen "marine cuisine" with garlic xtreme.
I think they call them gobies because their body shape and style is fairly similar; more so than wrasses, blennies, damsels, and other smallish fishes, right? Infact, I would be suprised if they were fairly closely related, unless of course Im an idiot, and everyone else already knows theyre related... Then of course I would be completely unsurprised, to protect my pride ... :roll:
I think they call them gobies because their body shape and style is fairly similar; more so than wrasses, blennies, damsels, and other smallish fishes, right? Infact, I would be suprised if they were fairly closely related, unless of course Im an idiot, and everyone else already knows theyre related... Then of course I would be completely unsurprised, to protect my pride
... :roll:but they have no similarities to gobies...they are a dragonet..its just a common name..you can call pretty much anything you want what you want...im more looking in the lines of Gobidae...and honestly im surprised you can keep 2 in a 29 and even more amazed at the fact you have them eating Frozen foods...
Well, the body shape is what Im saying sort of resembles that stream-lined gobidae look. Yes, dragonets are dragonets. Air is air. Dirt is dirt. Tofu is nasty. :roll: Next time I need the obvious beyond obvious stated to me, Ill eat some tofu. Dont take that in an offensive way though; I know karate. 8O
Yep, the whole reason I decided to get the pair was because they had sat in a dealer's tank (20 gallon ala PetCo) for ~4-5 weeks with NO live rock, eating the same stuff I feed them now. I will admit, though, that their coloration seems a tad dulled. In any case I intend to setup a refugium fairly soon, and I have a brine-shrimp hatchery in the mail as I write this; I dont want them to just survive... I want them to thrive and be a happy addition to my little rule-breaking reef! So nyah!
Yep, the whole reason I decided to get the pair was because they had sat in a dealer's tank (20 gallon ala PetCo) for ~4-5 weeks with NO live rock, eating the same stuff I feed them now. I will admit, though, that their coloration seems a tad dulled. In any case I intend to setup a refugium fairly soon, and I have a brine-shrimp hatchery in the mail as I write this; I dont want them to just survive... I want them to thrive and be a happy addition to my little rule-breaking reef! So nyah!
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