mandarin dragonet

Hey, I’m new to the forum and aquarium hobby. Me and my family are trying to get a saltwater aquarium, and was I wondering if things like clown fish, hermit crabs porcelain crabs, and others could be kept with a mandarin dragonet.

I have a red mandarin. She has been in the 35 gallon for 2 months, eating well. She eats both frozen brine and there is plenty of pods in the tank, so she isn’t mal nourished. In the morning she was fine swimming around and eating, when I came back after being gone 4 hours she was not moving and...

Hello All, I have a 210 gallon 7 foot long tank. (7x2x2). We have been cycling it since march/ April, added the sump, pods, chaeto and rocks etc. We are getting super close to being ready to add in fish finally. We made sure to take our time and try to do things right. I have these fish as...

Hello everyone, I need some help with my mandarin goby. Find attached a video of him with a few fins that seem to be transparent/white. Any reason for this? If someone can diagnose this as well as help with treatment I would greatly appreciate that There have been no new additions, as well as...

I've seen old threads (2019 and older) where the consensus is that mandarins are poor inhabitants for 10 gallon tanks. However, now that captive bred mandarins are more common, and Biota claims that theirs will accept TDO pellets, would keeping a captive bred mandarin in a 10 gallon be feasible...

I've been trying to breed these fish for the past two years, and have finally recently had some success. About a year ago, I got two pairs from BluezooAquatics and they came in super healthy. Greg is a great guy on the phone and super accommodating. I suggest checking their business out. After...

How many pods should I have to safely house a Mandarin Goby? One of the most beautiful fish in the hobby is the psychedelic (green) Mandarin Goby. Actually they are dragonets, but these fish are slated close to expert only and often cautioned to newer hobbyists due to their unique needs...

Picked up this guy at my lfs. Concerned about its stress level as it’s been hanging in the back of the tank since Sunday breathing like this. Haven’t noted him pecking at anything. Per lfs he was doing well and even eating Pac Pods. Moved him to this to a quarantine box today. How long do they...

Picked up this guy at my lfs. Concerned about its stress level as it’s been hanging in the back of the tank since Sunday breathing like this. Haven’t noted him pecking at anything. Per lfs he was doing well and even eating Pac Pods. Moved him to this acclimation box today. How long do they...

I´ve been thinking of getting my second reef tank and decided to make it a lagoon style tank but I´ve some questions regarding livestock. First, here are the measurements for the tank: (5 foot x 10.6 in x 13.7 in) OR (155cm x 27cm x 35cm). My two choices were a mandarin (spotted or blue/red) and...

These past two days my mandarin has been lethargic and wont eat. My clown and damsel are as lively as usual and nor my coral (4 gonioporas, candy cane, zoanthids, discosoma mushroom, bowerbanki, anacropora and a torch that is currently splitting) nor my anemone (rose bubble tip) have shown any...

Biota Mandarin dragonet owners!! What’s been your success for acclimation, feeding, and care?

How long does my tank need to be up and running to add a Mandarin? Currently have 2 clowns and a 6 line wrasse that are thriving.

Hey guys, my tank is about 150 gallons, it’s 4 feet long. I was just wondering about other people’s experiences with housing a ywg with a mandarin dragonet and diamond goby. I’ve had the ywg and mandarin dragonet for some time now, they don’t bother each other at all. I don’t even know if they...

So I just wanted to say my 2 cents for successfully keeping a mandarin dragonet. I'll make this as short as possible, but here is what I've learned. I've had mine probably 6 months now. 1. Buy a tank bred/raised one that eats frozen. Yes they are more expensive, but think about it, a lot of...

Hi all, I noticed my mandarin couple are sleeping together every night since 3 months. What shall I do to make them breed ? They sleep in the same hole all the time and no fish bother them. I would also like to understand how to know if they are eating enough? They seem to only care about pods...

Hi everyone, first post and we’re new to this so go easy on me. 90 gallon fish only. Couple of clown fish, angels, jawfish, and a naso tang. Just bought a beautiful goby and I want to help it survive. We do have minimal amount of copper in the tank (added 2 months ago) and I’m wondering about...

Hello! I’m super excited to show off my 108 gallon fiji cube tank as it grows! It has been up and running for roughly 6 months now and currently houses 2 clowns (1 black ice and 1 regular ocellaris) from my LFS, tons of live rock (not sure on the exact number of lbs. I ended up actually using...

hello everyone! My name is Mia and I am new to the hobby from Minnesota! I first began my saltwater journey about 1.5 years ago, and after MANY obstacles and roadblocks along the way, my 108 gallon fiji cube tank is finally complete (until I add more fancy equipment in the future!) I currently...

Hello reefers. I'm fairly new to the hobby... just a few months in, having set up a 20 gallon tank with a couple clowns. I was at the LFS the other day and committed a potential cardinal sin by purchasing a Mandarin Dragonet on impulse, rather than researching thoroughly beforehand. It's wild...

So I have a very large green carpet anemone, it’s about 12 inches in diameter. This anemone is hosted my clown fish and in the back of the tank in the shape of a toco in between top rocks. I’m trying to determine weather I should get a leopard wrasse or mandarin goby. The last thing I want is...

Purple dotty back-10 Lineatus wrasse super male-250$ Fire angel-75$ Blue star leopard wrasse-75$ Purple tang-150$ Mandarin goby that eats mysis shrimp-50$ These are currently the fish I have for sale I do not have many good pictures of them but they are all in good health They must all be...

Hello! I wanted to get some input on stocking ideas for my 60-gallon reef tank. Right now it's mainly empty (just a clownfish and royal gramma) and a bunch of corals. The tank itself is pretty well-established and I'm considering getting a more 'finicky' fish but can't seem to make up my mind...

Hi everyone! I am a college student and I'm working on a paper for my Ichthyology class and the topic is on the Mandarin Dragonet. I'm mainly writing about the biology, behavior, and effects it has on the aquarium trade (i.e. economic effect). If anyone is familiar with scientific papers or...

Hello everyone, I recently bought a Mandarin Goby for my year and a half 32 gal saltwater tank, for the past 2 weeks I've seen him pecking at the substrate and rocks all the time which I suppose means there are copepods in the tank, but still he seems to be very thin and is not eating the live...