mandarin

Good morning/afternoon/evening. I just recently got to the point where I felt my tank had enough of a healthy pod population to temporarily house a mandarin. That is to say, I am working on putting together a 75 gallon DT + 33 gal sump system, and in the meantime have a fairly established 21...

Hey everyone, I'm planning an IM 25g Lagoon specifically to support a pair of mandarins. My main goal is to build the ideal copepod habitat, NOT just a reef with some pods, but a full-blown pod engine-farm-machine. I’m already running phyto cultures (nanno and tetra) and copepod cultures...

Yesterday my Eheim Skim started shooting bubbles, and when I went to clean it, my Mandarin popped out. I am shocked it fit through the weir, going to need to buy a guard off Etsy or wrap it in netting. Anyways, luckily there is a sponge between the pump housing and the impeller, but it seems...

Hello everyone, some what new to this so forgive me. I currently have a male and female pair of Spotted Dragonets, I’ve had them for over a year now. They eat lots of copepods and peck all day, as well as have been trained to accept frozen foods. Recently, I noticed BOTH male and female fish...

Hello, I have had my Mandarin Dragonet for roughly 6 months. My tank is an SPS tank with a total volume of about 300 gallons. This tank is almost a year old and includes media from my previous tank, which was running for 5 years. I have a variety of other fish in the tank, and everything wet...

Hi all, I'm creating this thread to track my tank's progress. It was set up in November 2023 and is my first saltwater tank! I will make some more posts with pictures and more details. Please feel free to reach out with any questions! By the way, videos on my posts don't show up on Safari if you...

Hello all, Slowly building a 90 Gallon reef tank. Currently have 2 Ocellaris. Am looking to very slowly (over the next few years) build this tank up. In terms of stocking I have a few ideas in my mind but am looking for any advice, especially on fish I may have slept on or if any of my proposed...

I don't care what the internet says, I just want people who have had experience keeping a pair of Mandarin.

Hello fellow enthusiasts. I hope everyone is doing well. When I started the adventure into fish/reef keeping I knew I would want to get a pair of dragonets. I’m still contemplating which color/design but did want some professional opinions into whether I may be maxed out on space for two more...

Hi all, need some urgent advice. My mandarin dragonet I’ve raised from when he was a baby is extremely messed up right now. His breathing is slow, all his fins are damaged, and he has these visible white patches all over. I have him in a new bare bottom tank right now, what does everyone...

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...

I am currently 6 weeks in to culturing copepods for the purpose of having a BIOTA mandarin pair (110 gallon tank). I have 5 one gallon cultures going at various stages but am waiting another week or two before I start harvesting. In addition to the pod cultures I also have also been culturing 3...

Can you put just a clownfish and mandarin goby together in a nano tank and mandarin goby diet and clownfish diet doe both need to be live in ro/dI system or just tap water to live in the saltwater

So far what I have in this mixed 40g Breeder is Yellow Watchman Pistol Pair Two Clowns Mandarin Dragonet Fire fish. Anemone I have 3 peppermints to help with my aiptasia but so far they haven’t been doing their job lol. Only had them a little over a week so hopefully it clicks soon Along...

Female Green Mandarin, have had her for a few years. very healthy and peaceful. local pickup - 34761

Alright guys, thoughts on this stock list for a 75 gallon? - mandarin goby/dragonet - molly miller blenny - pair of ocellaris clowns - possum wrasse - flasher wrasse (linespot) - ruby head fairy wrasse - melanurus wrasse (or other Haliochores of similar size) - unsure about this one

cool video of my 1.5 year old mandarin eating some kind of worm from the rocks … what do you think it is ?

Hi everyone! I have a 32-gallon display tank with a 10-gallon sump, 9 months ago I seeded Algaebarn Galaxy Pods into the display tank and refugium to support a mandarin. Since then the mandarin has been growing and live well so I didn't pay too much attention to the pods population, assuming...

Hi all, Yesterday, just after 10pm I had a pleasure watching my Mandarins’ mating dance. After about 40 mins, my mandarins swam together to the top of my tank and spawned. I wasn’t prepared for this occasion, unfortunately my wave makers have broken all the eggs to single pieces, which firstly...

I have had two large-ish fish die in a week. Both in weird ways. Cleaner wrasse I found curled up in a corner gasping. When I went to fish him out he tried to swim but couldn’t. He had a weird puff of flesh at the join on his fin and it wasn’t working at all. He’d been in the tank since the...

So I’ve been lurking here for nearly a year, often gleaning terrific information from the wise, seasoned veterans and occasionally something brilliant from a noob that they’ve self-taught. Today, I am officially joining the discussions because I feel like I finally have a little something to...

Hello Reefers, I would like to share a video that I shoot 1 hour ago while feeding my Mandarin Dragonet. Everybody was asking about how I feed my Mandarin on social media. Here is the answer. Bonus:

Hi all, After thousands of research, I bought Sony Rx100VI. I'm very happy with the results. My aim was to find the best point-and-shoot camera for my needs. Here are a few shots I made and cropped from the entire photo. These are not taken with a macro lens. I will keep this topic updated. It...

Hello Reef2reef, I have always wanted a mandarin dragonet, but I have yet to buy one because my tank might not have a stable enough copepods population. My DT is 80 gallons, while my sump is 11 gallons. At night, numerous amphipods crawl on the sandbed and rocks. Homeowners of the tank is as...

I am leaving the Hobby and need to rehome my 2 clowns and Green Spotted Mandarin. The. Mandarin eats frozen foods. I would like to move all three at once Pick up only. Located in Celebration FL.