Does my mandarin look good?

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i have no clue what a healthy mandarin looks like i had loads of pods all over the glass but since adding him i no longer see them on the glass i do see him hunting and picking the rocks i have just added some more pods today half in sump half in display i just want to know if he looks a healthy weight or too skinny

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It looks fine but a side pic is the best to see its stomach. Is it moving and hunting constantly? It shouldn't sit on the sand doing nothing for long periods.
 
i have no clue what a healthy mandarin looks like i had loads of pods all over the glass but since adding him i no longer see them on the glass i do see him hunting and picking the rocks i have just added some more pods today half in sump half in display i just want to know if he looks a healthy weight or too skinny

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Difficult to make out in the pictures but from what I can see it’s stomach doesn’t look pinched, a good sign it’s getting enough pods.
 
Ha, I meant it the opposite. Just because you don’t see them doesn’t mean you need to add more. I am saying you probably have more than you think
 
As Mojo said: It looks fine but a side pic is the best to see its stomach. Is it moving and hunting constantly? It shouldn't sit on the sand doing nothing for long periods.

This is the way.... If it is active and hunting its fine. If it is not, you need to figure out how to get it to start eating and hunting pods.

This is the reason I don't have one. I might get a biota one that knows how to eat flakes... But I'm fairly afraid of not being able to get them to eat.
 

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