Captive-Bred Biota Mandarins

[RaeRae]

Price + shipping please?

 

[Biota_Marine]

I plan to order a pair of Blue Mandarins. Would it be possible to have them shipped on either December 14th or 15th?

Yes. The best way to insure this happens is to Email [email protected] With your name, Order number, and preferred ship day. He will make sure it ships on the proper day.

 

[Biota_Marine]

Price + shipping please?

The price of one is $99 on our retail website, link below, and shipping is calculated based on where you are shipping to. Most of the time its under $30. We do offer free shipping on orders of $150 or more. If you wanted to get a pair of Mandarins, retail $209, then shipping would be free.

Mandarin Fish

Synchiropus splendidus-Biota’s captive-bred mandarins are incredibly beautiful in coloration and readily feed on prepared diets. Wild caught mandarins are poor aquarium inhabitants and an overwhelming number die in the aquarium trade each year even in ideal conditions. Since mandarins are a...

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Mandarin Fish Pair

Synchiropus splendidus-Biota’s captive-bred mandarins are incredibly beautiful in coloration and readily feed on prepared diets. Wild caught mandarins are poor aquarium inhabitants and an overwhelming number die in the aquarium trade each year even in ideal conditions. Since mandarins are a...

shop.thebiotagroup.com

 

[djryan2000]

Yes. The best way to insure this happens is to Email [email protected] With your name, Order number, and preferred ship day. He will make sure it ships on the proper day.

How often do you recommend feeding the mandarins?
I got one In the mail last Tuesday and she is the cutest thing. I’ve feeding her a mixture of live baby brine shrimp, Can O’ Cyclops, and freeze dried (calanus) pods. I do believe she picks at pods on her own but my tank is only 45 gal and has a wrasse so that will definitely not be enough.
Someone replied to a previous thread suggesting 6 times daily. Is this what you recommend?
Here she is

 

[Rio1969]

Yes. The best way to insure this happens is to Email [email protected] With your name, Order number, and preferred ship day. He will make sure it ships on the proper day.

Placed my order for a pair of Mandarins.

 

[Biota_Marine]

How often do you recommend feeding the mandarins?
I got one In the mail last Tuesday and she is the cutest thing. I’ve feeding her a mixture of live baby brine shrimp, Can O’ Cyclops, and freeze dried (calanus) pods. I do believe she picks at pods on her own but my tank is only 45 gal and has a wrasse so that will definitely not be enough.
Someone replied to a previous thread suggesting 6 times daily. Is this what you recommend?
Here she is

Hey @djryan2000,

The more feedings the bigger your little girl will get. That being said, we feed our Mandarins three times a day at the facility.

 

[Mkvc]

Hello! I'm planning on ordering a pair from y'all today - what's your shipping/DOA policy? Can't seem to find one on your website

Thanks!

 

[WirelessMike]

I sooooo have a pair of these on my wish list. But I don’t think I’m on that Mandarin level yet with my tank. Lol @Biota_Marine I’ll keep surfing your store and salivating. Thanks for the video!

 

[Bpfor3]

i have posted a few times here. I am little over a month with the Mandarin pair from Biota. I actually ended up with 2 males, but my tank is big enough for them. Its understandably hard to sex them that small. at any rate, they are in a 150 with with lots of bigger active fish. I squirt a little TDO B2 pellets around their hangout once a day. i have also supplemented my pods with some from algae barn. i have a 20 gallon refugium chock full of pods that was running over a year before the mandarins. i have had a six line and melanarus wrasse in the tank for a long time prior to the mandarins, so i hardly ever seen any pods in the display. Conservatively the fish have grown very fast. They have probably doubled in weight in a month. At first they were very shy, but i see them all over the tank even combing the back glass all the way to the top looking for food. All the other fish ignore them, even the six line.

I have been in the hobby for over 25 years and can remember when keeping these fish long term was next to impossible, and then only with a lot of trouble. Biota seems to have solved that issue, as mine are doing great with little extra help from me.

 

[Biota_Marine]

Hello! I'm planning on ordering a pair from y'all today - what's your shipping/DOA policy? Can't seem to find one on your website

Thanks!

Shipping is FedEx Priority Overnight. We have a DOA Policy is a 24 Hours arrive alive guarantee. We are putting it up on the website as we speak.

 

[djryan2000]

Shipping is FedEx Priority Overnight. We have a DOA Policy is a 24 Hours arrive alive guarantee. We are putting it up on the website as we speak.

I’ve looked up signs of them not being healthy and everything I see says to look for the rib cage. Do you have any advice to watch for the health / make sure they’re eating enough? How long will it take for the mandarin to see signs?

 

[Rio1969]

The li'l ones arrived today.

 

[dmmitchell]

I’ve been warned that the Rock Flower Anemones (2) in my Nuvo 10 gallon could eat the small Mandarins at the size received. Any others share the concern? Or will they be OK?

 

[Bpfor3]

I’ve been warned that the Rock Flower Anemones (2) in my Nuvo 10 gallon could eat the small Mandarins at the size received. Any others share the concern? Or will they be OK?

I think this is one of those things that could happen. is it likely? Id say, no. I think the bigger your rock anemones are the greater the risk, but a mandarin is not dumb and isn't going to mindlessly wander in to one if it can avoid it.

 

[Stephers]

I’ve been warned that the Rock Flower Anemones (2) in my Nuvo 10 gallon could eat the small Mandarins at the size received. Any others share the concern? Or will they be OK?

My 2 were put into a 75g with about 15 rock anemones of varying sizes (some up to 4 inches) and didn't have a problem but I guess it could be if you had bad luck. Mine seemed to purposely avoid the area where all the nems were.

 

[DibsOnMcRibs]

I’ve been warned that the Rock Flower Anemones (2) in my Nuvo 10 gallon could eat the small Mandarins at the size received. Any others share the concern? Or will they be OK?

In my main display, i had a large RBTA as well as 4 rock anmomes. My Mandarin has grown to her adult size without issue. And in my girlfriend’s nano, we have small RBTAs, and 3 rock anemones. Her mandarin has been fine in there for 6 months. Both were purchased from
Algae Barn (Biota supplied).

 

[itselenababe]

In my main display, i had a large RBTA as well as 4 rock anmomes. My Mandarin has grown to her adult size without issue. And in my girlfriend’s nano, we have small RBTAs, and 3 rock anemones. Her mandarin has been fine in there for 6 months. Both were purchased from
Algae Barn (Biota supplied).

How long did it take for your mandarin to reach full size? I can’t seem to find any direct info about it on google

 

[Stephers]

How long did it take for your mandarin to reach full size? I can’t seem to find any direct info about it on google

Mine were like mayyyyybe 1" when received. Ive had them almost exactly 2 years now and they are about 2 3/4"

 

[DibsOnMcRibs]

How long did it take for your mandarin to reach full size? I can’t seem to find any direct info about it on google

I don’t think she’s full grown yet. But she’s probably quadrupled in size since I got her 2 years ago. I imagine more food means faster growth

 

[Bpfor3]

Hey Jake,

My mandarins are easily over an inch. At what point do you suggest switching from the B2 pellet to the bigger size? At what point do you think they can handle the bigger size?

Thanks!