Mandarin getting him to eat

[vcnt]

In my opinion, unless your tank can generate pods on its own, it will not be practical to feed pods to this tank as both the wrasse and sleeper goby will consume them way faster than the mandarin

both the sleeper goby and wrasse eat mysis! this surpsied me.
only fish that ignore mysis is algae blenny n mandy

 

[Gregory Stephens]

Tank been set up for nearly 2 years, I have a cooepod population (I see them all around the sand bed, where sand meets glass, when I turn the lights on) and I can see a bunch right now on this pump.

Mandarin is just ignoring the mysis/brine that floats rights by him, and he isn’t pecking at the rocks. I have 2 other “rock peckers,” and they are pecking at the rocks, one was just introduced and already going at it.

Today I introduced 3 new fish. Small fire fish, small mandarin and small tiger looking wrasse

What is the best way to help mandarin start eating?

I went through five of them in my 650 gallon. I eventually moved one to the sump that was a copepod breeding ground Dozens would float up through the returns hourly. He just sat and looked at them.

 

[Tripod1404]

A similiar setup to PaulB feeding kit?
I might try this.

Also, do you think she is a red mandarin or green mandarin, i cannot tell the difference!

That looks like a green mandarin to me. Reds dont have much blue/green on their pelvic fins

 

[Tripod1404]

both the sleeper goby and wrasse eat mysis! this surpsied me.
only fish that ignore mysis is algae blenny n mandy

Problem is that they will still eat the pods.

 

[vcnt]

That looks like a green mandarin to me. Reds dont have much blue/green on their pelvic fins

hmm good catch!

 

[vcnt]

Problem is that they will still eat the pods.

once i upgrade im thinking of rehoming coris wrasse, and getting another mandarin.

ill be able to run a refugium and much better filtration than my current setup, which is 2 filter socks and a 20+ year old AquaC skimmer

 

[W31Olds]

Not a Green or a Red. Just a standard Mandarin type female. Mine is trained for Pellets, BE, And Mysis. I have some Pods, but I have found that they seem picky about the ones they like to eat. They seem to like a certain size. As far as feeding, they don't seem to need as much of a constant supply as one would think. I feed 2x and my Mandarin seems fine.