Mandarin died

[Paul Sands]

I don't fully agree with this. Maybe it depends on the tank, but my mandarin thrived in a 29G for a year (before upgrading to a larger tank) with a natural population of pods and would eat the shrimp and pellets fed to the other fish (which do require feeding 2-3x daily). He's incredibly chill and easy to care for. Maybe it depends on the individual fish as these guys clearly have the reputation of requiring expert care, but that has not been my personal experience.

You don’t agree with it, but it’s exactly what you did for your mandarin.

 

[Myinvert3dlife]

You don’t agree with it, but it’s exactly what you did for your mandarin.

I don't agree with them being difficult to care for in a small tank. All of my other fish also eat 2-3x/day and when the mandarin also eats pellets and shrimp, not just pods it's zero extra work. That's all I was saying.