Just got a female BIOTA captive bred Mandarin. She seems just fine. Can I keep her in a well lit refugium with some rock and Chaeto and plenty of pods until she grows out a little?
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
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That should be fine. The mandarin should do just fine the refugium. If you have a big ball of chaeto, it will be hard for the mandarin to really penetrate in and eat all the pods.Just got a female BIOTA captive bred Mandarin. She seems just fine. Can I keep her in a well lit refugium with some rock and Chaeto and plenty of pods until she grows out a little?
Any thoughts?
That should be fine. The mandarin should do just fine the refugium. If you have a big ball of chaeto, it will be hard for the mandarin to really penetrate in and eat all the pods.
I purchased one about 4 months ago. Same setup kept him in the tiny refugium for about 8 weeks. Put pods in with sea lettuce and cheat. He's now in the DT and he's bigger and keeps to himself among the rocks . The other fish 2 clowns, 4 fires and a few chromes don't bother him at ll and he seems fat and happy. Good luck...
I have 3 in a 125 with a 8"+ pinnatus batfish, Hippo Tang, Gramma and clowns. They've been in there since day 1 8 months ago and no one has ever bothered them. In fact the only aggressive behavior was from the bigger female day 1 to the male who was slightly smaller. He's now the biggest of the 3. They are fine, avoid the nems and hunt the entire tank. They're the smallest ones in the aquarium
AlgaeBarn Copepods & Reef Nutrition Tigger Pods. Was told Podyourreef.com is also a great alternative for podsWhat did you stock your tank with for food? I have a 120 and want to put a mandarin in there